Health And Medicine
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Melanoma study finds new way to enhance targeted therapies
With the help of a drug formerly used to treat HIV/AIDS, researchers at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC) have found a way to make melanoma cells more vulnerable to targeted anti-cancer therapy. Read MoreMar 9, 2017
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Role for mouth microbes in diabetes?
A higher abundance of certain bacterial species in the mouth appears to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, 菠萝视频 investigators have discovered. Read MoreMar 8, 2017
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Antidote for smoke inhalation injury
Routine use of hydroxocobalamin should be considered for victims of smoke inhalation, 菠萝视频 researchers suggest. Read MoreMar 7, 2017
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Mutation raises heart block risk
A newly identified genetic risk factor for heart block after surgery may help guide the course of postoperative care. Read MoreMar 3, 2017
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Clues found to recurrent depression
Women who have had repeated depressive episodes tend to pay more attention to negative emotional information, suggesting that they may benefit from cognitive therapy to build new, more positive pathways in their brains. Read MoreMar 2, 2017
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Clinical investigation society lauds impact of Crowe鈥檚 research
James Crowe Jr., M.D., director of the 菠萝视频 Vaccine Center, is the 2017 recipient of the Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award given by the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the nation鈥檚 oldest and most respected honor societies for physician-scientists. Read MoreMar 2, 2017
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Study reveals circadian time in a blood sample
A researcher at 菠萝视频 has identified a set of 15 genes that together exhibit a 24-hour gene expression pattern in human blood, constituting a circadian clock biomarker. Read MoreMar 2, 2017
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Investigators seek new way to define cell identity
菠萝视频 researchers hope their new method to describe cells will be widely adopted and used to generate a 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who鈥 database of cell types. Read MoreMar 2, 2017
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Team identifies 鈥榮witch鈥 involved in DNA replication 鈥
DNA replication is an extraordinarily complex multi-step process that makes copies of the body鈥檚 genetic blueprint. It is necessary for growth and essential to life. Now researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and 菠萝视频 University have found evidence that one of those steps may involve the telephone-like transmission of electrical signals regulated by a chemical 鈥渟witch.鈥 Read MoreFeb 23, 2017
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A target to heal tiny lungs
The protein beta-catenin may be a good target for therapies to treat lung disease that is a common complication of preterm birth. Read MoreFeb 23, 2017
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Risk of death in sickle cell disease
Two factors commonly used to evaluate patients with sickle cell disease are associated with each other and can predict increased mortality, 菠萝视频 researchers have discovered. Read MoreFeb 22, 2017
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Laughing gas for labor
Although nitrous oxide was less effective than epidural anesthesia for pain management during labor, mothers who used nitrous oxide were equally satisfied with their childbirth experience. Read MoreFeb 21, 2017
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Improving therapies for GI tumors
A signaling protein overexpressed in upper gastrointestinal cancers is an attractive therapeutic target. Read MoreFeb 20, 2017
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Team鈥檚 study uncovers cellular responses to bird flu vaccine
New research from 菠萝视频 University eavesdrops on gene expression in human immune system cells before and after vaccination against bird flu. Read MoreFeb 16, 2017
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Terrah Foster Akard is helping children facing serious and life-threatening illness create a digital record of their lives, and measuring the impact the practice has on their emotional wellbeing.
Feb 14, 2017
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Team isolates new antibodies that may aid RSV vaccine design
菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC) have taken another step toward developing a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the major cause of life-threatening pneumonia in infants worldwide. Read MoreFeb 9, 2017
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Social risk factors influence outcomes, Medicare payment
Social risk factors including income, education and ethnic background influence health outcomes and should be taken into account in Medicare payment models, according to a New England Journal of Medicine 鈥淧erspective鈥 titled 鈥淪ocial Risk Factors and Equity in Medicare Payment.鈥 Read MoreFeb 8, 2017
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Pathology of septic shock
The signaling molecule IL-15 promotes septic shock, a life-threatening condition involving organ injury caused by infection. Read MoreFeb 8, 2017
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Dementia linked to diet
Some memory deficits observed in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease may be due to co-morbid illnesses 鈥 not the disease itself 鈥 and may be reversed by lifestyle changes or pharmacologic interventions. Read MoreFeb 7, 2017
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Bacterial signaling systems
菠萝视频 researchers have identified a unique example of communication between bacterial signaling systems, which may have relevance for antibiotic resistance. Read MoreFeb 3, 2017