Bill Snyder

September 27, 2018

Clinic helps adults clarify true status of penicillin allergy

By Bill Snyder
September 27, 2018

Innovative strategies crucial in opioid epidemic response

Reining in the nation’s opioid epidemic will require diverse and innovative strategies ranging from drug discovery to “policy translation,” according to speakers at a recent Vanderbilt Faculty Cutting-edge Discovery Lecture.

By Bill Snyder
September 14, 2018

New histoplasmosis risk map

The new mapping approach, called suitability score mapping, should improve public health assessments and interventions for geographic-specific infections.

By Bill Snyder
September 13, 2018

Research reveals link between immunity, diabetes

When it comes to diet-induced obesity, your immune system is not always your friend.

By Bill Snyder
September 6, 2018

Discovery Lecture to focus on nation’s opioid epidemic

Innovative strategies for addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic and its consequences will be discussed during a Cutting-edge Discovery Lecture on Sept. 13. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in room 208 Light Hall.

By Bill Snyder
September 6, 2018

Biomedical sciences journey starts from Simple Beginnings

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine welcomed 112 new doctoral students on Aug. 31 during the ninth annual Simple Beginnings ceremony in a Light Hall lecture room filled with family members and other well-wishers.

By Bill Snyder
September 6, 2018

VUMC information guru Evans retires with fanfare

Information is the lifeblood of health care behemoths like Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Without a technically superb and user-friendly system that provides a rapid and reliable flow of data, clinical operations will grind to a halt.
By Bill Snyder
September 6, 2018

Team’s findings could spur new treatments for type 2 diabetes

An international research team including scientists from Vanderbilt University has discovered how the diabetes drug metformin blocks glucose production by the liver. The discovery, reported Aug. 27 in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead to development of new ways to treat type 2 diabetes.
By Bill Snyder
August 30, 2018

Energetic gene switch

New findings link flux through glycolysis, which produces cellular energy, with transcription and gene expression via histone modification.
By Bill Snyder
August 30, 2018

Team isolates antibodies that neutralize GI bug norovirus

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated the first human monoclonal antibodies that can neutralize norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastrointestinal illness in the world.
By Bill Snyder
August 23, 2018

Clue to treating obesity found in body’s ‘rheostat’

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan have discovered a critical factor in the rheostatic control of body weight by the brain.
By Bill Snyder
August 23, 2018

New award honors research by graduate students

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has established a new award to recognize and support outstanding graduate students who have distinguished themselves through the excellence, significance and scientific rigor of their work.
By Bill Snyder
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