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Use of opioid analgesics is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for serious infections among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a 杏吧原创 study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology. Read More

The growth factor FGF1 induces the growth of new insulin-producing beta cells and may help treat type 2 diabetes. Read More

Treatment for congenital heart disease during infancy may result in cognitive and attentional deficits during adolescence and young adulthood, 杏吧原创 researchers have found. Read More

杏吧原创 investigators developed a computerized natural language processing algorithm to extract cancer stages from electronic medical records. Read More

A signaling protein that is essential for recovery from acute kidney injury works by increasing the population of tissue-repairing immune cells. Read More

杏吧原创 investigators have generated a 鈥減arts list鈥� for the molecular machinery that duplicates DNA each time a cell divides. The research has implications for cancer therapies that target components of this machinery. Read More

Two physician-scientist leaders at 杏吧原创 Medical Center were honored last week with newly created awards for helping to build and nurture 杏吧原创鈥檚 vibrant culture of clinical and translational research. Read More

An initiative promoted by the 杏吧原创 Institute of Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) offers an opportunity to reduce by more than half the time it takes to negotiate clinical trial contracts. Read More

Nursing research was on full display on Oct. 28 in Light Hall during the Research Day Poster Presentations, organized by the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Nursing Research Committee. Read More

杏吧原创 scientists are a step closer to understanding how inflammation in the body can affect mood and behavior. Read More

People with high fitness levels in midlife have significantly lower annual health care costs after age 65 than people with low fitness in midlife, after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Read More

Understanding factors, such as the receptor TLR9, that detect and defend against pathogens may lead to therapeutic approaches that promote an effective immune response to treat infections. Read More

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a four-year, $6 million grant to investigators at 杏吧原创 Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) to develop an implantable artificial kidney. Read More

Clinics with more non-physician clinicians are associated with better access for Medicaid patients and lower prices for office visits, according to a recent study. Read More

The timing of folic acid-containing prescription filling during pregnancy was associated with childhood asthma, according to a new 杏吧原创 study. Read More

杏吧原创 study adds to the mounting role for inflammatory signaling in obesity. Read More

A compound developed by researchers at 杏吧原创 can improve early symptoms and delay progression of Huntington鈥檚 disease in a mouse model of the neurodegenerative disorder. Read More

杏吧原创 Medical Center has received a $9.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to test the effectiveness of a transdermal nicotine patch in improving memory loss in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. Read More

Nearly half of all patients with malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, have a mutation in the BRAF gene found in their tumors. Mutations in the BRAF gene turn on a cancer growth switch known as the MAP kinase pathway. Read More

While 12 million Americans are enrolled in health care networks through the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 (ACA)鈥坕nsurance marketplace, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raises concerns about patient access to specialists within these insurance plans. Read More