Hormones
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VUMC researchers upend dogma about vasopressin production
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered that vasopressin, which has long been thought to be produced only in the brain, is also produced in the kidney. Read MoreJan 5, 2023
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Electronic health record study discovers novel hormone deficiency
A novel hormone deficiency may exist in humans, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered. In an analysis of two decades worth of electronic health records, the researchers found that some patients have unexpectedly low levels of natriuretic peptide hormone in clinical situations that should cause high levels of the hormone. Read MoreMar 11, 2021
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Mouse study sheds light on boy-girl differences
There may be a biological basis for separate doll and dump truck aisles in the toy store. Read MoreJan 10, 2013