Technology and Brain Health

The hidden currents of the brain | Virginia Tech News

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In September, Munson joined Bruce Tromberg, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and Wilbur Lam, physician-scientist at Emory University, to brief congressional leaders on the potential of using engineered tissue and computational approaches to study neurological

Technology and Brain Health

Virginia Tech researchers explore creatine therapy for brain health

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Creatine is popularly known as a muscle-building supplement, but its influence on human muscle function can be a matter of life or death.

Creatine is very crucial for energy-consuming cells in skeletal muscle throughout the body, but also in

Mental Health and Brain Health

Novel research reveals how adversity shapes the developing brain and its connection to future health risks | Virginia Tech News

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“Jungmeen and I get to tackle thorny problems while pursuing answers to questions that matter for promoting healthier youth development,” Deater-Deckard said. “Our team utilizes state-of-the-art quantitative modeling techniques to integrate complex arrays of data from many sources such as