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WVU in the News: Families Struggle Against Alzheimer’s Across Appalachia
Thursday, April 18, 2019
For families struggling with Alzheimer’s in Appalachia, the road can be lonely and long. Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Patients with the disease can live as long as 20 years after diagnosis.Read WVU in the News: Families Struggle Against Alzheimer’s Across Appalachia full story
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Fentanyl deaths up 122 percent in West Virginia, say WVU researchers
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
If heroin is coffee, fentanyl is espresso. Just as a minuscule cup of espresso can hype you up more than a whole mug of coffee, a single exposure to fentanyl can get a user vastly higher than injecting the same volume of heroin. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin.Read Fentanyl deaths up 122 percent in West Virginia, say WVU researchers full story
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Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute to hold building dedication, Inaugural Summit May 15–17
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
On May 15–17, the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute will hold a building dedication to celebrate the launch of its Innovation Center (May 15) and an Inaugural Summit (May 16–17). -
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author to speak at May 2019 commencement ceremony
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Pulitzer Prizing-winning journalist and author Ron Suskund will speak at the professional programs' May 2019 commencement ceremony on May 12 at 9 a.m. in the WVU Coliseum.Read Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author to speak at May 2019 commencement ceremony full story
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WVU in the news—Medical officials: Factors make Appalachians prone to drug abuse
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
West Virginia and Appalachia have factors that make people prone to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) as medical officials look at ways to treat it, according to information presented at a workshop in Parkersburg Wednesday.Read WVU in the news—Medical officials: Factors make Appalachians prone to drug abuse full story
