Health And Medicine
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The first study to compare molecular landscapes of early-onset and late-onset appendiceal cancer has revealed distinct non-silent mutations in the tumors of younger patients, setting the stage for the development of potential therapeutic advances.
Dec 17, 2020
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A team of Vanderbilt investigators has discovered that blocking a certain signaling pathway boosts antitumor immunity and reduces tumor growth and metastasis in models of breast cancer and melanoma.
Dec 17, 2020
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This spring in the U.S., there were widespread delays in elective health care procedures and screenings.
Dec 17, 2020
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Women diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer have a greater risk of dying from the disease depending upon their county of residence, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology.
Nov 23, 2020
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming to spare younger children.聽
Nov 18, 2020
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A new therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer that has been granted fast track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being tested in a phase 3 clinical trial at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
Nov 18, 2020
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Younger parents were much less likely than older parents to say they planned to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19.
Nov 16, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new molecular partner 鈥 and potential therapeutic target 鈥 in a signaling axis that drives lung cancer.
Nov 12, 2020
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A new study from Vanderbilt epidemiologists suggests that it鈥檚 time to reconsider clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer in older women.
Nov 12, 2020
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A new study sheds light on how molecular subsets within the tumors of kidney cancer patients determine treatment outcomes and underscores the importance of personalized medicine in making therapy decisions.
Nov 10, 2020
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Findings from a national study published Nov. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 鈥渄o not support鈥 the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the report concludes.
Nov 9, 2020
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Jerri Rook is awarded the Alzheimer鈥檚 Drug Discovery Foundation鈥檚 prestigious Melvin R. Goodes prize
Behavioral and systems neuropharmacologist Jerri Rook is recognized by the Alzheimer鈥檚 Drug Discovery Foundation with the Goodes Prize to continue her work in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease research. Read MoreNov 2, 2020
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Vanderbilt University anti-inflammatory therapy licensed to Amytrx is now in clinical trials for eczema treatment
Jacek Hawiger鈥檚 anti-inflammatory peptide therapy, licensed by Amytrx and now in clinical trials, has the potential to safely and effectively treat a multitude of inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Read MoreOct 27, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers make counterintuitive discoveries about immune-like characteristics of cells, chemotherapy鈥檚 impact on tissue growth
Biologists reveal that tissue perturbations by chemotherapy agents promote stem cell expansion and that fibroblast cells exhibit unexpected, immune-like behavior. Read MoreOct 15, 2020
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Two prototype devices could refine thrombectomy through sensory augmentation.
Oct 14, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers develop publicly available COVID-19 animal susceptibility prediction tool; suggests increased risk to horses
All-remote collaboration results in free animal susceptibility tool to help prioritize research and closer examination of at-risk species. Read MoreOct 6, 2020
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Nominations for the 2021 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science are now being accepted. The nomination deadline is Dec. 11.
Oct 5, 2020
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified antibodies that, in animals, block infection by alphaviruses, which can cause chronic and debilitating joint pain and arthritis and are an increasing global health concern.
Sep 20, 2020
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a one-year, $34-million grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a nationwide study of 鈥渃onvalescent plasma鈥 as a treatment for COVID-19.
Sep 20, 2020
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A small-molecule 鈥渟cavenger鈥 that reduces inflammation and formation of atherosclerotic plaque in blood vessels in mice potentially could lead to a new approach for treating atherosclerosis in humans, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Sep 20, 2020