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Vanderbilt researchers hope their new method to describe cells will be widely adopted and used to generate a 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who鈥� database of cell types. Read More

DNA replication is an extraordinarily complex multi-step process that makes copies of the body鈥檚 genetic blueprint. It is necessary for growth and essential to life. Now researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Vanderbilt University have found evidence that one of those steps may involve the telephone-like transmission of electrical signals regulated by a chemical 鈥渟witch.鈥� Read More

The protein beta-catenin may be a good target for therapies to treat lung disease that is a common complication of preterm birth. Read More

Two factors commonly used to evaluate patients with sickle cell disease are associated with each other and can predict increased mortality, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read More

Although nitrous oxide was less effective than epidural anesthesia for pain management during labor, mothers who used nitrous oxide were equally satisfied with their childbirth experience. Read More

A signaling protein overexpressed in upper gastrointestinal cancers is an attractive therapeutic target. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt University eavesdrops on gene expression in human immune system cells before and after vaccination against bird flu. Read More

Terrah Foster Akard is helping children facing serious and life-threatening illness create a digital record of their lives, and measuring the impact the practice has on their emotional wellbeing.

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have taken another step toward developing a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the major cause of life-threatening pneumonia in infants worldwide. Read More

Social risk factors including income, education and ethnic background influence health outcomes and should be taken into account in Medicare payment models, according to a New England Journal of Medicine 鈥淧erspective鈥� titled 鈥淪ocial Risk Factors and Equity in Medicare Payment.鈥� Read More

The signaling molecule IL-15 promotes septic shock, a life-threatening condition involving organ injury caused by infection. Read More

Some memory deficits observed in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease may be due to co-morbid illnesses 鈥� not the disease itself 鈥� and may be reversed by lifestyle changes or pharmacologic interventions. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a unique example of communication between bacterial signaling systems, which may have relevance for antibiotic resistance. Read More

An enzyme in macrophage immune cells may be a good target for treating chronic infections, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt have identified what may be a genetic 鈥渟moking gun鈥� for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) 鈥� a mutation in the gene for the critical neuronal protein CaMKII. Read More

As a fellow in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Bradley Richmond, M.D., saw a lot of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory lung disease caused most often by long-term exposure to cigarette smoke. Read More

Removing tonsils modestly reduced throat infections in the short term in children with moderate obstructive sleep-disordered breathing or recurrent throat infections, according to a systematic review conducted by the Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Read More

High dose flu vaccine boosts the immune response in older adults by increasing activation of certain immune cells. Read More

鈥淓pigenetic signatures鈥� in DNA may present an opportunity for prevention of or early intervention in childhood obesity. Read More

The compound MPLA is an attractive vaccine component, designed to elicit a robust immune response. Read More