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(Virginia Tech) Using ovarian surface epithelial cells from mice, researchers from Virginia Tech have released findings from a study that they believe will help in cancer risk assessment, cancer diagnosis, and treatment efficiency.

(Virginia Tech) Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells' ability to metastasize.

(Virginia Tech) Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have discovered some of the key molecular events in the immune system that contribute to inflammatory bowel disease.

When Shannon Aud, a freshman at Virginia Tech, came home for winter break last December, she was looking forward to a few weeks relaxing with her family, hanging out with her friends and skiing at a West Virginia resort.

But on Christmas Eve, when she developed a bad sore throat, Aud figured she'...

(Virginia Tech) Theresa Reineke, associate professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech, has been awarded a $2.3 million NIH New Innovator grant, which is designed to fund research that is in its earliest stages and holds potential for exceptionally high impact.

She is doing research that will aid in the development of new heart disease and cancer medicines that have fewer side effects.

(Virginia Tech) The Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory has captured the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' top award for its updated innovative robotic hand that can automatically change its grasping force using compressed air.

The missing mental health records of Seung Hui Cho, who was responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, mysteriously resurfaced last week in the home of the former director of the university's counseling center.

(Virginia Tech) A hands-off process for filling fullerenes with radioactive material is being tested to see if it will produce multi-modality material for better imaging and targeting of treatment of brain tumors.