Virginia Commonwealth University

Psychiatric and substance use disorder polygenic scores are associated with the exposome in youth

Abstract Gene-environment correlations (rGE) present challenges for accurately estimating the individual and joint contributions of genetic and environmental influences on risk for psychiatric and substance use disorders. The present study examined rGE between polygenic risk scor...

Machine-Learning-Enabled Design of Lab-Scale Continuous Distillation Systems for Pharmaceutical Process Development

Abstract Predictive tools for continuous distillation design lag behind upstream pharmaceutical synthesis─including AI-enabled digital tooling for retrosynthetic route design─leaving column specification dependent on computationally expensive simulation or extensive experimentati...

Return to Baseball Following Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement is a Home Run

Objectives: Because of the focus on throwing in baseball, a high volume of research has been dedicated to upper extremity injuries; however, research has suggested that approximately 30% of all injuries in professional baseball involve the lower extremity. Within that cohort, pla...

Quality and Engagement Metrics of Short Versus Long-Form Videos on Atrial Fibrillation

Background Many patients with AF seek online resources for information to understand their condition and treatments.Objective To compare the quality and audience engagement of short- and long-form videos on AF and to determine the correlation between uploader type and audience en...

Structural Vulnerability and the Pandemic: Widening Gaps in Nursing Home Antipsychotic Prescribing

To assess whether national reductions in antipsychotic prescribing in U.S. nursing homes were shared equitably or masked widening gaps between top and bottom performers, we examined distributional trends across facilities from 2013 to 2023 using national facility-level data (CMS...

Systemic RVX ‐208 Attenuates Experimental Periodontitis Through Inflammatory Host Modulation

AIMS: This study investigated whether systemic treatment of RVX-208, a selective BET protein inhibitor, could ameliorate experimental periodontitis in a prophylactic setting and examined transcriptomic changes associated with RVX-208 in vitro. METHODS: Porphyromonas gingivalis (P...

From Hesitancy to Healing: Mental Health Discussions in Hair Care Settings as Pathways to Self-Care Among Black First-Year College Students

The present study examined whether hesitancy to seek professional mental health services was associated with mental health discussion with hairstylists or barbers and whether these discussions were associated with various forms of self-care among Black first-year college students...

“My Existence is Queer”: Understanding Trans and Nonbinary College Students’ Sexual Identities

Scientific practices surrounding sexual identity are largely based upon cisheteronormative assumptions, using terms that may not resonate with − or may exclude − trans and nonbinary (TNB) individuals and their experiences. This exploratory study examined how TNB college students...

The Effectiveness and Feasibility of a Caregiver Coaching Program for Families with Children in the Greater Richmond area

Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Virginia W. Chu, virginiawtchu@gmail.com

Removing Tuition Dependency From Dental Education: Consensus Recommendations on Student Debt, Sustainability, and Pathway Reform

BACKGROUND: The current financing model for US dental education is increasingly misaligned with the goals of sustainability, equity, and workforce design. Tuition has risen substantially over time, educational debt among dental graduates remains high, and evidence suggests that p...

National Summary of Pre-Employment Transition Services for Youth and Young Adults With Disabilities

Despite policy efforts to provide increased preparation and work experiences prior to school exit, individuals with disabilities continue to experience poor rates of workforce participation compared to their peers without disabilities. It has been over a decade since the passing...

Architecture-Driven Supramolecular Assembly in Bottlebrush Hydrogels

Abstract Supramolecular materials are traditionally designed by strengthening noncovalent interactions or increasing the number of binding motifs. Here, we demonstrate a fundamentally different strategy: using macromolecular architecture to amplify weak molecular interactions int...

Temporal, Geographic, and Polysubstance Patterns in Orphine Analogue Detections

This cross-sectional study examines the temporal, geographic, and polysubstance patterns in orphine analogue detections.

The robotic PIANO: a critical narrative review of surgeon-controlled operative polyphony, human factors, and robotic training

Abstract Robotic surgery can concentrate control of several technical functions at the console, but such concentration does not itself confer clinical independence, reduce dependence on the perioperative team, or improve patient outcomes. We define surgeon-controlled operative po...

Laser-produced aluminum-air plasma dynamics and chemistry: ReactingFoam modeling

When a laser pulse is directed at an aluminum (Al) target, it interacts with the surface of the material, resulting in the formation of a plasma plume. The computational fluid dynamics model is utilized to explore the chemistry of expanding plasma produced during the laser ablati...

Mapping entrepreneurial competencies: integrating scholarly and practitioner perspectives

Purpose This study aims to synthesize competency-related terms used in the literature and by entrepreneurs into a consolidated framework of entrepreneurial competencies. Design/methodology/approach A structured focused review identified entrepreneurial competencies reported in pr...

Adaptive Behavior Development and Autism Outcomes: A Comparison of Elevated- and Low-Likelihood Cohorts

Children born low-birth-weight (LBW) or with autistic siblings may show differences in their developmental trajectories, including higher rates of autism and lower levels of adaptive behavior skills. Parsing out developmental differences in these groups could help hone screening...

The Childhood Liver Disease Research Network's prospective characterization of pediatric primary sclerosing cholangitis.

BACKGROUND: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare biliary fibrosing disease that leads to significant morbidity and the need for liver transplantation. The Childhood Liver Disease Research Network is conducting a prospective, observational longitudinal study to define th...

Assessing and Addressing Frailty in Candidates for Lung Transplantation: An ISHLT Consensus Statement.

The ISHLT Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates recommends frailty assessment as part of a comprehensive candidacy evaluation. Missing from this and other recent consensus documents were practical recommendations on which frailty measures to consider...

Timing and trajectory of acute kidney injury predict mortality in alcohol-associated hepatitis: A multinational cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) and associated with poor outcomes, yet the prognostic implications of AKI timing and early renal trajectory remain unclear. METHODS: In this prospective multicenter cohort from the Global AlcHep...