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- Surgeons Facing Different Organ Types See Patient Mortality Risk Climb by Fifteen Percent
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Research
New research from Virginia Tech reveals that transplant surgeons who switch between cognitively different organ procedures in consecutive operations see a 14.8 percent increase in...
- Virginia Tech Research Team Identifies Dual Protein Blockade That Reverses Pulmonary Fibrosis Scarring
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Medical News
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute have discovered that simultaneously inhibiting the proteins ID1 and ID3 can halt and reverse lung scarring in pre-clinical mo...
- Virginia Tech Scientists Link Post-Menopausal Heart Disease Risk to Estrogen-Driven Epigenetic Gene Regulation
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Medical News
Research from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute reveals that the sharp rise in cardiovascular disease after menopause is driven by changes in how genes are turned on and off...
- Virginia Tech research finds AI models reinforce autism stereotypes when providing social advice
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Mental Health
A study presented at the 2026 CHI conference reveals that large language models (LLMs) frequently give restrictive and stereotypical advice to users who disclose an autism diagnosi...
- Virginia Tech researchers find AI models discourage social interaction for autistic users based on ingrained stereotypes
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A study led by Virginia Tech doctoral student Caleb Wohn reveals that major artificial intelligence models frequently provide social advice rooted in autism stereotypes rather than...
- Virginia Tech Undergraduate Identifies New Carnivorous Dinosaur Species From Crushed 200 Million Year Old Fossil
Published: Apr 15, 2026
Section: Research
A mangled fossil skull originally discovered in 1982 has been identified as a new species, Ptychotherates bucculentus, by a Virginia Tech senior. The discovery provides rare eviden...
- Virginia Tech Geobiologists Identify 550 Million Year Old Fossil Solving Ancient Sponge Evolutionary Mystery
Published: Apr 15, 2026
Section: Research
A rare fossil discovery along the Yangtze River has filled a 160 million year gap in the evolutionary timeline of sea sponges. Researchers led by Shuhai Xiao found that the earlies...
- Baby CHAMP Trial Proves Early High-Dose Therapy Significantly Improves Hand and Arm Function in Toddlers with Cerebral Palsy
Published: Mar 16, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A multisite clinical trial led by Virginia Tech has found that infants and toddlers with unilateral cerebral palsy show lasting motor improvements when receiving intensive therapy...
- Virginia Tech Study Reveals Gender Poverty Gap in the US Driven by Disproportionate Childcare Burdens and Limited Employment Benefits for Women
Published: Mar 13, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A study published in PLOS One suggests that higher poverty rates among American women are not inherent to gender itself, but are instead a result of varying life circumstances—most...
- National Student Housing Preleasing Hits 52.3% Amid Strategic Rent Deceleration
Published: Mar 11, 2026
Section: Real Estate
U.S. student housing hits 52.3% preleasing for the 2026–27 cycle, outstripping last year’s pace. Despite high demand, rent growth has plateaued, with the average bed costing $915—a...
- Bursting Bubbles Allow Centimeter-Scale Water Puddles to Defy Gravity in New Physics Breakthrough
Published: Feb 26, 2026
Section: Research
A research team led by Virginia Tech’s Associate Professor Jiangtao Cheng has discovered a mechanism that allows water puddles up to one centimeter wide to leap off surfaces—breaki...