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Using sophisticated genome mining and gene manipulation techniques, researchers at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center (VUMC) have solved a mystery that could lead to a new treatment approach for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Read More

A simple blood test is allowing ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers to determine which patients should be prescribed varenicline (Chantix) to stop smoking and which patients could do just as well, and avoid side effects, by using a nicotine patch. Read More

This summer the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center (MMPC) began its 17th year of continuous operation and federal support with a $5.5 million, five-year renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read More

To develop strategies for preventing radiation-induced lung fibrosis (scarring), ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ investigators are exploring the cell types and factors that contribute to the fibrotic response. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researchers have identified a pathway that links excess sodium, inflammation and hypertension. Read More

Lipids in the plasma membrane regulate the position of the contractile ring that is required for cell division, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researchers have discovered. Read More

When chronic disease patients let their care lapse and fail to show for clinic appointments, it may behoove clinics to reach out and encourage a return to care. Read More

Amid the intense discussions around head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment and survivorship planning, sexuality — an important quality of life issue — may understandably not be discussed. When and in what manner do patients with HNC want to talk about the impact the disease may have on their sexuality? Read More

A combination of two antibiotics is often prescribed to treat community-acquired pneumonia in children, but a JAMA Pediatrics study is now showing that using just one of the two has the same benefit to patients in most cases. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ by a team of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center (VUMC) scientists suggests that older people whose hearts pump less blood have blood flow reductions in the temporal lobe regions of the brain, where Alzheimer’s pathology first begins. Read More

Three years ago Reece Dean, of Nashville’s Bellevue community, retired at age 69 from a career as a busy truck driver. Mary Ann, his wife, began to notice some changes in his memory and behavior since he was home more consistently. Read More

An enzyme that produces bioactive fatty acids has elevated activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, supporting further studies to understand its biologic roles in the disease. Read More

Neighborhood determinants – represented by census tract data – contribute to the risk of influenza hospitalization and could be used to guide interventions such as vaccinations to high-risk areas. Read More

A noninvasive MRI technique may help predict a troubling side effect of common medications for Parkinson’s Disease and improve clinical treatment plans. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵers at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center are leading an international effort to develop a universal influenza vaccine that would protect everyone against all strains of the flu anywhere in the world. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researcher Tonia Rex, Ph.D., is accustomed to performing studies in her lab with a goal of translating the findings into better diagnoses and treatment tools for the visually impaired. Read More

Collaboration between a mechanical engineer at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University and a pulmonologist at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center (VUMC) has resulted in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant that will be used to develop a steerable robotic needle to safely biopsy hard-to-reach lung nodules. Read More

²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has received $2.3 million to fund a clinical research trial testing a combination of three immunotherapy compounds for patients with a specific type of advanced breast cancer. Read More

Clinical and translational research at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Medical Center (VUMC) is thriving. Read More

Calcium intake appears to protect against colorectal cancer in individuals with certain gene variants, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ researchers have discovered. Read More