Health And Medicine
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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
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Cancer survival improvements vary by age, race
Improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment have led to longer survival for most cancer patients in the United States. However, the improvement in survival was substantially greater among younger patients and those who are white in most of the cancers studied, according to new research by 菠萝视频 University investigators. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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菠萝视频 to study use of plasma on LifeFlight, extends trial to Rutherford County base
菠萝视频 University Medical Center is participating in a national trial to see if outcomes for critically injured patients with uncontrolled bleeding can be improved by administering plasma to these patients while in flight to the hospital. Randomized patients who are at risk of hemorrhaging could receive… Read MoreFeb 25, 2015
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Antibiotics with anticancer potential
A series of experimental antibiotics may be a good starting point for developing new anticancer drugs. Read MoreFeb 25, 2015
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Contributors to coronavirus ‘fitness’
Understanding the role that host membrane modification plays in coronavirus replication is essential for developing novel approaches to block the viruses that cause SARS and MERS. Read MoreFeb 24, 2015
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Tiny model of diabetes
菠萝视频 University researchers have created a zebrafish model of skeletal muscle insulin resistance that could help improve diabetes treatment. Read MoreFeb 20, 2015
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‘Stretched’ cells promote cancer
Mechanical stress appears to be a critical factor in activating normal tissue-associated fibroblasts to generate cancer-associated fibroblasts. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015
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Vitamin D found to have no impact on blood pressure
Despite prior epidemiologic and experimental data to the contrary, new research shows that vitamin D supplementation does not reduce blood pressure in individuals with prehypertension or stage I hypertension and vitamin D deficiency. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015
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Study sheds light on a 鈥榞uardian鈥 protein of brain function
Mitochondria not only are the cell鈥檚 main power producers, they are also the chief cooks and bottle washers. Read MoreFeb 19, 2015
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Grant spurs schizophrenia research
菠萝视频 University is partnering with the William K. Warren Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on research aimed at improving the treatment of schizophrenia and other forms of serious mental illness. Read MoreFeb 12, 2015
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Hazy definition may hamper catatonia care
Catatonia, a syndrome characterized by muscular rigidity and a trance-like mental stupor, can at times manifest with great excitement and confusion. And while it is often associated with schizophrenia, it can present in patients with either medical or psychiatric conditions. For this reason, the condition has often confused clinicians. Read MoreFeb 12, 2015