http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Virginia Tech (Medical Xpress)—Researchers with the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have revealed new information about the latest strain of type A influenza, known as H7N9, in a report in the journal PLOS Currents: Outbreaks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-reveals-h7n9-influenza-infections-suddenly.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:46:50 EST news290846802 Researchers have discovered a pathway by which the brain controls a molecule critical to forming long-term memories and connected with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-psychiatric-disorders-linked-protein-involved.html Neuroscience Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:03:55 EST news290657025 Urban epidemics resulting from viral diseases, such as West Nile fever and chikungunya fever, are transmitted by infected mosquitoes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-mosquitoes-reared-cooler-temperatures-susceptible.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:54:19 EST news289500850 Virginia Tech released today the results of its 2013 adult football helmet ratings, designed to identify differences between the abilities of helmets to reduce the risk of concussion. A total of four helmets achieved a 5 star mark, which is the highest rating awarded by the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™. The newly redesigned Xenith X2 joined the Riddell 360, Rawlings Quantum Plus, and Riddell Revolution Speed as the only helmets with a 5 star rating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-virginia-tech-football-helmet-added.html Health Wed, 15 May 2013 11:14:38 EST news287835253 Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered how the predominant class of Alzheimer's pharmaceuticals might sharpen the brain's performance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-alzheimer-fuzzy-high-definition.html Neuroscience Tue, 07 May 2013 17:00:09 EST news287160015 (Medical Xpress)—Get more sleep. Have another cup of coffee before you drive to school or work. It could save your life. A 100-car naturalistic driving study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has shown that fatigue is a cause of 20 percent of crashes, rather than the 2 or 3 percent previously estimated based on surveys, simulator studies, and test tracks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-day-night-accidents.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:22:27 EST news285229333 (Medical Xpress)—Virginia Tech scientists have provided new evidence that biofilms—bacteria that adhere to surfaces and build protective coatings—are at work in the survival of the human pathogen Salmonella. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-salmonella-resilient-thought.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:49:19 EST news284802552 Researchers discovered that healthy people and those with borderline personality disorder displayed different patterns of behavior while playing an online strategy game, so much so that when healthy players played people with borderline personality disorder, they gave up on trying to predict what their partners would do next. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hallmarks-psychiatric-illness-reveal-remotely.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:56:51 EST news284748995 A study at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has identified a chicken-killing virus as a promising treatment for prostate cancer in humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-avian-virus-cancer-cells.html Cancer Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:02:33 EST news284655714 (Medical Xpress)—Though pharmaceutical companies that are developing "orphan drugs" do so mainly for the business potential, the companies also consider the effort as part of their corporate social responsibility, management researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-explores-role-social-responsibility-drug.html Medications Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:03:23 EST news284025797 (Medical Xpress)—A new study by researchers at the Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute provides novel insight into how an emerging strain of the diarrhea-causing bacteria E. coli interacts with its host. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-potential-therapeutic-coli-infections.html Medical research Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:40:03 EST news283677820 Since most driving is done locally, it should not be surprising that most auto accidents occur during local errands. Yet, occasional seatbelt users are more likely to buckle up for trips on high speed roads, according to an analysis of data from 100 instrumented vehicles reported in the January 2013 issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-seatbelt-inconvenient-inconvenience.html Health Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:50:03 EST news283505610 (Medical Xpress)—Stopping the spread of dengue infection— a potentially fatal tropical disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito— could be one of the biggest challenges of our time. About half of the human population is at risk for this disease, and threat levels are on the rise in the United States due to increased international travel and an ideal climate for mosquitoes in humid, hot areas such as Florida. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-fralin-entomologists-genetics-deadly-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:40:05 EST news283072309 An extract from a shrub often used for medicinal purposes in tropical Africa may have lethal effects against a dangerous parasite that transmits malaria, according to a multi-institutional team of scientists led by researchers at Virginia Tech. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-cancer-slowing-compound-combats-malaria.html Medical research Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:24:29 EST news281953462 Kirk and Spock may not need a Vulcan mind meld to share cognition: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have found that our cold reasoning and hot feelings may be more intimately connected than previously thought. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-kirk-spock-emotion-logic-words.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:09:11 EST news281700544