Health And Medicine
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VU Inside: Cut the noise! New research making hospital alarms smarter and quieter
VUMC anesthesiologist Joseph Schlesinger is teaming up with undergrads in neuroscience and biomedical engineering to make hospital alarms better, quieter and easier to work with. Read MoreMay 2, 2017
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Clue to recurrent C. diff infection
Children who experience recurrent C. diff infections may have fecal inflammatory markers that could predict risk and improve management of these infections. Read MoreMay 1, 2017
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Regulating anxiety in the brain
Two brain signaling pathways have overlapping functions in regulating anxiety, suggesting that therapeutics aimed at one or the other will impact both. Read MoreApr 28, 2017
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Polarity protein role in cell survival
Vanderbilt investigators have identified an unexpected link between cell survival and the polarized delivery of proteins to the surface of mammary epithelial cells. Read MoreApr 27, 2017
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Protein structure may aid in treating Alzheimer’s disease
A new protein structure may guide the development of Alzheimer's therapeutics. Read MoreApr 27, 2017
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HIV-infected people have higher risk of heart failure
The first large study to report that HIV-infected people have a significantly higher risk of heart failure in the antiretroviral therapy era has been published in JAMA Cardiology. Read MoreApr 27, 2017
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Predicting the infection response
Vanderbilt investigators are probing the response to a bacterial toxin as a clinical assessment of immune function. Read MoreApr 19, 2017
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In emergencies, insurance matters
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act provides patients with a greater choice of hospital facilities, Vanderbilt researchers have found. Read MoreApr 17, 2017
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A new mode of DNA repair
Structural details of a protein that removes DNA lesions shed light on fundamental mechanisms of DNA repair. Read MoreApr 14, 2017
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Clue to pulmonary hypertension
Vanderbilt investigators have studied the relationship between race, cardiometabolic traits and pulmonary hypertension. Read MoreApr 13, 2017
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Risky business
Vanderbilt investigators have developed hospital readmission models that may help prevent payment penalties to hospitals when patients are readmitted too soon after discharge. Read MoreApr 5, 2017
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Vanderbilt investigator lands Stand Up To Cancer grant for “smart” nanoparticles cancer research
John Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received an Innovative Research Grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Wilson is among 10 early-career scientists to receive the grant awards focused on immuno-oncology. Read MoreApr 3, 2017
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Fighting fungal infections
A detailed structural and functional analysis of the yeast protein that is the main target of antifungal drugs will help direct efforts to develop better treatments. Read MoreApr 3, 2017
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A molecular clue to longevity
In budding yeast, accumulation of a certain type of RNA in the nucleus increased life span, offering a new clue to longevity. Read MoreMar 31, 2017
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Symposium on modeling immunity set for April 27
The 2017 Vanderbilt Symposium on Modeling Immunity will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in room 1220 MRB III. Read MoreMar 30, 2017
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Nanobeacon lights up colon tumors
A novel fluorescent nanobeacon can distinguish normal from diseased colon tissue, potentially offering advantages for colorectal cancer screening. Read MoreMar 30, 2017
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Study takes 3-D perspective on colorectal cancer
Despite dramatic recent advances in treatment, colorectal cancer killed more than 49,000 Americans last year, according to the National Cancer Institute, making it the second most lethal malignancy after cancers of the lung and bronchus. Read MoreMar 23, 2017
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Blocking neuroblastoma cell growth
An inhibitor of cell metabolism may be a good therapeutic target for neuroblastoma, which accounts for about 15 percent of pediatric cancer-related deaths. Read MoreMar 22, 2017
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Delirium in the ED
Interventions for delirium in the emergency department setting are needed to preserve patients’ long-term function and cognition, Vanderbilt investigators have found. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Women in STEM panel seeks to define, overcome challenges
Alumna Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code, will discuss the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields with Vanderbilt professors Alyssa Hasty, Bonnie Miller and Nicole Joseph. Read MoreMar 17, 2017