Health And Medicine

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified a new population of intestinal stem cells that may hold clues to the origin of colorectal cancer. Read More

Zachary Warren, director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Vanderbilt University, says effective early identification and treatment of autism is a public health emergency. Read More

According to a Vanderbilt-led study published in Journal of the American Medical Association, hearing loss is now affecting 20 percent of U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 19, which is a 5 percent increase over the past 15 years. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have won two of the five global innovation grants awarded by the “GE Healthymagination Cancer Challenge.” Read More

Vanderbilt Heart recently used a newly approved medical device to open narrowed coronary arteries, even in heart disease patients who also have diabetes. Read More

A new study offers clues on why melanoma patients who are treated with oral drugs inhibiting the BRAF gene are at increased risk for developing secondary skin cancers. Read More

Cellular pathways altered by chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reveal new biomarkers to assess smoking-induced lung cancer risk. Read More

Studies offer new insights into how obesity impairs the function of HDL, the “good” cholesterol. Read More

A genetic variation that causes early disruptions in serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder and other enduring effects on behavior. Read More

A new tool will allow researchers to identify proteins involved in DNA replication and damage repair, processes that go awry in cancer. Read More

Disruptions in immune system regulation may play a role in a deadly complication in premature infants. Read More

New information about signaling pathways involved in colorectal cancer could aid in assessing prognosis and identifying new therapeutic targets for the disease. Read More

A molecule detectable in urine may be helpful in diagnosing colon cancer. Read More

With the addition of a new 18,000-square-foot laboratory to be located within the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center, Vanderbilt University is expanding its research enterprise into Williamson County. Read More

Some patients may need a combo of medications to combat a condition that causes dizziness. Read More

Shyness may be caused by deficits in the brain. Read More

Abnormal levels of fatty acids in the blood and tissues of patients with cystic fibrosis may be reversed by supplementation with the fatty acids DHA and EPA. Read More

New details on the DNA-cutting activity of topoisomerase II, a target of anti-cancer drugs, could lead to better chemotherapeutic agents. Read More

A new study finds long-lasting reversal of diabetes is possible without insulin through transplantation of brown fat tissue. Read More

A new resource developed by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center could improve sleep for children with autism. Read More