Leigh MacMillan
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May 4, 2021
New strategy to treat brain bleeding
Vasorelaxing peptides could offer a promising therapeutic strategy for reducing the neurological deficits caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced cerebral blood vessel constriction. -
April 29, 2021
A compound to counteract aging?
A compound that increases lifespan in yeast is offering clues to pharmacological approaches that might slow the aging process and improve health. -
April 20, 2021
New therapeutic strategy for leukemia syndrome
Using primary cells from patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, Vanderbilt researchers found synergistic inhibition of cell viability and proliferation, suggesting a new treatment strategy. -
April 15, 2021
Arrhythmia culprit: supertrafficking ion channel
Charles Sanders, PhD, and colleagues show how a “supertrafficking” mutant potassium channel contributes to heart rhythm abnormalities. -
April 7, 2021
Study revises understanding of cancer metabolism
Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered that cancer cells themselves are not the culprit, upending models of cancer metabolism that have been developed and refined over the last 100 years. -
April 1, 2021
Breast cancer cells ‘steal’ nutrients from immune cells: study
Triple-negative breast cancer cells engage in a “glutamine steal” — outcompeting T cells for the nutrient glutamine and impairing their ability to kill tumor cells, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.