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In the operating room, a hidden difference came into focus. During deep brain stimulation surgeries at Wake Forest in 2017 and 2018, surgeons recorded rapid brain-chemical changes while patients played a simple fairness game.
Sep 2, 2025
When a sheet of ice in a Virginia Tech laboratory suddenly shot across an aluminum plate, it was more than a physics party trick.
Aug 14, 2025
Scientists have identified immune cells that betray the body by helping prostate cancer spread and resist treatment—and discovered how to turn them back into cancer fighters.
Jul 2, 2025
Engineers have solved a critical water scarcity challenge by borrowing inspiration from both musical instruments and California redwoods.
Jun 13, 2025
New genetic research reveals that bed bugs likely became humanity's first urban pest when they abandoned bats to follow early humans out of caves around 60,000 years ago.
May 28, 2025
Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.
Feb 18, 2025
Scientists have revealed for the first time how the human brain's chemical messengers respond to the emotional content of words, offering new insights into the biological foundations of language and emotion.
Jan 8, 2025
What happens in your brain when you make a simple choice? Scientists at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are unveiling the intricate neural…
Dec 11, 2024
Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 don’t respect boundaries, moving between species and continents and leaving destruction as they go.
Aug 22, 2024
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is widespread among wildlife species, according to Virginia Tech research published Monday (July 29, 2024) in Nature Communications.
Jul 29, 2024
A team of researchers at Virginia Tech has developed a new biomaterial that could significantly improve the performance of menstrual products.
Jul 11, 2024
Shelter dogs housed with a canine companion experience less stress and find new homes more quickly than those living alone, according to a recent study led by…
Jun 13, 2024
For many people, fireflies lighting up backyards is a sign of summertime. The thrill of catching them in a jar and releasing them back into the wild is a childhood pastime.
May 6, 2024
Sinking land, also known as subsidence, is a growing concern in urban areas globally, according to scientists from Virginia Tech and the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom.
Apr 19, 2024
