Epidemiology
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Health Sciences graduate and professional students invited to baseball pregame event March 31
Vanderbilt health sciences graduate and professional students are invited to join together for food and refreshments before the Vanderbilt baseball game against the University of Georgia on Friday, March 31 at 4 p.m. Read MoreMar 29, 2023
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Vitamin D activation and cancer risk
Vitamin D protection against colon cancer varies according to parathyroid hormone response, particularly among women. Read MoreJan 7, 2021
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Breast cancer treatment in older women
A new study from Vanderbilt epidemiologists suggests that it’s time to reconsider clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer in older women. Read MoreNov 12, 2020
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New markers of colorectal cancer risk
Vanderbilt epidemiologists identified new markers for colorectal cancer risk and characterized a previously unidentified tumor suppressor that regulates overall tumor volume in vivo. Read MoreOct 29, 2020
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New predictors of prostate cancer risk
An international group of researchers including Vanderbilt epidemiologists has identified new DNA methylation biomarkers associated with prostate cancer risk. Read MoreSep 17, 2020
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Possible key to COVID-19 infectivity
New findings demonstrate how genetic variations in the receptor that binds SARS-CoV-2 impact virus recognition and infectivity and offer insights to COVID-19 susceptibility and treatment. Read MoreSep 7, 2020
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Appendix cancer survival in young patients varies by race: study
Appendiceal cancer — cancer of the appendix — is a rare malignancy that is usually found during surgery for acute appendicitis. Although the rate of appendectomies has been stable over the last two decades, the incidence of malignant appendiceal cancer increased 232% in the United States. Read MoreAug 6, 2020
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Meat intake and colorectal polyps
Red and processed meat intakes are strongly associated with increased risk of sessile serrated polyps, which are not as well studied as conventional adenomas. Read MoreMar 9, 2020
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HDL-cholesterol and breast cancer risk
Genetic analyses suggest that high circulating HDL-cholesterol levels may increase breast cancer risk — a surprising finding since increased HDL-cholesterol is thought to be healthy. Read MoreJan 23, 2020
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Potential prostate cancer biomarkers
An analysis of more than 140,000 people of European ancestry has identified blood protein biomarkers associated with prostate cancer risk. Read MoreSep 19, 2019
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Cancer susceptibility genes
Gene variants associated with cancer risk appear to contribute to carcinogenesis by regulating target genes that in turn promote the generation of mutations. Read MoreAug 26, 2019
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Shu, Zheng receive Vietnam’s top honor for foreign scientists
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has awarded two Vanderbilt epidemiologists the Memorabilia Medal “For the People’s Health” in appreciation of their contributions in helping the nation establish a population-based research program for cancer, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. Read MoreAug 1, 2019
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Biomarkers of DNA methylation can be a predictor of breast cancer risk
Biomarkers of DNA methylation, which regulate gene expression, can be a predictor of breast cancer risk. Read MoreJun 26, 2019
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Mouth health and colorectal cancer
Microbial species in the mouth could be playing a role in colorectal cancer development, according to new research from epidemiologists at VUMC. Read MoreJun 6, 2019
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Study links soy formula feeding and menstrual pain
The report authored by Margaret Adgent adds to the increasing evidence supporting the reproductive health consequences of early-life exposure to soy formula. Read MoreDec 13, 2018
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Green tea and diabetes
A recent study led by Xiao-Ou Shu and colleagues found that green tea drinking was associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults, possibly due to the use of pesticides on tea plants--though the researchers call for further study of the exact mechanism. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center collaboration seeks earlier diagnosis of throat cancer
Vanderbilt researchers in the schools of engineering and medicine are exploring the feasibility of using Raman spectroscopy for early detection of HPV-related cancers of the throat in order to reduce the need for biopsies and to offer less intensive therapies. Read MoreNov 28, 2018
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Cancer Moonshot award to help map tumor progression
A trans-institutional team of researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University has received an $11 million Cancer Moonshot grant to build a single-cell resolution atlas to map out the routes that benign colonic polyps take to progress to colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer among both men and women in the United States. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Genetics of lung cancer survival
Vanderbilt investigators have conducted a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study of lung cancer survival in African-Americans. Read MoreJun 29, 2017
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Study finds menthol cigarettes do not further increase smokers’ cardiovascular disease, stroke risk
Smoking is deleterious to health, but smokers who prefer menthol cigarettes to nonmenthol can breathe a sigh of relief…for now. Read MoreMay 17, 2016