Scientist Keith Diaz says health starts with movement breaks, not workouts, and urges redesigning daily routines that keep us sitting.

VCU researchers are using data to find "bright spots"—communities beating the opioid crisis despite high risks. Their asset-based toolkit helps local governments scale what works.

CTSA has supported research to ensure medical policy is soundly based on factual evidence of benefits to patients. We highlight eight examples.

CTSA research consistently contributed to predictive tools using real-world patient records to optimize patient treatment and outcomes. 

New treatments require that benefits be demonstrated in clinical trials. CTSA-funded research provides methods to prevent trial failures.

Brain scans link congenital adrenal hyperplasia to smaller prefrontal areas and altered white matter, alongside obesity and inflammation.

With Irving Institute support, Dr. Dimitropoulou tests community-engaged rehab helping kids with cerebral palsy sustain mobility.

Clinical Research Coordinators are increasingly embedded beyond traditional research units, and a new program supports off-site coordinators working in complex clinical settings.

Hospital units using electronic health record support improved penicillin allergy risk assessment and slightly increased allergy label removal.

A randomized trial found cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam to have similar kidney safety, but cefepime raised delirium and coma risk.