Health And Medicine
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Study tracks potential coverage gaps under Affordable Care Act
An analysis of Massachusetts’ health care reform program by a Vanderbilt researcher indicates insurance gaps may remain as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands insurance coverage beginning in 2014. Read MoreSep 13, 2012
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Cells with LIP eat their neighbors
A transcription factor called LIP is capable of causing one cell to consume another. Read MoreSep 13, 2012
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Enzyme counters stomach acid attack
Dysfunction or loss of an “antioxidant” enzyme may lead to higher risk for esophageal cancer in patients with gastric reflux disease. Read MoreSep 11, 2012
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Parkinson’s therapy may impact language
Deep brain stimulation used to treat Parkinson’s disease may impair some aspects of language processing, a recent study suggests. Read MoreSep 7, 2012
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Study tracks hormone’s role in reducing preterm birth risk
Pregnant women who have had prior preterm births may avoid a subsequent early birth if given progestogens, which are natural or synthetic forms of progesterone, a female hormone that naturally increases during pregnancy, a Vanderbilt analysis shows. Read MoreSep 6, 2012
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BioVU reaches new benchmark in DNA samples
This month BioVU logged in its 150,000th unique genetic sample. It is now the world’s largest collection of human DNA linked to searchable, electronic health information. Read MoreSep 6, 2012
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Neuronal subtypes in genetic disorder
Inhibitory neurons that connect and regulate signaling in the brain (interneurons) may contribute to epilepsy and autism in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. Read MoreSep 6, 2012
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Conte Center receives grant to study serotonin
The Silvio O. Conte Center for Neuroscience Research at Vanderbilt has received a $10.5 million federal grant to continue its groundbreaking research on serotonin signaling in the brain for another five years. Read MoreAug 30, 2012
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Director of Vanderbilt’s DNA databank to discuss reality and hype of personalized medicine
The director of Vanderbilt’s DNA databank will discuss the possibilities of personalized medicine in the first Chancellor’s Lecture of the academic year. Read MoreAug 30, 2012
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Vanderbilt-led study reveals racial disparities in prostate cancer care
Racial differences exist in quality surgical care, new research from VICC finds. Read MoreAug 30, 2012
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Targeting new pathways to ease pain
The spinal cord’s neuropeptide Y signaling pathway may be a good target for new pain therapeutics. Read MoreAug 30, 2012
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Clues to retinal cell degeneration
A reversible chemical modification of rhodopsin, a receptor for light, plays a role in the degeneration of retinal cells. Read MoreAug 28, 2012
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Little evidence supports autism treatment options in adolescents
There is insufficient evidence to support findings, good or bad, for therapies currently used in adolescents and young adults with autism. Read MoreAug 27, 2012
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Tool helps plumb electronic records
A tool developed for one institution’s electronic health records can work at other institutions, potentially facilitating the use of these records in research studies. Read MoreAug 24, 2012
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VU, Lipscomb partner on dual degree program
A new cooperative program between Vanderbilt University and Lipscomb University’s College of Pharmacy is focusing on the next generation of pharmaceutical researchers. By offering a pathway for students to earn both Pharm.D. and Ph.D. degrees, the program aims to boost the number of pharmacy-trained research scientists. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Gene linked to familial prostate cancer
A rare, inherited mutation confers an eightfold increased risk of prostate cancer, a recent study shows. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Method may refine personalized trials for cancer therapy
A new tool to observe cell behavior has revealed surprising clues about how cancer cells respond to therapy, and may offer a way to further refine personalized cancer treatments. Read MoreAug 16, 2012
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African ancestry, stomach bug link
Socioeconomic factors, African ancestry linked to risk for cancer-causing infection. Read MoreAug 16, 2012
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Flu Tool guides patient decision-making
Studies of Flu Tool, a computer application that guides health care decision-making, suggests that patients are willing to use these types of resources. Read MoreAug 14, 2012
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Key to a woman’s heart (condition)?
Females may be at higher risk of potentially fatal heart condition due to gender differences in a protein involved in the heart’s electrical activity. Read MoreAug 10, 2012