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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

菠萝视频 investigators have demonstrated that a certain protein complex drives tumor progression in aggressive breast cancers. Read More

A protein that plays a powerful role in learning and memory may be a key to improving treatment of a rare autism spectrum disorder called Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS), a new study suggests. Read More

When Tom Daniel, M.D., joined the 菠萝视频 University faculty in December 1986, Stanley Cohen, Ph.D., had just been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of epidermal growth factor (EGF). Read More

菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC) has received a five-year, $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the 菠萝视频 Emergency Care 菠萝视频 Training Program. Read More

Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome who received growth hormone treatment had cognitive advantages compared to untreated patients. Read More

菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC) has received an $11 million program project renewal grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the genetics and underlying biological mechanisms that lead to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Read More

菠萝视频 in the 菠萝视频 Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (VCNDD) aimed at developing innovative new treatments for schizophrenia just received a powerful assist from The William K. Warren Foundation. Read More

A peptide molecule relaxes airway smooth muscle and may be a potential therapeutic for asthma that has become resistant to standard therapies. Read More

菠萝视频 researchers have discovered that regulation of cell volume plays a role in nerve degeneration and peripheral neuropathies. Read More

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a major renewal grant to continue the National 菠萝视频 Resource for Imaging Mass Spectrometry at 菠萝视频 University School of Medicine. Read More

Increasing expression of a transcription factor called KLF2 can promote immunological self-tolerance and 鈥渢une down鈥� autoimmunity, researchers at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center reported recently. Read More

Using an antibody generated at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center that neutralizes the Ebola virus, researchers at the Scripps 菠萝视频 Institute in La Jolla, California, have determined the structure of a 鈥渄ecoy鈥� protein that may enable the virus to evade detection by the immune system. Read More

菠萝视频 researchers have discovered a novel model of evolution for factors that control gene expression. Read More

Hypoxia (lack of enough oxygen) is bad for the body as a whole, but in the neighborhood where infection-fighting antibodies arise, may be important for keeping proper order. Read More

Terunaga Nakagawa, with colleagues from Japan and Oxford University in England, has discovered the bridgelike molecular structure of a mysterious glutamate receptor. Read More