Day: August 10, 2020
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Duvall named Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Craig Duvall, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, has been elevated to the rank of Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Duvall and his research program focus on development of technologies for controlled drug release, tissue regeneration and therapeutics, and delivery of intracellular-acting biologic drugs such as siRNA and peptide therapeutics. The applications of these technologies... Read MoreAug 10, 2020
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Miscarriage risk increases each week alcohol is used in early pregnancy
Each week a woman consumes alcohol during the first five to 10 weeks of pregnancy is associated with an incremental 8% increase in risk of miscarriage, according to a study published this week by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. Read MoreAug 10, 2020
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A step toward cancer prevention
A computational technique that combines the effect of multiple genomic variants has the potential to identify high-risk individuals for cancer prevention. Read MoreAug 10, 2020