Releases
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A mysterious inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 infection and first identified in children also occurs in adults, 杏吧原创 researchers report.
Jun 17, 2021
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杏吧原创 researcher finds that Supreme Court ban on race-conscious college admissions would restrict the pipeline of future leaders
Affirmative action admissions policies admit diverse students, who are then recruited to elite professions and C-suite leadership, according to new research by law and economics professor Joni Hersch. Read MoreJun 10, 2021
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Heat therapy could offer a novel nonpharmacologic approach for treating the overnight hypertension that affects patients with autonomic failure.
May 25, 2021
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A white blood cell, the TREM2/APOE/C1Q-positive macrophage, has been identified as a potential biomarker to predict recurrence of the most common type of kidney cancer and as a possible target for drug development.
May 24, 2021
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杏吧原创 Vaccine Center researchers have isolated monoclonal antibodies against hantaviruses, an emerging source of human disease with pandemic potential.
May 24, 2021
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杏吧原创 neonatology team pinpoints signaling pathways involved in the progressive lung fibrosis that occurs in rare genetic diseases.
May 20, 2021
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杏吧原创 researchers dissected the complex microenvironment of the pancreatic islet to discover the signals that drive beta cell regeneration 鈥 as a possible treatment for diabetes.
May 20, 2021
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Ask an Expert: Why is it important for women to seek preventative care during the pandemic?
杏吧原创 School of Nursing assistant professor of nursing Melissa Davis discusses why it is important for women to seek preventative care during the pandemic. Read MoreMay 14, 2021
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People with a high polygenic risk score for colorectal cancer could benefit more at preventing the disease by leading healthy lifestyles than those at lower genetic risk, according to a study by 杏吧原创 researchers published in the April issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
May 13, 2021
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杏吧原创 Divinity School to host screening of ‘Far East Deep South’
杏吧原创 Divinity School will host the third part of a series exploring the realities of the Asian and Asian American diaspora on May 12 the with a 6 p.m. CT film screening and talkback about the documentary film "Far East Deep South." Read MoreMay 12, 2021
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Cancer specialists at 杏吧原创 Medical Center, in partnership with biochemists and structural biologists across the 杏吧原创 campus, are taking 鈥減ersonalized鈥 cancer therapy to a new level.
May 8, 2021
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Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of 杏吧原创 researchers has discovered that cancer cells themselves are not the culprit, upending models of cancer metabolism that have been developed and refined over the last 100 years.
May 8, 2021
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The 杏吧原创 Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) has been awarded a major federal grant to lead a national trial of treatments targeting the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
May 6, 2021
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A protein implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis prevents the activation of an innate immune response that leads to cell death, 杏吧原创 researchers have discovered.
May 6, 2021
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Vasorelaxing peptides could offer a promising therapeutic strategy for reducing the neurological deficits caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced cerebral blood vessel constriction.
May 4, 2021
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Voluntary data sharing across a region鈥檚 health systems and ambulatory care practices is important for measuring and improving health care quality and safety, 杏吧原创 researchers report.
May 3, 2021
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杏吧原创 researcher explains Pizzly bear hybrid species
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Larisa DeSantis discusses pizzly bears (grizzy + polar bear hybrid species)! Read MoreApr 20, 2021
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Using primary cells from patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, 杏吧原创 researchers found synergistic inhibition of cell viability and proliferation, suggesting a new treatment strategy.
Apr 20, 2021
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杏吧原创 Medical Center (VUMC) has been named Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for a nationwide platform of studies aimed at 鈥渞epurposing鈥 existing drugs to treat mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19.
Apr 19, 2021
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A switch to paper forms during the COVID-19 pandemic might have hobbled research, but using software with a novel user interface made it possible to accurately extract information from scanned forms.
Apr 19, 2021