WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have received a five-year, $9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to create a national consortium that will study the use, interpretation and implementation of biomarkers to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than 6.5 mi  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Each year, the Concord University Alumni Association (CUAA) presents awards to alumni for outstanding professional achievements, community service, and dedication to their alma mater. The four individuals receiving awards for 2023 were announced on October 13 at the CU After Hours event held at University Point during Homecoming week. The 2023 CUAA Awards recipients are: Trey Lockhart, Young Alumnus Award;   more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: An international team of researchers has provided valuable insights into the brain's noradrenaline (NA) system, which has been a longtime target for medications to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, and anxiety. Equally important beyond the findings is the groundbreaking methodology that the researchers developed to record real-time chemical activ  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 25 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Hector Enrique Soriano-Baron, M.D., a triple fellowship-trained neurosurgeon, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as co-director of UAMS spine services. An assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, Soriano-Baron was previously on the faculty at the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest earns national 'Career Spark Award' (https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fnews.wfu.edu%2F2023%2F10%2F17%2Fwake-forest-earns-national-career-spark-award%2F/1/0100018b5dd18221-b41a6deb-2c6e-46d3-85ac-0feafa8038ce-000000/2eJ70GevZ3_uN-Z55Q84zdn8lCE=344) By Kim McGrath | Wake Forest News Wake Forest is one of 12 institutions earning a 2023 Handshake Career Spark Award in the   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Orthopaedic researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have received two grants totaling nearly $5 million from the Department of Defense to study the most effective treatments for femur and heel fractures. A $2.4 million grant will support a 4-year, randomized clinical trial that will examine patient outcomes following heel fractures treated with two different   more