Year: 2012

March 16, 2012

Colon cancer’s cellular crossroads

New information about signaling pathways involved in colorectal cancer could aid in assessing prognosis and identifying new therapeutic targets for the disease.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 15, 2012

Now it’s your turn to tell the Children’s Hospital story

By VUMC News and Communications
March 13, 2012

Portion of Pierce Avenue to be closed March 17

By VUMC News and Communications
March 13, 2012

Walk-in mammograms available at TVC

By VUMC News and Communications
March 13, 2012

Cupcake-palooza March 24 offers sweet way to support Books from Birth

By VUMC News and Communications
March 10, 2012

Urine biomarker for colon cancer?

A molecule detectable in urine may be helpful in diagnosing colon cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 9, 2012

Combo combats dizziness

Some patients may need a combo of medications to combat a condition that causes dizziness.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 9, 2012

Shyness study examines how brain adapts to stimuli

Shyness may be caused by deficits in the brain.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 7, 2012

GIVME seeking research and project proposals

By VUMC News and Communications
March 3, 2012

Reversing lipid woes in cystic fibrosis

Abnormal levels of fatty acids in the blood and tissues of patients with cystic fibrosis may be reversed by supplementation with the fatty acids DHA and EPA.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 2, 2012

‘Detangler’ binds, bends and cuts DNA

New details on the DNA-cutting activity of topoisomerase II, a target of anti-cancer drugs, could lead to better chemotherapeutic agents.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 28, 2012

Blood drives, bone marrow, tissue/organ donor registries scheduled for March

By VUMC News and Communications