Health And Medicine
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Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders in electronic health records study
In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined the prevalence of functional seizures and characterized comorbidities associated with them. Read MoreJan 7, 2021
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Genome editing technique “rescues” mice from accelerated aging disorder: study
Researchers from the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the first time have used a novel genome-editing technique to “rescue” mice from progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging. Read MoreJan 6, 2021
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VUMC, Case Western apply artificial intelligence to “customize” oral cancer treatment
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland have been awarded a five-year, $3.3 million grant by the National Cancer Institute to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to help customize treatment for oral cancer patients. Read MoreJan 5, 2021
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Vanderbilt researchers take leadership role in COVID-19 vaccine development
Moderna, remdesivir, AstraZeneca. VUMC’s experts have played an integral role in the development of these marquee COVID-19 therapeutics behind the scenes. Read MoreDec 18, 2020
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Study reveals distinct genomic landscape for young adults with appendiceal cancer
The first study to compare molecular landscapes of early-onset and late-onset appendiceal cancer has revealed distinct non-silent mutations in the tumors of younger patients, setting the stage for the development of potential therapeutic advances. Read MoreDec 17, 2020
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Study reveals new strategy for reducing tumor growth, metastasis
A team of Vanderbilt investigators has discovered that blocking a certain signaling pathway boosts antitumor immunity and reduces tumor growth and metastasis in models of breast cancer and melanoma. Read MoreDec 17, 2020
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COVID-associated delays for elective services studied
This spring in the U.S., there were widespread delays in elective health care procedures and screenings. Read MoreDec 17, 2020
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Health equity’s role in pandemic response crucial
In March, Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders established a command center on campus to address the myriad issues that the Medical Center would face in the coming days, weeks and months as the COVID-19 pandemic encroached on Tennessee, then Nashville and finally on campus. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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American Chemical Society appoints Craig Lindsley editor in chief of ‘Journal of Medicinal Chemistry’
Craig Lindsley, William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine and university professor of chemistry, pharmacology and biochemistry, has been named editor in chief of the "Journal of Medicinal Chemistry." His appointment will begin Jan. 1. Read MoreDec 14, 2020
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Special virtual event with coronavirus expert Mark Denison set for Dec. 14
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier will host a special presentation with coronavirus expert Dr. Mark R. Denison on Monday, Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon Central time. Denison’s presentation, “Preparing for the COVID-19 Pandemic ... for 36 Years,” will explore why COVID-19 emerged, his lab’s discoveries, and where we go from here. Read MoreDec 9, 2020
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Cortez named interim chair in the Department of Biochemistry; York named Impossible Foods chief science officer
David Cortez, Richard N. Armstrong Chair for Innovation in Biochemistry and professor of biochemistry, has been named interim chair in the Department of Biochemistry beginning Jan. 1. This follows the departure of John York, who was recently named chief science officer of California-based food technology startup Impossible Foods. Read MoreDec 8, 2020
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To understand how SARS-CoV-2 replicates, Vanderbilt scientists look at host cell-virus interactions
Understanding the function of host cells when infected with SARS-CoV-2 may lead to host-directed antiviral therapeutics. Read MoreDec 7, 2020
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Vanderbilt awarded NIH grant to continue mentoring and career training among biomedical research graduate students from underrepresented groups
The Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences has won continued funding from the National Institutes of Health for its Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity program supporting the success of biomedical graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. Read MoreDec 1, 2020
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Hot spots identified for colorectal cancer mortality rates among young women
Women diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer have a greater risk of dying from the disease depending upon their county of residence, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. Read MoreNov 23, 2020
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Ridner returns to cancer patient research and care during Research Ramp-up to advance intervention studies
When in-person research activities at Vanderbilt were put on hold in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing professor Sheila Ridner’s steadfast commitment to patients ensured that their care did not suffer. Read MoreNov 20, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers bring paradigm-shifting technology to endoscopic procedures
Modernized endoscopic system blends robotics and magnetic coupling to improve medical procedures, starting with colonoscopies. Read MoreNov 19, 2020
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Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children? Vanderbilt University Medical Center study offers an answer
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming to spare younger children. Read MoreNov 18, 2020
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New drug for metastatic colorectal cancer enters phase 3 trial
A new therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer that has been granted fast track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being tested in a phase 3 clinical trial at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read MoreNov 18, 2020
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Vanderbilt-Ancora partnership advances research for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Further research by biochemistry professors Charles Sanders and Bruce Carter into therapeutics for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited condition that damages peripheral nerves, will be funded by Ancora Innovation LLC, a Deerfield Management company that supports Vanderbilt’s innovative life science research. Read MoreNov 17, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers work to build a molecular Trojan horse to battle COVID-19
Vanderbilt biochemists figure out how the little-understood Envelope protein helps SARS-CoV-2 function and how to disrupt the endogenously creative virus. Read MoreNov 17, 2020