Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 38 of 82
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February 14, 2019
Modulating stress circuits
Danny Winder and colleagues demonstrate an interaction between two signaling pathways — and its impact on the activity of neurons that respond to stress. -
February 14, 2019
Adhesion protein optimizes border
Matthew Tyska and colleagues have found that an adhesion protein plays a key role in building the intestinal brush border that is essential for absorbing nutrients. -
February 7, 2019
Black History Month inspires VUMC dermatologist Aleta Simmons’ office door makeover
Adorning the figure’s shoulders, Simmons has placed photos of friends and colleagues in her network of African-American female physicians. -
January 31, 2019
In utero antibiotics and obesity risk
Maternal antibiotic use during pregnancy was not associated with childhood obesity at age 5, according a national study led by a Vanderbilt pediatrician. -
January 31, 2019
New target for chronic kidney disease
Preventing the formation of secretory structures that promote scarring in the kidney could offer new therapeutic options for a disease that affects millions of people worldwide. -
January 31, 2019
Cell death pathway implicated in bone marrow failure
Vanderbilt investigators have linked a specific form of programmed cell death to myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of bone marrow failure.