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WVU Today Working in service: WVU enhances health and well …

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WVU biologist to study genes laying framework for whole body

WEBA West Virginia University biologist is studying why some animals can regenerate while others cannot and has identified the genes that play a role in the …

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WVU Today WVU-led study aims to identify, relieve anxiety and

WEBWith anxiety and depression on the rise amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a West Virginia University-led study seeks to identify mental health issues …

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WVU Today Obesity and biological sex may make individuals …

WEBA new animal study from Katherine Lee — a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Medicine — investigates why individuals with obesity may …

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West Virginia peer recovery program proves effective in fight …

WEBAbout 90% of Americans who need treatment for a substance use disorder don’t get it. West Virginia University researchers have developed a program that allows …

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WVU researchers use AI to predict, detect Alzheimer’s disease

WEBA study published in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences shows how deep learning can predict Alzheimer’s disease based on metabolic biomarkers. The …

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WVU researcher says more validation needed for increase in …

WEBDr. Bryan Richmond with WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus challenges the increasing trend of cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia, a gallbladder …

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‘It’s really a scary time:’ WVU researcher works to keep high school

WEBExercising in the heat isn’t just miserable. It can even be deadly. Samantha Scarneo-Miller—a researcher with the WVU School of Medicine—and her colleagues at …

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WVU researcher explores how to improve stroke recovery in obese

WEBObesity doesn’t just make strokes more likely. It also makes them more damaging—and more lethal. Paul Chantler, an associate professor in the West Virginia …

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WVU weight loss expert sees potential in new obesity drugs

WEBA West Virginia University expert predicts the many medications currently hitting the market to target obesity will only be the beginning of new discoveries to help …

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WVU collaboration strives to overcome childhood obesity in the …

WEBA group of West Virginia University researchers is working to change the narrative on childhood obesity and physical inactivity in the Mountain State. The West …

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WVU Today WVU boosts nursing education to meet workforce …

WEBThe West Virginia University School of Nursing is boosting nursing education opportunities with a $2.6 million grant from the Bedford Falls Foundation to …

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WVU Today WVU provides guidance on COVID-19 testing …

WEBWVU provides guidance on testing for students, faculty and staff who are not fully vaccinated or have not verified their vaccination status by Aug. 1. Learn about …

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WVU expert suggests avoiding fad diets this New Year’s

WEBBad news: if you are planning to start a diet as your New Year’s resolution, you probably won ’ t stick to it. It’s not your fault. Studies have shown that restrictive …

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Long term air and water pollution to remain steady despite …

WEBYou might think social distancing and sheltering-in-place would improve environmental quality, but Nicolas Zegre, director of the West Virginia University …

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Printer toner linked to genetic changes, health risks in new study

WEBA study by WVU researcher Nancy Lan Guo found that printer toner nanoparticles can alter genes and metabolites in rats and humans, increasing disease …

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WVU provides notice of data breach involving limited patient

WEBWVU informs patients of a data breach involving a document with file names of patients and their medical tests, procedures or exposures. The document was …

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WVU Today COVID-19 guidance updated as omicron cases and

WEBWVU provides additional guidance on masking, testing, vaccines and isolation as omicron cases and hospitalizations rise in West Virginia. Learn about …

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