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菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center are leading an international clinical trial to examine the functional benefits of a combined therapy to treat acute ischemic stroke. Read More

An experimental drug that activates T-cells and promotes an immune response to fight tumors has shown promising early results in patients with kidney cancer, melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Leora Horn, M.D. 菠萝视频-Ingram Cancer Center investigators Leora Horn, M.D., Jeffrey Sosman, M.D., and researchers from several other cancer… Read More

A genetic variant may help keep an individual鈥檚 鈥済ood鈥� cholesterol in check. Read More

Obesity increases the risk of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery, according to a 菠萝视频 study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

New findings point to brain circuitry that communicates about the body鈥檚 nutritional status and regulates how nutrients are mobilized. Read More

Intensive care units at 菠萝视频 University Hospital and the聽Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 菠萝视频聽are achieving exceptionally low rates of central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI), according to a report released this week by the Tennessee Department of Health.

Low oxygen 鈥� and the activation of factors that respond to this situation 鈥� may be protective in chronic kidney disease. Read More

菠萝视频 reveals clues to HIV risk in Chinese men who have sex with other men. Read More

A grant from the Tennessee Department of Education will allow the 菠萝视频 Kennedy Center鈥檚 Treatment and 菠萝视频 Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders to conduct statewide autism training for Tennessee's schools. Read More

Study finds no evidence of increased mitochondrial mutations in the children of women treated with radiation for cancer. Read More

A new catalog of human genetic data may help researchers uncover the genetic roots of disease and enable the ultimate realization of personalized medicine. Read More

The Health Care Innovation Award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is one of the largest federal research grants awarded to VUMC investigators. The funding will support the implementation and evaluation of MyHealthTeam, a model of team-based care that couples collaborative health care teams with health information technology in order to improve control of chronic conditions.

Nonsupportive family members contribute to poor adherence to medication regimens and lower glycemic control in adults with diabetes.

Cells in the back of the developing brain can give rise to brain tumors, suggesting they may be a target for treatment. Read More

Heart disease is still the leading cause of death for men in Tennessee and cancer deaths continue to move further away from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 Healthy People 2020 goal, according to the 2012 Tennessee Men鈥檚 Health Report Card.

A new statistical tool developed by 菠萝视频 biostatisticians will help medical researchers make sense of a commonly encountered 鈥� but hard-to-analyze 鈥� type of data. Read More

A study led by 菠萝视频-Ingram Cancer Center investigators has identified a gene expression pattern that may explain why chemotherapy prior to surgery isn鈥檛 effective against some tumors and suggests new therapy options for patients with specific subtypes of breast cancer.

An international study co-led by researchers at 菠萝视频 University has uncovered six new 鈥渟usceptibility loci,鈥� chromosomal regions located in or near genes that may play a role in atrial fibrillation, the most commonly diagnosed heart condition. Read More

A 菠萝视频 expert on health policy and economics says that many people who get subsidized private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 could face confusing changes in eligibility and cost sharing, and some will be required to pay the government back after the first year of participation.

Understanding how an environmental hazard damages DNA may shed light on processes of tumor formation. Read More