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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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

For colorectal surgery patients at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center, the introduction last summer of a new patient care protocol, which includes intensive follow-up by anesthesiologists in the hospital, has led to an average 25 percent reduction in hospital length of stay after surgery 鈥� from four days to three 鈥� and 90 percent reduction in the use of opioids to treat post-operative pain. Read More

As health care organizations implement new strategies to improve quality and reduce costs, a physician researcher at VUMC is setting out to identify whether there could be unintended effects. Read More

With support from a three-year, $2 million research grant from Patient-Centered Outcomes 菠萝视频 Institute (PCORI), 菠萝视频 University Medical Center and the American Heart Association are teaming up to study heart failure care in the Emergency Department. Read More

With the help of a computer program called 鈥淩osetta,鈥� researchers at 菠萝视频 University have 鈥渞edesigned鈥� an antibody that has increased potency and can neutralize more strains of the AIDS-causing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than can any known natural antibody. Read More

In an especially underserved region of western Kenya, expectant mothers requiring cesarean section are the focus of a new $2.6 million grant to 菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC), Kenya鈥檚 AIC Kijabe Hospital and the Kenya-based Center for Public Health and Development. Read More

Using probiotics may help alleviate the symptoms of allergic rhinitis (AR), also known as seasonal or perennial allergies, according to a 菠萝视频 study that reviewed 23 previous trials. Read More

The 菠萝视频-based Mid-South Clinical Data 菠萝视频 Network (CDRN) is among seven CDRNs that will collaboratively mount a three-year, $14 million randomized clinical trial to determine the best daily dose of aspirin for preventing heart attacks and strokes among people living with heart disease. Read More

The enzyme alkaline phosphatase may provide a new therapeutic option for women at high risk of pregnancy complications due to bacterial toxin exposure. Read More

The NetGestalt computing portal integrates vast amounts of data to aid users in finding biologically and clinically relevant information. Read More

A metabolic change in adult stem cells makes them less 鈥渇it鈥� for regenerative heart therapies, suggesting that strategies to prevent this response may boost the therapeutic usefulness of the cells. Read More

Valerie Malyvanh Jansen, M.D., Ph.D., a third-year medical oncology fellow, recently received several national awards and grants, as well as a 菠萝视频-Ingram Cancer Center fellowship, in recognition of her translational cancer research. Read More

A novel mechanism could point to new therapies for a group of inherited diseases that share pathological features. Read More

A research team at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center has been approved for a $2.7 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes 菠萝视频 Institute (PCORI) to study idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS), a rare condition that inexplicably causes middle-aged women to struggle to breathe. Read More

Surgically treating 鈥渢ongue tie鈥� in infants may be associated with improved breast-feeding and reduced nipple pain, as reported by mothers, but much more research is needed on best practices for treating the condition, according to a newly published systematic review. Read More