Neuroscience
Slimming down, beefing up deep brain implants
When it comes to sticking something into your brain, smaller is usually better.
Aug 7, 2017
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Virginia Tech
Immunology
Researchers target gene to treat inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech have discovered a new therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease—and it's right inside our immune cells.
Jun 21, 2017
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Neuroscience
Researchers predict crime knowledge states in the human brain
Judges and juries always ponder whether people act "knowingly" or "recklessly" during criminal activity—and neuroscience has had little to add to the conversation.
Mar 13, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover how breast cancer mutation in BRCA1 causes protein to self-destruct
Of the more than 3 million people with breast cancer in the United Stated, about 10 percent carry an inherited mutation in their BRCA1 gene. In health, the gene is responsible for suppressing tumors. In disease, the gene ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers help the body protect itself against inflammation and colon cancer
Could inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer be prevented by changing the shape of a single protein?
Jan 27, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Witnessing fear in others can physically change brain, scientists say
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered that observing fear in others may change how information flows in the brain.
Jan 4, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Some distractions while driving are more risky than others, researchers say
Drivers more than double their crash risk for more than half of their trips when they choose to engage in distracting activities, according to Virginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers writing in this week's Proceedings ...
Feb 22, 2016
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Neuroscience
Scientists find brain plasticity assorted into functional networks
The brain still has a lot to learn about itself. Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have made a key finding of the striking differences in how the brain's cells can change through experience.
Feb 4, 2016
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Immunology
Researchers reveal mechanisms of how body remembers, fights infections
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found a potential way to influence long-term memory formation in the immune system. The researchers published their results today in Nature Communications.
Jan 8, 2016
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Medical research
Toxoplasma gondii parasite may alter signaling in the brain
It's creepy, it's crawly, and it infects 20 percent of people in the United States. Fortunately, most people who carry the Toxoplasma gondii parasite don't develop the symptoms of the disease it can cause. Only a small fraction ...
Dec 3, 2015
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