Alvin Powers
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Powers named to American Diabetes Association board
Alvin Powers, M.D., professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, has been named to the American Diabetes Association Board of Directors. Read MoreJan 30, 2014
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Day of events highlights efforts to fight diabetes
Vanderbilt University’s contributions to the field of diabetes — past and present — were celebrated recently during the annual Diabetes Day at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read MoreDec 5, 2013
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Study sheds new light on type 2 diabetes development
Inactivation by oxidative stress of specific transcription factors essential for pancreatic islet beta cell function is a key event in the development of type 2 diabetes, Vanderbilt University researchers and their colleagues have found. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Beta cell imaging could help spot diabetes earlier
Vanderbilt researchers have developed a biomarker for beta cells that could make it easier to detect diabetes earlier. Read MoreMay 23, 2012
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Digestive disease research bolstered by grant renewal
The Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Research Center celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a second five-year renewal of its federal research grant. Read MoreJan 20, 2012