Jennifer Munson’s decade-long study in Roanoke reveals that chemo drugs damage the brain’s waste-clearing vessels — a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for “chemo brain” and other neurological diseases.
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Posted inPolitics
Greenway’s election fraud charge to be dismissed pending community service
Roanoke County School Board member Tim Greenway, who is up for reelection this fall, agreed to complete 100 hours of community service to avoid a misdemeanor conviction.
Posted inLocal
Roanoke to explore casino; city councilors, state legislators not all on board
The project requires a state legislator who will sponsor the bill. As of Tuesday afternoon, no state legislators have said they’d be on board to do so.
Posted inEconomy
New tech, health and life sciences companies join RAMP fall cohort
RAMP, short for Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program, introduced its fall cohort of new businesses, which focus on post-natal feeding, music business support, educational testing and 3D-printed bike helmets.
Posted inLocal
Roanoke Planning Commission to consider rezoning to allow for 195-unit townhome complex, treatment center
The proposed townhome community would be built on about 28 acres of land that is currently undeveloped. A proposed substance-abuse and disorder treatment center would be housed at what was most recently a New Horizons Healthcare location.
Posted inCulture
Roanoke author Beth Macy’s ‘Paper Girl’ examines deepening political divides and dwindling options to escape poverty
“Paper Girl,” which launches worldwide Tuesday, is the latest from the bestselling author of “Dopesick” and “Factory Man.”
Posted inLocal
Roanoke City Council to receive update on parks and recreation plan
Midway through the 10-year timeline, the report reflects on progress made and changes in the needs of residents.
Posted inPolitics
Longtime Roanoke County school board member charged with election-related misdemeanor
Tim Greenway, who was first elected to the school board in 2015, had been under scrutiny over the summer related to issues with his paperwork to get on the ballot for this year’s school board race.
Posted inLocal
Riverdale shut off water to fire suppression system a year before Noke Van Co. went up in flames. City and fire officials knew the whole time.
Businesses continue to operate in the historic factory, turned industrial park, without water for fire suppression.
Posted inHealthcare
Virginia Tech researchers bring rural families into the nation’s largest study of early brain and child development
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke are tracking children from birth to age 10 to understand how factors like maternal health, environment and substance use shape the brain.
