Health And Medicine
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Study team uses metabolomics to study longevity
The keys to longevity have been a source of curiosity and the basis of many research studies for years, yet the mechanisms underlying a person鈥檚 ability to live a long life are still not fully understood. Read MoreApr 30, 2015
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VICC鈥坈ancer research efforts in spotlight at AACR conference
Adding an investigational drug to an already approved estrogen blocking therapy appears to be safe and provided clinical benefit for some postmenopausal women with estrogen-positive breast cancer. Read MoreApr 30, 2015
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Team tracks how kidney responds to blood pressure meds
Changes in the kidney can limit the blood pressure-lowering effects of thiazide diuretics, a new study reports. Read MoreApr 30, 2015
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Babies born with drug withdrawal symptoms on rise
The number of infants born in the United States with drug withdrawal symptoms, also known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), nearly doubled in a four-year period. Read MoreApr 30, 2015
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VU鈥坱eam explores new cholesterol processing pathway
A zebrafish model of a rare genetic disease has revealed an unexpected regulatory pathway for cholesterol absorption and processing. Read MoreApr 23, 2015
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Study reveals biomarker of post-injury spinal cord function
菠萝视频 University researchers have demonstrated, for the first time in a primate model, that injury disrupts neural signaling in the spinal cord and that these changes can be measured non-invasively with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Read MoreApr 23, 2015
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Best hospital depends on cancer type
Best hospital rankings for cancer do not take into account the fact that cancer reflects many different diseases. Read MoreApr 22, 2015
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Boosting beta cells in diabetes
New findings suggest that it might be possible to treat diabetes by regenerating insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Read MoreApr 20, 2015
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Stuffed animals bring bacteria to OR
Stuffed animals that pediatric patients bring to the operating room are a reservoir of bacteria that can be effectively sterilized in a household washer/dryer the day before surgery. Read MoreApr 17, 2015
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Surprising finding in the kidney
TGF-beta signaling in the kidney was thought to be a target for reducing renal fibrosis, but 菠萝视频 researchers report that fibrosis still occurs in the absence of TGF-beta signaling. Read MoreApr 16, 2015
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Study shows statin use improves renal cell cancer survival
A new study led by 菠萝视频 University investigators found that patients being treated with statins at the time of surgery for kidney cancer, also known as renal cell carcinoma, had improved overall survival and disease-specific survival. Read MoreApr 16, 2015
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VU team鈥檚 cattle research may yield lung disease clues
菠萝视频 University researchers have found a genetic mutation that causes pulmonary hypertension in cattle grazed at high altitude, and which leads to a life-threatening condition called brisket disease. Read MoreApr 15, 2015
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Remembering Levi Watkins Jr.
Andre Churchwell, M.D., George Hill, Ph.D., Kevin Johnson, M.D., and John Tarpley, M.D., reflect on the life and legacy of Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. Read MoreApr 13, 2015
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菠萝视频 study finds babies exposed to narcotic pain relievers more likely to experience drug withdrawal syndrome
Legally prescribed narcotics taken during pregnancy can lead to neonatal abstinence syndrome, especially in combination with tobacco or SSRIs. Read MoreApr 13, 2015
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VUSM鈥坰tudent lands fellowship to study ethics and discipline
Kelly Wolenberg, a third-year medical student at the 菠萝视频 University School of Medicine, has been named to take part in the 2015 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). Read MoreApr 9, 2015
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VU joins national effort to speed Ebola therapy testing
菠萝视频 University researchers have joined a multi-center effort led by Pennsylvania-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. to accelerate development of potential antibody therapies against the often-lethal Ebola virus. Read MoreApr 8, 2015
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Micelle “packets” deliver cancer drugs
菠萝视频 researchers designed micelle 鈥減ackets鈥 to selectively deliver anti-cancer drugs to breast cancer cells. Read MoreApr 8, 2015
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New player in heart cell growth
菠萝视频 researchers have identified a new protein involved in heart cell growth, which could improve understanding of pathologic cardiac hypertrophy. Read MoreApr 6, 2015
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Cancer signaling pathway blocker
菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 University have discovered a new way to inhibit Hedgehog (Hh) signaling, an important regulatory pathway for vertebrate development 鈥 and cancer. Read MoreApr 3, 2015
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Gene variant, environment can boost RSV severity
A particular genetic mutation combined with an urban environment increases the risk of severe disease in children infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an international team of investigators has found. Read MoreApr 2, 2015