Health And Medicine
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Study measures Alzheimer’s risk reductions associated with healthy lifestyles
Reported June 13 in Neurology, an Alzheimer’s disease risk study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center measures significantly reduced risk associated with healthy lifestyles, including non-smoking, leisure-time exercise, low-to-moderate alcohol consumption, adequate sleep and healthy diet. Read MoreJun 13, 2022
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Filling multiple opioid prescriptions after childbirth associated with maternal death risk
In a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, women who filled two or more prescriptions for opioids after childbirth faced a 46% greater risk of death than women who did not. Read MoreJun 9, 2022
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Genes and age studied as markers for higher death rate in those with atrial fibrillation
Younger patients with atrial fibrillation who had rare genetic variants associated with inherited cardiomyopathy and arrythmia syndromes were associated with a significantly higher rate of death than those without the variants, a Vanderbilt-led study has shown. Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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Research probes cause of acute flaccid myelitis in children
Research that began at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found evidence that a viral infection followed by a “robust” immune response is the cause of a polio-like paralyzing illness in children called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Read MoreJun 8, 2022
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Vanderbilt research: Diet and exercise may not be the key to ending childhood obesity
Focusing on diet and exercise to curb childhood obesity may be counterproductive and lead to missing other root causes of becoming overweight, according to a newly released report from Vanderbilt University researchers. Read MoreJun 2, 2022
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Vanderbilt psychologists win access to neuroscience observatory to conduct ‘quantum leap’ experiments on predictive coding in the brain
A team comprising Assistant Professor of Psychology André Bastos, Associate Professor of Psychology and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Alexander Maier and Ph.D. candidate Jacob A. Westerberg is among three international research teams that have won the opportunity to pursue their exploration of brain function at the Allen Brain Observatory. Read MoreJun 2, 2022
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Global Vanderbilt: James Muchira: It gave me the leeway to experiment
James Muchira, assistant professor of nursing, shares how he came to the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and how his experience as a researcher in Kenya transferred to Nashville. Read MoreMay 26, 2022
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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing launches Tennessee’s first master of nursing degree
In response to nationwide deficits of registered nurses, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is launching a four-semester Masters in Nursing program. The program is open to people with a bachelor’s degree in other fields and will begin in spring 2023. Read MoreMay 20, 2022
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Molecular ‘switch’ may illuminate stomach disorders
An international team that included researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discovered a molecular switch that induces rapid proliferation of zymogen granule-secreting chief cells in the stomach to regenerate damaged tissue. Read MoreMay 19, 2022
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Watch: ‘AI and Machine Learning in Biomedical Research’ virtual event
Biomedical researchers with expertise in data science will discuss the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on biomedical research, how it is being used for new and paradigm-shifting discoveries, as well as ethical concerns on Tuesday, May 24, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read MoreMay 18, 2022
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Study identifies first cellular “chaperone” for zinc, sheds light on worldwide public health problem of zinc deficiency
A team led by Vanderbilt researchers has described and characterized the first zinc metallochaperone: a protein that puts zinc into other “client” proteins. Read MoreMay 17, 2022
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Vanderbilt nursing researcher Alvin Jeffery awarded Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for nursing innovators
School of Nursing Assistant Professor Alvin Jeffery has been named a Betty Irene Moore Fellow for Nurse Leaders and Innovators by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. His fellowship project will focus on electronic health record usability. Read MoreMay 16, 2022
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Vanderbilt Mobile Vaccine Program recognized by American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Christian Ketel and Carrie Plummer, both associate professors of nursing, were recognized by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for their stewardship and successful outcomes of the Vanderbilt Mobile Vaccine Program. Since its start in March 2021, the mobile clinic has administered 15,000 COVID-19 vaccines to more than 6,500 people in Nashville and Bedford, Coffee, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties. Read MoreMay 16, 2022
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Study sheds light on the dark side of obesity
Vanderbilt research that promotes the anti-inflammatory pathway in macrophages could also reduce some of the bad side effects of obesity. Read MoreMay 12, 2022
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Resistance to COVID-19 drug detected in lab study
Vanderbilt research shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can develop partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir during infection of cultured cells in the laboratory by more than one mechanism. Read MoreMay 10, 2022
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Research Snapshot: Multisite collaboration shows that virtual research program provides benefits to underrepresented undergraduates
Five medical schools in the U.S., including Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, collaborated with the American Heart Association to implement a summer program designed to support diversity in biomedical science. The program, Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences, was initiated in 2019 but had to adapt its format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreMay 9, 2022
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Researchers investigate self-regulation of an enzyme with critical cellular functions
The lab of Kathy Gould, Louise B. McGavock Professor and professor of cell and developmental biology, used a multi-disciplinary approach that included structural biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology to investigate the regulation of enzymes critical for cellular functions including DNA repair, endocytosis, and mitotic checkpoint signaling. Read MoreMay 6, 2022
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Moms who research moms: Spotlighting VU research on motherhood
They say motherhood is the toughest job you’ll ever love. That’s true for this group of Vanderbilt researchers, who’ve built successful careers around researching various aspects of parenthood while raising their own children. Read MoreMay 5, 2022
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VUMC team discovers how bacterial pathogen survives without water
Vanderbilt researchers are studying a bacterial pathogen that can survive on hospital surfaces — without water — for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Read MoreMay 5, 2022
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Vanderbilt researchers develop new evolutionary approach for identifying proteins that functionally interact
Graduate student measures the coevolution of genes in genomes; method may fundamentally change how we identify genes with similar functions. Read MoreMay 4, 2022