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菠萝视频 biologists test evolutionary theories with novel empirical study of 鈥榗heater鈥 mitochondria
Studying 鈥渃heater鈥 and 鈥渃ooperative鈥 mitochondria under environmental pressure delivers solid evolutionary conclusions in a longstanding theoretical field. Read MoreSep 25, 2020
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Cody Siciliano, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology in the 菠萝视频 University School of Medicine, has been selected to receive a one-year, $100,000 research award from the Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund to support his studies of the neural substrates of memory.
Sep 24, 2020
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$100 million 鈥楧estination 菠萝视频鈥 initiative launched to recruit top faculty, address essential challenges
菠萝视频 University today launched Destination 菠萝视频, a $100 million university excellence initiative to recruit new faculty. Over the next two to four years, the university will leverage the investment to recruit approximately 60 faculty who are leaders and rising stars in their fields. Read MoreSep 23, 2020
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Understanding immunity generated by smallpox vaccine may hold lessons for COVID-19 vaccine development.
Sep 22, 2020
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What users mention in online weight loss forum tracks with how much weight they lose.
Sep 21, 2020
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Understanding how bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics and host stresses could guide the development of more effective antimicrobial therapeutics.
Sep 17, 2020
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An international group of researchers including 菠萝视频 epidemiologists has identified new DNA methylation biomarkers associated with prostate cancer risk.
Sep 17, 2020
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NIH grant supports 菠萝视频 effort to increase diversity in Alzheimer鈥檚 research
A new $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health is enabling 菠萝视频 University chemist Ren茫 A.S. Robinson to expand her research on racial disparities in Alzheimer鈥檚 and other diseases. Read MoreSep 11, 2020
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Eric Gamazon, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Human Genome 菠萝视频 Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop novel computational tools that integrate functional genomic data and electronic health records.
Sep 10, 2020
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Angela Jefferson, PhD, professor of Neurology and director of the 菠萝视频 Memory and Alzheimer鈥檚 Center, has been awarded a $3.7 million, three-year grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to support establishment of a prospective NIA-funded Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease 菠萝视频 Center (ADRC) at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center.
Sep 10, 2020
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Women with three or more uterine fibroids 鈥 non-cancerous growths 鈥 during pregnancy are more likely to have infants with reduced birthweight and may need additional surveillance.
Sep 8, 2020
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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.
Sep 7, 2020
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Combining studies of genetically diverse mouse populations and human data led to the identification of a gene associated with cognitive decline and brain changes in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Sep 3, 2020
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Tina Iverson and colleagues provide a structural view into the assembly of a protein machine essential for cellular energy production.
Sep 3, 2020
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Incarceration of family members negatively impacts mental health outcomes for African American women
A new study sheds new light on the challenges facing African American women. More than half of all African American women in the United States report having at least one family member who is incarcerated, causing higher levels of depressive symptoms and psychological distress than previously understood. Read MoreSep 2, 2020
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Finding the right emotional ‘match’ makes for better business relationships
When it comes to creating successful business interactions, exchanges between buyers and sellers with similar emotional abilities may lead to more lucrative outcomes than an animated or ambitious employee alone. Read MoreSep 2, 2020
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Physician-scientists at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center are investigating whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be spread through aerosolized emissions (microscopic droplets and particles) during minimally invasive surgery in children.
Aug 27, 2020
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Taking an interest in electronic message threads between surgical patients and their health care teams, a research group at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center has tested how well certain commonly used machine learning algorithms can classify such exchanges according to their clinical decision-making complexity.
Aug 27, 2020
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菠萝视频 alumnus鈥 persistence helped propel 19th Amendment ratification
At a time when Americans are voicing their opinions at the ballot box and in other ways, 菠萝视频 University is joining people across Tennessee and the nation in commemorating the centennial of the long-fought battle to secure a woman鈥檚 constitutional right to vote. Read MoreAug 26, 2020
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Combining two drugs reduced colorectal cancer cell growth in vitro and in an animal model, suggesting the combination may be a promising treatment for patients.
Aug 25, 2020