Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 24 of 84
-
July 27, 2021
Prediction models for breast cancer
Vanderbilt researchers developed new prognostic models for breast cancer outcomes and found that adding postdiagnostic weight change as a factor improves the prediction. -
July 22, 2021
Researchers discover that protein switches functions to regulate DNA replication
Vanderbilt biochemists have discovered what the DNA damage response protein RADX does — and how it does it. -
July 12, 2021
Probing statin-associated diseases with genetics
Vanderbilt researchers used genetics tools and biobanks with linked electronic health records to explore the associations between statins and noncardiovascular diseases. -
July 8, 2021
Genetics of hydrocephalus
Fluid build-up in the brain — hydrocephalus — increases pressure and risk for brain damage; Vanderbilt researchers have now identified genes and signaling pathways associated with the condition. -
June 22, 2021
Treating metastatic prostate cancer
An indirect comparative effectiveness study using published data suggests that the targeted therapy olaparib should be re-evaluated for treating metastatic prostate cancer. -
May 25, 2021
Heat for hypertension in autonomic failure
Heat therapy could offer a novel nonpharmacologic approach for treating the overnight hypertension that affects patients with autonomic failure.