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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced it will provide $157 million in awards to launch a multi-center, seven-year initiative that will investigate how exposure to environmental factors in early development 鈥� from conception through early childhood 鈥� influences the health of children and adolescents. Read More

For breast cancer prevention, a new study provides evidence for lifestyle modification to reduce weight gain in adults. Read More

New discoveries will guide efforts to develop vaccines or antiviral agents for norovirus, the most common cause of infectious diarrhea. Read More

Too much dietary zinc increases susceptibility to infection by Clostridium difficile 鈥� 鈥淐. diff鈥� 鈥� the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections. Read More

Traditional healers in sub-Saharan have a high rate of exposure to blood, putting them at risk for HIV and hepatitis C. Read More

The bacterium Helicobacter pylori has been linked to anemia and may be contributing to the incidence and severity of anemia worldwide. Read More

Emerging viral infections like Zika keep popping up around the world in such quick succession that medicine is having a hard time keeping up. It can take 15 years and more than a billion dollars to bring a new drug to market. Read More

How many heart transplant programs do we really need? That was a question posed by a group of investigators, including 菠萝视频 University Medical Center鈥檚 Ashish Shah, M.D., in a novel study that used a computerized algorithm to highlight the value of high-volume transplant centers with corresponding improved outcomes. Read More

菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center have discovered a key mechanism that explains how compounds they鈥檙e developing can suppress schizophrenia-like symptoms without side effects in mice. Read More

A research team led by structural biologists from 菠萝视频 University has come up with the first detailed molecular explanation for a factor that may contribute to the so-called cystic fibrosis (CF) 鈥済ender gap.鈥� Read More

Modulation of T cell metabolism thus may represent a new therapeutic avenue for leukemia patients. Read More

High levels of blood markers for vascular endothelial dysfunction were associated with longer periods of confusion in ICU patients, 菠萝视频 researchers have discovered. Read More

菠萝视频 researchers developed a new algorithm to find clinically targetable gene rearrangements in cancers. Read More

A multi-center research team including scientists from the 菠萝视频 Vaccine Center has come up with a clever 鈥淭rojan Horse鈥� strategy for thwarting the highly lethal Ebola virus. Read More

A protein called Gremlin 2 controls the extent of inflammation after heart attack and may be a good therapeutic target. Read More

William Tansey, Ph.D., professor of Cell Development and Biology and Ingram Professor of Cancer 菠萝视频, has been awarded a two-year, $250,000 grant from Alex鈥檚 Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) to study malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRTs). Read More

A consortium led by 菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers has received funding as it makes plans for a multicenter trial that could determine whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) slows the progression of Parkinson鈥檚 disease in early-stage patients. Read More

菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center and 菠萝视频 University have received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support research to restore vision through regeneration of the retina. Read More

The sphere-forming frequency of neuroblastoma cells is a measure of their proliferative capacity and could help guide treatment strategies for neuroblastoma. Read More

Increased activity of the 鈥渇ight or flight鈥� nervous system contributes to obesity-associated hypertension and may be a good therapeutic target for the disease. Read More