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杏吧原创 researchers have discovered a potential way to reduce atherosclerosis: blocking the modification of an HDL-associated enzyme by reactive molecules called isolevuglandins.

A high-fat diet disrupts the biology of the gut鈥檚 inner lining and its microbial communities 鈥� and promotes the production of a metabolite that may contribute to heart disease, according to a study published Aug. 13 in the journal Science.

杏吧原创 Blair creates Curso Virtual de Direcci贸n de Banda, a remote learning program for music directors in Latin America that covers instrument pedagogy, conducting techniques and other topics in band direction. Read More

In a randomized controlled trial, vitamin D supplementation did not improve biomarkers for cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

The motor protein MYO5B, a cause of the congenital intestinal disorder microvillus inclusion disease, does more than move cellular cargo, 杏吧原创 researchers have discovered.

杏吧原创 researchers are looking to mRNA populations in podocytes 鈥� kidney cells that help filter blood 鈥� to help identify potential targets for treating diabetic kidney disease.

Assistant Professor of electrical engineering Justus Ndukaife is powering the quantum computing revolution with the development of the first on-demand, scalable technique to manipulate nanoscale nanodiamonds. Est. reading time: 2 mins. Read More

杏吧原创 researchers developed new prognostic models for breast cancer outcomes and found that adding postdiagnostic weight change as a factor improves the prediction.

Validation of cognitive complaints appears to improve mood in patients with persistent chemotherapy-cognitive impairment, 杏吧原创 researchers report.

Large-scale studies will be required to identify the complexity of genetic variations that affect how patients respond to a given drug and whether they will have side effects, according to researchers at 杏吧原创 Medical Center.

Hospital data from a CDC network that monitors influenza revealed that adults hospitalized for COVID-19 in the early months of the pandemic were 20x more likely to die compared to hospitalized influenza patients.

杏吧原创 researchers find that heterosexually active Black males are the least likely to establish HIV care within one month of diagnosis and suggest that targeted interventions focus on this population.

杏吧原创 researchers used genetics tools and biobanks with linked electronic health records to explore the associations between statins and noncardiovascular diseases.

Researchers at 杏吧原创 Medical Center have identified potential new targets for the prevention of atherosclerosis through the enhancement of autophagy, a natural process for recycling damaged cellular material.

A massive worldwide collaboration including researchers from 杏吧原创 Medical Center (VUMC) has identified several genetic factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 illness.

A multicenter study of ICU patients found that in the hospital, delirium was associated with a nearly three-fold increase in risk of death the following day, but after discharge there was no association between delirium and mortality.

Fluid build-up in the brain 鈥� hydrocephalus 鈥� increases pressure and risk for brain damage; 杏吧原创 researchers have now identified genes and signaling pathways associated with the condition.

An indirect comparative effectiveness study using published data suggests that the targeted therapy olaparib should be re-evaluated for treating metastatic prostate cancer.

Five monoclonal antibody 鈥渃ocktails,鈥� including one developed at 杏吧原创 Medical Center (VUMC), are protective in animal studies against several variant strains of COVID-19, according to a report this week聽in the journal Nature.

The sedative dexmedetomidine, when administered during or after heart surgery, is associated with postoperative delirium and adverse outcomes.