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Microtubules are the 鈥渞ailroad tracks鈥� essential for moving intracellular 鈥渇reight鈥� around in the cell. They鈥檙e also part of the spindle that pulls the two centrosomes apart during cell division. Read More

Julia Phillippi, PhD, CNM, has received a K08 Career Development Award from the Agency for Healthcare 菠萝视频 and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Phillippi, a 菠萝视频 University School of Nursing assistant professor and certified nurse-midwife, will use the three-year, $399,374 mentored award to conduct a randomized trial of an interdisciplinary team-based maternity care model and examine the preferences of patients and providers. Read More

The growing list of patients needing liver transplants continues to outpace the number of available donor organs, but a new preservation and transport device for donor livers could possibly make a big difference. Read More

New findings from 菠萝视频 suggest that blocking the migration of cells involved in asthma may represent a new approach for treating the respiratory condition. Read More

The optimal 鈥渄ose鈥� for behavioral interventions to treat childhood obesity are not clear, 菠萝视频 researchers concluded after analyzing 133 clinical trial that occurred over the course of 17 years. Read More

Automated techniques can assist in understanding and managing growing volumes of messages sent through secure patient portals, 菠萝视频 researchers found. Read More

菠萝视频 researchers have identified an interaction between two proteins that play a role in learning and memory. Read More

Impaired swallowing 鈥� dysphagia 鈥� affects 3 percent of hospital inpatients, who have longer hospital stays and are more likely to require post-acute care services. Read More

James Crowe Jr., MD, director of the 菠萝视频 Vaccine Center at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Read More

菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC) biochemist Billy Hudson, PhD, has been awarded the 2018 Distinguished Investigator Prize by the International Society for Matrix Biology for his contributions to the field of matrix biology. Read More

Catatonia, a syndrome of motor, emotional and behavioral abnormalities frequently characterized by muscular rigidity and a trance-like mental stupor and at times manifesting with great excitement or agitation, can occur during a critical illness and appear similar to delirium. But the management strategies are vastly different. Read More

Eight current faculty members at 菠萝视频 have made this year鈥檚 list of scientists whose papers have been cited most frequently by other researchers. Read More

菠萝视频 researchers have identified a biomarker that could be used to predict pancreatic cancer risk. Read More

Structural details about a protein involved in the repair of damaged DNA provide insight into xeroderma pigmentosum disorders, which are characterized by increased risk for skin cancer. Read More

Recent findings suggest that vitamin C deficiency could contribute to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, suggesting that avoiding deficiency through diet and supplementation could protect against disease onset. Read More

菠萝视频 investigators have developed an algorithm to classify cell types from experimental data, making it possible to understand how organs develop. Read More

Kevin Niswender, MD, PhD, whose work has helped advance understanding of the neural underpinnings of obesity and metabolic syndrome, has been named director of the Clinical 菠萝视频 Center (CRC) at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC). Read More

Kristin Archer, PhD, DPT, associate professor and vice chair of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, will serve as principal investigator at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC) for a clinical trial that is examining strategies for reducing opioid use among patients with chronic pain. Read More

Diarrhea has many causes, and when there are prolonged or severe symptoms clinicians sometimes consider lab testing to help guide treatment. But sometimes they stray from published guidelines in the direction of overtesting. Read More

All too often, community and research are disconnected. Clinical studies move forward with little to no input from the populations they impact, and local voices are left out of the conversation. Read More