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Jul 14, 2020

Primary care practices must be reinvented, research paper says

Primary care practices were not prepared for the pandemic and must reinvent the ways in which they do business, according to a paper authored by several Virginia doctors published Monday in the Annals of Family Medicine. Dr. Alex Krist, a Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Population […]

Jul 1, 2020

COVID-19 death toll underreported, study finds

A joint Virginia Commonwealth University and Yale University study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that the COVID-19 death counts reported to the U.S. public underestimate the true death toll of the pandemic in the country.  “There are several potential reasons for this under-count,” lead author Dr. Steven Woolf, director […]

VCU, UCLA research could lead to better computer memory storage
Jun 30, 2020

VCU, UCLA research could lead to better computer memory storage

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), released research findings Tuesday that could lead to more energy efficient memory storage for computers and other electronic devices. Magnets are used for computer memory due to their “up” or “down” polarity. The magnetic state can be flipped to write or encode […]

VCU tests third COVID-19 drug, this time targeting inflammation
May 11, 2020

VCU tests third COVID-19 drug, this time targeting inflammation

Researchers at VCU Health now are conducting trials on a third drug to help treat COVID-19, a medication that suppresses inflammation in people with a type of juvenile arthritis. Canakinumab is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in arthritis patients, but a new study — launched April 29 at VCU […]

Ram B. Gupta (second from L) guides the lithium battery study. Photo courtesy VCU College of Engineering
Feb 13, 2020

VCU receives $2.5M grant to extend battery life development

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers will receive a $2.5 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop long-lasting rechargeable batteries, the university announced Thursday. VCU researchers believe they can significantly extend battery life, drive down costs and reduce safety risks by redesigning materials found in lithium-ion batteries, which are commonly use[...]

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