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A research team has shown that blocking the degradation of two naturally occurring cannabinoids in the endocannabinoid signaling pathway of the brain produces marijuana-like behavioral effects in mice, according to new findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .

A Henrico County man convicted of attempted abduction and impersonating a police officer will serve three years in prison after an effort to dismiss a key conviction against him failed yesterday.

A recent metobolomics study by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond found that impaired peroxisomal oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids is associated with the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis .

Mr. Jones represents the Fed in developing relationships and organizing and participating in activities throughout the Middle and East Tennessee region designed to gather both quantitative data and anecdotal grassroots information on economic conditions.

What's great? Full benefits are available to any employee who works 16 hours a week and three on-site child-care centers, which serve 575 children, ages 6 weeks through 12 years .

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth and progression to metastasis.

A pyrotechnic device used in training exercises exploded at Fort Pickett, sending 14 Virginia National Guard soldiers to hospitals, most as a precautionary measure.

Three female design students from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar have been declared winners of top three prizes in the - Best Young Designer Awards' at the International Furniture and Design Exhibition and Awards sponsored by Qatari Diar.

From the Division of Cardiology , Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md; Pauley Heart Center , Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va; Department of Physiological Sciences , Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

A city man was arrested for physically assaulting a woman and setting her on fire.

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and the Richmond Ambulance Authority have improved resuscitation and survival rates dramatically for cardiac arrest patients by training and equipping paramedics to begin lowering a patient's body temperature in the field during resuscitation and following up at the hospital with a host of high-tech ...

Harm J. Bogaard, MD, PhD * ; Ramesh Natarajan, PhD * ; Scott C. Henderson, PhD ; Carlin S. Long, MD ; Donatas Kraskauskas, DVM ; Lisa Smithson, BSc ; Ramzi Ockaili, PhD ; Joe M. McCord, PhD ; Norbert F. Voelkel, MD From the Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Cardiology , Department of Medicine, and Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology , ...

Virginia Commonwealth University is offering free marketing assistance to nonprofits.

About 23,000 of Virginia's uninsured are getting continuous medical care through a program run out of Virginia Commonwealth University's Health System.

Virginia Commonwealth University plans to eliminate 91 jobs as the school attempts to absorb multiple cuts in its budget.

A former Oneontan who works as a Virginia state trooper is recovering from injuries sustained in an on-duty car crash earlier this week.

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One year after filing for bankruptcy protection, Circuit City Stores Inc. is nearly extinct.

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar alumna Amal Ameen al-Mehain, presently Barwa Media's acting art director, will present awards to VCUQatar alumni working at Barwa Media, during - Alumni Injaz Night' on November 15.

Ali Faruk grew up as a Muslim in an Indian-American military family in Northern Virginia.