West Virginia University

West Virginia University (WVU) is a public, land-grant, space-grant, research-intensive university.

Could glucosamine reduce overall death rates as effectively as regular exercise?

Lighting the way for renewable energy

Could focused ultrasound really be used to treat Alzheimer’s

Focused ultrasound is a safe and effective way to target and open areas of the blood-brain barrier, potentially allowing for new treatment approaches to Alzheimer’s disease, according to initial study results presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). There currently is no effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause

Could focused ultrasound really be used to treat Alzheimer’s

Many forensic methods have never been scientifically validated – a major issue

MANY FORENSIC METHODS HAVE NEVER BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED, SCIENTISTS NOTE IN EDITORIAL Many of the “forensic science” methods commonly used in criminal cases and portrayed in popular police TV dramas have never been scientifically validated and may lead to unjust verdicts, according to an editorial in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The authors

Many forensic methods have never been scientifically validated – a major issue

Sound waves could be the future of biomedical research, diagnosing and treatment

Sound waves could be the future of biomedical research, diagnosing and treatment, says Peng Li, a chemistry professor at West Virginia University. Li is a data analyst for an ongoing research study using an acoustic device to separate extracellular vesicles for a deeper look at their properties. “What we are doing here matters because if we isolate these properties,

Sound waves could be the future of biomedical research, diagnosing and treatment

Introducing ‘Operator 4.0,’ a tech-augmented human worker

Technology can help workers in many ways. Romero, Stahre, Wuest, et al., CC BY-ND Thorsten Wuest, West Virginia University; David Romero, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, and Johan Stahre, Chalmers University of Technology The Fourth Industrial Revolution has arrived. The first was the steam engine-driven Industrial Revolution; the second involved the innovations

Introducing ‘Operator 4.0,’ a tech-augmented human worker

Using AI to detect fake news?

Students and faculty at West Virginia University aren’t waiting for internet giants like Google and Facebook to provide solutions to fake news. The WVU Reed College of Media, in collaboration with computer science students and faculty at the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is hosting an artificial intelligence (AI) course

Using AI to detect fake news?

Complex coordinated missions using muliple UAVs now possible

A West Virginia University mathematics researcher has developed an algorithm to mobilize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in team missions. The new technology allows a team of UAVs to fly autonomously to complete complex coordinated missions. “Someone on the ground sets an area to be scanned by the UAVs. Within the area, the person selects different

Complex coordinated missions using muliple UAVs now possible

Sequestration and fuel reserves

Storing carbon dioxide to release liquid fuels A technique for trapping the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide deep underground could at the same be used to release the last fraction of natural gas liquids from ailing reservoirs, thus offsetting some of the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels. So says a paper to be published in

Sequestration and fuel reserves

African antimalarial research bears first fruit

Promising new compound becomes the first stemming from an African–MMV collaboration to enter preclinical development A recently discovered compound from the aminopyridine class, code named MMV390048, caused quite a stir at the MMV Expert Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) meeting in Toulouse, France. The compound shows potent activity against multiple points in the malaria parasite’s lifecycle.

African antimalarial research bears first fruit

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West Virginia University commencement set for mid-May
on April 9, 2021 at 9:21 pm
Northeast Natural operates a transparent research well project just outside of Morgantown involving WVU, the U.S. Department of Energy and Ohio State University and is partnering with the state of ...
Helping new scientists bloom: Biologist using orchid research to inspire students to pursue STEM
on April 6, 2021 at 8:59 pm
A West Virginia University biologist is working to cultivate a bumper ... is teaming up with teachers in rural West Virginia high schools to develop student-led research projects. The projects will ...
Study: Drought-breaking rains more rare, erratic in US West
on April 6, 2021 at 12:13 pm
The new findings were published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Researchers led by University of Arizona climate scientist ... riding a four-wheeler in West Virginia, when something went ...
Marshall, WVU team up on COVID variants research
on April 3, 2021 at 6:46 am
Stoilov helps lead the laboratory efforts of a statewide partnership between WVU Medicine, Marshall University ... Health Sciences and West Virginia's Coronavirus Czar, requested Laura Gibson, WVU ...
West Virginia University Receives $800,000 STEM Grant To Help Underrepresented High School Students
on April 1, 2021 at 11:38 pm
(AP) — West Virginia University will get $800,000 from the ... Deadly Hawaii Vacation Rental Fight The project will include research and education with high school biology students in rural ...

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Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast
on April 8, 2021 at 8:52 am
Their mysterious presence led researchers to a startling discovery. A subset of leatherbacks that hatches ... CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — With West Virginia about to lose another congressional seat ...
Vividion Appoints Catherine Friedman to Board of Directors
on March 24, 2021 at 5:07 am
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vividion Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company utilizing novel discovery technologies ... School Foundation at the University of Virginia. Ms. Friedman holds ...
Vols' Trey Smith happy to address medical history with NFL representatives
on March 23, 2021 at 5:00 pm
The discovery of blood clots in the 6-foot-6 ... and his 2018 with the Vols was derailed by injury after the opener against West Virginia, which led to a medical redshirt and the sixth season.
Covid-19: Texas and Georgia Join Growing List of States Making All Adults Eligible for Vaccine
on March 23, 2021 at 3:31 pm
Hong Kong suspends use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after the discovery of faulty packaging ... s health department said in a Twitter post. West Virginia, Alaska and Mississippi are the only ...
Police Make Shocking Discovery During Animal Abuse Raid
on March 19, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Allegations of animal abuse led humane officers to make a shocking discovery in Washington County ... 18 hours ago West Virginia Extends Tax DeadlineGov. Jim Justice announced that West Virginia ...