Mental health treatment is often out of reach. A person-centered approach to reducing loneliness that helps people engage with others might be more feasible.

Kindlins regulate cell signaling during the formation of ureteric buds, a key step in the development of the kidneys’ urine collection system.

Six clinical departments and two basic science departments at VUSM ranked in the top 10 among medical school departments nationwide in fiscal year 2025.  

CT scans of 37 Egyptian mummies found strong correlations between oral disease and calcified blood vessels, offering new evidence that the link between dental and cardiovascular health spans 4,000 years of human history.

Treatment options are limited for the more than 500,000 people in the U.S. who are diagnosed annually with C. diff infections, but researchers are working on potential vaccines, therapeutic antibodies and — most recently — nanobodies, to prevent and treat C. diff infections.

There currently are no approved treatments or vaccines to protect against the infection, which can cause internal bleeding, organ failure, and in roughly 50% of cases, death.