Health And Medicine
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菠萝视频Match adds new clinical trials feature
Patients seeking to participate in clinical trials have a new option in online tools for finding studies that might offer hope for their problem or condition. Read MoreMar 26, 2015
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Discovery Lecturer O鈥橰ahilly to explore obesity, insulin resistance
Sir Stephen O鈥橰ahilly, M.D., an expert in metabolic and endocrine diseases, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 2. Read MoreMar 26, 2015
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Nominations for 菠萝视频 Prize Scholar sought
Nominations for this year鈥檚 菠萝视频 Prize Scholar are now being accepted. The deadline is April 24. Read MoreMar 26, 2015
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New systems biology method may help improve vaccine evaluation
菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 University have found a new way to 鈥渄issect鈥 the human immune response following influenza vaccination. Read MoreMar 23, 2015
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Streptococcus virulence involves three-step plasminogen binding
菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 have shown for the first time how a component of streptococci A and C bacteria helps spread the virus so rapidly through the body. Read MoreMar 20, 2015
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Multi-sensory processing model explores autism, schizophrenia
There is growing evidence that disorders such as autism and schizophrenia involve deficits in what is called 鈥渕ulti-sensory processing,鈥 the ability of the brain to properly integrate information coming in through the eyes, ears and other senses. Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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Smith selected as next editor of Journal of Urology
Joseph Smith, M.D. Joseph Smith Jr., M.D., professor of Urologic Surgery at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center, was recently named the next editor of The Journal of Urology. Smith, the William L. Bray Professor of Urology, was selected for the role by the American Urological Association Board of… Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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VUSM student earns HIV/AIDS fellowship
Third-year 菠萝视频 University School of Medicine student Ishan Asokan has been selected as an inaugural member of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Fellowship for students addressing HIV/AIDS and health disparities. Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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New research group oversees studies in advanced heart failure
菠萝视频鈥檚 Department of Cardiac Surgery has developed an Advanced Heart Failure Clinical and Translational 菠萝视频 Group that serves as a central research resource for advanced heart failure surgeons and cardiologists. Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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Skaar elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Eric Skaar, Ph.D., MPH Eric Skaar, Ph.D., MPH, the Ernest W. Goodpasture Professor of Pathology, has been elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. Skaar is one of seven current 菠萝视频 faculty members who are AAM fellows. The 2,400-member academy is an… Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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Infection, Immunology Symposium set for April 10 at Student Life Center
The 菠萝视频 Symposium on Infection and Immunology will be held Friday, April 10, at the Student Life Center. Registration deadline is April 1. Keynote speakers and their topics are: Raul Andino, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, 鈥淩NA virus population dynamics and the mechanisms of replication and adaptation;鈥 Adrian Erlebacher,… Read MoreMar 19, 2015
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菠萝视频 team first to blend high-end imaging techniques
菠萝视频 University researchers have achieved the first 鈥渋mage fusion鈥 of mass spectrometry and microscopy 鈥 a technical tour de force that could, among other things, dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Read MoreMar 5, 2015
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Grant to boost head and neck lymphedema research
菠萝视频 University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial 菠萝视频 to establish a valid, clinically useful measurement battery for head and neck lymphedema and fibrosis (LEF). Read MoreMar 5, 2015
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Moses, Shyr named to Institute of Medicine鈥坈ancer therapies panel
Two 菠萝视频-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) leaders have been named to a panel of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to help shape national policies on the use of biomarkers for targeted cancer therapies. Read MoreMar 5, 2015
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Academic Pediatric Association honors VUMC鈥檚 Ruiz
Rachel Ruiz, M.D., a second-year resident in Pediatrics at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center, has been named an Academic Pediatric Association (APA) New Century Scholar. Read MoreMar 5, 2015
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Study reveals salt鈥檚 role in infection control
菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 University and in Germany have found that sodium 鈥 salt 鈥 accumulates in the skin and tissue in humans and mice to help control infection. Read MoreMar 5, 2015
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Zanic鈥檚 journey to the lab followed winding path
It鈥檚 roughly 5,000 miles from Croatia to Tennessee as the crow flies. Read MoreMar 5, 2015
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VU study finds peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases
If you鈥檙e looking for a simple way to lower your risk of dying from a heart attack, consider going nuts. Read MoreMar 2, 2015
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Studies show human antibodies can fight lethal Marburg virus
菠萝视频ers at 菠萝视频 University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The Scripps 菠萝视频 Institute for the first time have shown how human antibodies can neutralize the Marburg virus, a close cousin to Ebola. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Respiratory viruses are main childhood pneumonia culprit: Study
Respiratory viruses, not bacterial infections, are the most commonly detected causes of community-acquired pneumonia in children, according to new research released Feb. 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015