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Results for: Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
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To understand a cancer therapy, first study the enzyme , articleAn National Institutes of Health fellowship supports research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C., to determine how PRMT5 modifies proteins in healthy cells. The findings could clarify the enzyme’s role in cancer.
Date: Aug 11, 2026 - -
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Exploring how time of day changes breast milk composition , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists are investigating how breast milk composition changes throughout the day to match infants’ metabolic needs.
Date: Aug 06, 2026 - -
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Physical activity may help ease fatigue in children with developmental disabilities , articleThe study examined relationships among physical activity, the physical demands of activity, and fatigue in children with cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.
Date: Jul 06, 2026 - -
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Graduate student pursues potential therapy for deadly lung disease , articleAn American Heart Association fellowship recognizes Dilruba Yeasmen’s research into an essential signal control that has the potential to inhibit lung scarring.
Date: Jun 29, 2026 - -
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‘A cautionary tale’: Study challenges assumption about brain activity in movement disorders , articleMeike van der Heijden found that studying activity in Purkinje cells in the cerebellum is not a reliable substitute for understanding activity in connected but less accessible deep cerebellar nuclei cells.
Date: Jun 19, 2026 - -
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10 inducted into national Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society , articleThe university is one of 19 partners with Bouchet Society chapters across the nation.
Date: Jun 01, 2026 - -
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Examining a debilitating neurological disease with brain stimulation , articleAlyssa Lyon, a doctoral candidate in the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, will explore how neuromodulation changes communication between neurons in ataxia, a condition that affects muscle coordination and balance.
Date: May 22, 2026 - -
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Graduate course brings federal health experts into the classroom , articleA course offered to translational biology, medicine, and health students in Washington, D.C., this spring marks a new chapter for the graduate program.
Date: Apr 13, 2026 - -
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12 new members join Academies of Faculty Service and Leadership , articleIn a first for the university, two faculty members have received appointments to both academies.
Date: Mar 23, 2026 - -
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Changing the way we measure substance use recovery , articleAddiction researcher Allison Tegge and colleagues have proposed a new way to calculate recovery that recognizes incremental improvements and encourages people with multiple dependencies to keep going.
Date: Mar 10, 2026 - -
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‘Curious Conversations’ podcast: Adam Maxwell talks about a new way to treat kidney stones , articleLithotripsy is a new a medical procedure to break apart kidney stones, and Maxwell’s research team just received FDA approval for it. He explained the most common techniques used to treat kidney stones and their challenges and introduces the harmonic ultrasound technique he and his colleagues have pioneered.
Date: Mar 09, 2026 - -
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Researchers drill down on genetics to guide treatment for leukemia patients , articleCancer researchers are making strides in efforts to use genetic profiles to develop a better understanding of how people respond to treatment for a rare but aggressive blood cancer.
Date: Mar 06, 2026 - -
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Learning how memories are saved and lost , articleA fellowship will help Mayd Alsalman, a student in the Translational Biology, Medicine and Health Graduate Program, investigate the neurobiology behind memory disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.
Date: Feb 12, 2026 - -
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The complexities of human milk and infant brain development , articleA James R. Carter Sr. Memorial Award is supporting doctoral student Blakely Lockhart as she studies how maternal health and infant nutrition shape early neurodevelopment.
Date: Feb 09, 2026 - -
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Improving cardiac treatments and ‘patient quality of life’ , articleWith support from a Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship, Md Ruhul Amin is exploring the therapeutic potential of milk-derived exosomes in treating heart attacks and tissue damage.
Date: Feb 03, 2026 - -
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Aiming focused ultrasound at Alzheimer’s disease , articleA fellowship will help support Yunruo “Trista” Ni’s graduate research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC as she investigates how low-intensity focused ultrasound can modify brain circuits to treat memory disorders.
Date: Feb 02, 2026 - -
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Research findings may lead to earlier diagnoses of genetic disorder , articleResearchers discovered an indication hidden in the brain that may help doctors identify children with a rare genetic disease earlier.
Date: Jan 29, 2026 - -
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A new spin on ADHD treatment , articleResearchers are studying how DJing and hip-hop music production could help improve ADHD symptoms in young adults through creative, non-drug therapy.
Date: Jan 28, 2026 - -
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From Ghana to glioblastoma: Solving problems with science , articleA Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship will support translational biology, medicine, and health doctoral candidate Caleb Mensah in investigating new cancer treatments.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 - -
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Graduate students turn biomedical research into business ideas , articleFirst-year translational biology, medicine, and health graduate students presented during the annual Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch competition.
Date: Dec 19, 2025 -
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