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WVU in the News: For athletes, diet might influence sleep patterns
In HealthDay, Lauren Rentz discusses research looking at how what athletes eat affects how they sleep.
WVU in the News: New scanner enables early detection of head and neck cancer
Correio Braziliense, a daily newspaper in Brazil, highlights Raymond Raylman’s work on new technology designed to improve detection of head and neck cancers.
WVU Dental clinic focuses on oral cancer awareness and services for patients
As Oral Cancer Awareness month wraps up, it is an opportune time for West Virginia University School of Dentistry and WVU Dental to emphasize the importance of screenings that could lead to early detection and treatment of cancerous lesions or precancers.
WVU in the News: Emergency contraception is often confused with abortion pills – here’s how Plan B and other generic versions work to prevent pregnancy
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 and the end of constitutional protection for abortion, emergency contraception has become more difficult to obtain and – more than ever – shrouded in misinformation.
Student researchers present oral health findings at annual competition
Whether it was about remineralization, obstructive sleep apnea or barriers to dental care, West Virginia University School of Dentistry’s Class of 2024 students confidently took to the podium to share their findings at the 55th annual dental school alumni association research competition.
Public Health research assistant professor discusses cancer survivorship care, WVU Medicine 'Tuesday Talks'
Dr. Nicole Stout, research assistant professor in the WVU School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership and the WVU Cancer Institute, discusses the Cancer Institute's Survivorship Program with host of WVU Medicine Tuesday Talks.
WVU research team steers students through murky waters of ChatGPT coding
West Virginia University researchers are preparing high school seniors and college students to harness the power of ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence chatbot, through coding while addressing the platform’s potential shortcomings.
‘No one deserves to be hurt’: WVU researcher develops toolkit to help victims of domestic violence
Danielle Davidov—a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Public Health—and her collaborators are developing research recommendations and a toolkit that will serve as a blueprint on ways to partner with survivors and other stakeholders to improve domestic violence screening processes within the healthcare setting.
WVU researchers sound alarm on continued high rate of detergent pod ingestion
Researchers at West Virginia University including Epidemiology and Biostatistics Assistant Professor Ruchi Bhandari, PhD suggest dental professionals could be key to raising awareness about the serious health risks associated with colorful detergent pods commonly used for household chores.
Electrode cuff developed at WVU improves testing of medical treatments that use electricity to heal
West Virginia University engineers are taking a major step into “bioelectronic medicine,” a cutting-edge approach that uses electric current as a treatment for pain and disease, with the development of MouseFlex.