Health And Medicine
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NSF award goes to Fisk geneticist following VU post-doc training
The partnership with Fisk through the Fisk-菠萝视频 Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program and other avenues, 鈥減resents us with an opportunity to see the results of our efforts impact an under-served community." Read MoreJul 7, 2015
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Healthy diet linked to lower death rates among low-income residents in Southeastern U.S.
A low-fat diet rich in plants, whole grains and seafood, and low in red and processed meats, sweets and sugary drinks was linked with a lower risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, cancer or other diseases among a population of low-income, mostly African American individuals living in the Southeast. Read MoreJun 29, 2015
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VUMC, Meharry and State Health Department receive NIH grant to establish AIDS research center
菠萝视频 University has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Tennessee Center for AIDS 菠萝视频 with Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Department of Health. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Daniels receives research grant from Knights Templar Eye Foundation to study retinoblastoma treatment
菠萝视频 investigator Anthony Daniels has received a grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation to develop new, safe and effective treatments for retinoblastoma, the most common ocular cancer in children. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Grant to spur study of ‘brown fat’s’ metabolic mysteries
菠萝视频 researchers have received a $2.15 million grant to study the amount and activity of 鈥渂rown fat鈥 in adults, with the aim of understanding its role in metabolic disease and identifying new therapeutic targets. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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VEI receives grant from 菠萝视频 to Prevent Blindness for research and education
The 菠萝视频 Eye Institute recently received a grant for $115,000 from 菠萝视频 to Prevent Blindness, placing the total award amount for unrestricted grants from the organization at $860,000. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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菠萝视频 study on spinal cord injuries will guide interventions
Traumatic spinal cord injuries are increasing with the population, and incidence is higher in older patients, according to a 菠萝视频 study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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MVA study shows benefits of pharmacy care in diabetes treatment
Underserved patients with sub-optimally controlled type 2 diabetes who were cared for by pharmacists were more adherent to their medication regimen and had better blood sugar control than those who did not have a pharmacist in their care team. Read MoreJun 18, 2015
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New nanoparticle enhances success rate of coronary artery bypass grafts
A team of 菠萝视频 University Medical Center surgeons and biomedical engineers has developed a nanoparticle delivery system that may significantly improve the success rate of coronary artery bypass grafts. Read MoreJun 18, 2015
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菠萝视频-led study finds significant drop in new prostate cancer diagnoses
A new study led by 菠萝视频 University Medical Center investigators found new diagnoses of prostate cancer in the U.S. declined 28 percent in the year following the draft recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force against routine PSA screening for men. Read MoreJun 18, 2015
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Lit up COX-2 cancer probe
A new imaging probe developed by 菠萝视频 investigators enhances tumor visibility and has broad applications in diagnosing and monitoring patients with cancer. Read MoreJun 17, 2015
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A view of brain function in disease
菠萝视频 investigators report the first use of a specialized type of MRI to study the hippocampus in patients with schizophrenia. Read MoreJun 16, 2015
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New strategy to combat HIV
Inhibitors of the enzyme phospholipase D1 suppress the replication of HIV-1, 菠萝视频 investigators have discovered. Read MoreJun 12, 2015
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A “CRISPR” way to study disease
Using revolutionary CRISPR technology, 菠萝视频 investigators have developed a fast and simple method to simultaneously turn off multiple genes in order to study complex diseases. Read MoreJun 11, 2015
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Study:鈥圵hy one kidney can work as well as two
菠萝视频 University researchers have come closer to solving a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than a century: after the loss of one kidney, what causes the growth of the remaining kidney to take up the slack? Read MoreJun 11, 2015
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Study suggests improvements for 鈥榗are transitions鈥 in hospitals
Special care needs to be taken during patient transfers within hospitals, according to a study by a researcher from Owen Graduate School of Management at 菠萝视频. Read MoreJun 8, 2015
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Study identifies C. diff toxin receptor, suggests new treatment approaches
菠萝视频 University investigators have identified a cellular receptor for a toxin from Clostridium difficile (鈥淐. diff鈥) 鈥 the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in the United States. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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Dalley鈥檚 contributions to anatomical sciences recognized
Arthur Dalley, Ph.D., professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at 菠萝视频, recently received the highest education award for human anatomy education in the anatomical sciences during the 2015 Experimental Biology meeting in Boston. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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Study highlights need for orthopaedic surgeons to use caution when prescribing opioid pain medications
A 菠萝视频 physician researcher is highlighting that orthopaedic surgeons are among the highest prescribers of opioid pain medicine in the United States and calling on practitioners to exercise caution when prescribing the potentially addictive pain medicine. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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菠萝视频 at U.S. academic medical centers faces threats to sustainable support
Unstable federal research funding and reductions in health care revenue for academic medical centers threatens to undermine the nation鈥檚 biomedical research enterprise, and in turn clinical medicine, which the nation needs now more than ever. Read MoreMay 28, 2015