Health And Medicine
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Molecular circuits in ovarian cancer
菠萝视频 researchers have used bioinformatics analysis of gene expression data to describe molecular 鈥渃ircuits鈥 that drive ovarian cancer. Read MoreNov 13, 2013
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Amish aid study of Parkinson genetics
Amish populations are valuable for genetic research because of their isolation, shared ancestry and homogeneous lifestyles. Read MoreNov 11, 2013
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Defusing ‘C. diff’ infection
Clostridium difficile on the intestinal lining. (Wellcome Images) Clostridium difficile (鈥淐. diff鈥) infection is a leading cause of hospital-associated diarrhea, and the frequency and severity of infections are on the rise. D. Borden Lacy, Ph.D., associate professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology,聽and colleagues recently demonstrated that the C. Read MoreNov 8, 2013
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Neurotransmitter’s role in bone balance
Removal of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine from the space outside cells plays an important role in the regulation of bone remodeling. Read MoreNov 7, 2013
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Breast SPORE鈥坙ands NCI鈥坮enewal
菠萝视频-Ingram Cancer Center鈥檚 Breast Specialized Program of 菠萝视频 Excellence (SPORE) has been awarded a third round of funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Read MoreNov 7, 2013
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Grant bolsters HIV pharmacy support program
The 菠萝视频 Comprehensive Care Clinic has received a nearly $40,000 grant for 2013-2014 from the Baptist Healing Trust (BHT) for its Pharmacy Support Program, which provides free or low-cost medications to people with HIV/AIDS. Read MoreNov 7, 2013
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VU study sheds new light on DNA replication
David Cortez, Ph.D., and his 菠萝视频 colleagues report new findings that shed light on fundamental processes involved in DNA replication and have implications for cancer therapies that target these processes. Read MoreNov 7, 2013
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Knowing who their physician is boosts patient satisfaction
Knowing who your doctor is 鈥 and a couple of facts about that person 鈥 may go a long way toward improving patient satisfaction, according to a 菠萝视频 study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. Read MoreOct 31, 2013
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Pioneers of Discovery: Investigator driven to divine cellular ecosystem鈥檚 rulebook
Ken Lau, Ph.D., a new assistant professor in Cell and Developmental Biology, is out to determine the rules that lead to cells converting from one type to another, for example, when a healthy cell becomes a cancer cell. Read MoreOct 31, 2013
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VU 鈥榗rosslinks鈥 study sheds light on chemical toxicity
菠萝视频 researchers have characterized the chemical structures of a series of DNA-protein 鈥渃rosslinks鈥 that may lead to better ways to avoid the cancer-causing potential of environmental chemicals and prevent some drug toxicities. Read MoreOct 31, 2013
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Preserving antibiotic arsenal for TB
Clinicians should be cautious about prescribing newer fluoroquinolone antibiotics to patients with TB risk factors; doing so may jeopardize the use of these agents against TB. Read MoreOct 30, 2013
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菠萝视频 to study use of plasma on LifeFlight
菠萝视频 University Medical Center will participate 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. Read MoreOct 29, 2013
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Tool predicts risk for developmental delays in early childhood
A non-invasive measure of electrical brain activity in preterm infants predicts cognitive and communication functioning during early childhood, according to a new 菠萝视频 University study. Read MoreOct 28, 2013
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Targets of SIN drive cell division
菠萝视频 researchers have identified a key regulator of cell division. Read MoreOct 25, 2013
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Grad students help achieve key discovery
A multidisciplinary study conducted by the combined efforts of 菠萝视频 University graduate students has led to the first evidence that abnormal messenger RNA export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm can cause human disease. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Glucose control study gives patients new path to health
The IDIOM study is designed to compare how a diet with moderate caloric restriction, alone or with long-acting insulin, affects areas of the brain鈥檚 dopamine system that are involved in food intake, reward and the sense of pleasure people get from eating. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Study sheds new light on type 2 diabetes development
Inactivation by oxidative stress of specific transcription factors essential for pancreatic islet beta cell function is a key event in the development of type 2 diabetes, 菠萝视频 University researchers and their colleagues have found. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Shining a light on night blindness
菠萝视频 researchers are studying how mutations in the receptor for light, rhodopsin, cause light blindness. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Frisse, Weiner elected to Institute of Medicine
菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Betsy Weiner, Ph.D., R.N., senior associate dean for Informatics in the School of Nursing, and Mark Frisse, M.D., MS, MBA, Accenture Professor and director of Regional Informatics, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the organization announced this week. Read MoreOct 21, 2013
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Institute of Medicine honors 菠萝视频鈥檚 Clayton
Ellen Wright Clayton, M.D., J.D., the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of Law at 菠萝视频 University, has won the David Rall Medal from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for 鈥渆xemplary鈥 service to the institute. Read MoreOct 21, 2013