Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 33 of 85

Masked healthcare worker in a red shirt and purple gloves uses a handheld thermometer to screen a woman wearing a colorful blouse.
March 30, 2020

VUMC’s valet attendants trade keys for thermometers

“I’m so happy to be helping make VUMC safer.”

Colorful 3D cutaway illustration of a spherical virus particle, showing coiled green genetic material inside a layered shell surrounded by blue and magenta surface proteins.
March 23, 2020

Cellular factor helps package flu genome

New insights on influenza genome packaging could guide strategies for interfering with the virus’s life cycle and ability to cause infection.

Glowing white DNA double helix against a blue background patterned with electronic circuit traces and scattered light effects.
March 12, 2020

Diagnostic testing for genetic disorders now available on site

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has opened a Clinical Genomics Laboratory to provide diagnostic testing for genetic disorders.

Hooded person holding a glowing blue, wand-like object in a dark, underwater-looking setting.
March 10, 2020

Loss of ‘Jedi’ alters neuron activity

This is not the Jedi you’re thinking of. This Jedi is a receptor that helps clear away dead neurons during development, and its loss changes the activity of dorsal root ganglia neurons, which could have implications for treating chronic pain.

Grilled steak with a pink center, one sliced piece resting in front, and a sprig of rosemary on top.
March 9, 2020

Meat intake and colorectal polyps

Red and processed meat intakes are strongly associated with increased risk of sessile serrated polyps, which are not as well studied as conventional adenomas.

Newborn baby resting in a hospital incubator with monitoring electrodes attached to the chest, while an adult’s hand gently touches the baby’s head.
March 5, 2020

Clues to lung injury in preterm babies

Jennifer Sucre and colleagues have discovered a factor that contributes to the pathological changes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, the most common complication of preterm birth.