Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 58 of 85

Black-and-white sketched portrait of Ingeborg Hochmair, Ph.D.
October 1, 2015

Hochmair set for next Discovery Lecture

The co-creator of the world’s first microelectronic multi-channel cochlear implant — a device that provides sound signals to the brain in deaf individuals — will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
Stylized 3D visualization of a glowing purple synapse, with two bulbous nerve endings separated by a bright gap and surrounded by smaller synaptic structures.
September 18, 2015

Nerve cell remodelers

Vanderbilt investigators have defined a gene expression program that controls the timing of synaptic remodeling – a process that is critical to brain development, learning and memory.

By Leigh MacMillan
Gray-haired man with glasses and a beard stands at a lectern, speaking into a microphone in front of a dark screen and brick wall.
September 17, 2015

Discovery Lecture explores health care cost controls

“There’s no magic bullet” to control rising health care costs in the United States, health law expert Timothy Jost, J.D., said during last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
Cropped view of a person’s bare abdomen above blue jeans, with both hands gripping the sides of the belly against a white background.
September 8, 2015

Immune cells and obesity

Understanding how macrophage immune cells accumulate in fat tissue and contribute to the pathology of obesity could lead to the development of novel therapeutics for metabolic disorders.

By Leigh MacMillan
Stack of vitamin C tablets beside whole and halved oranges with green leaves on a white background.
September 4, 2015

Vitamin C protects blood vessel lining

Dietary vitamin C may maintain healthy blood vessels in patients with inflammatory diseases.

By Leigh MacMillan
Black-and-white sketch portrait of a bearded man wearing glasses, a suit, and a striped tie.
September 3, 2015

Jost set for Sept. 10 Discovery Lecture

The Flexner Discovery Lecture Series kicks off this fall with a discussion of health care cost control. Timothy Jost, J.D., emeritus professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, will speak on Thursday, Sept. 10.

By Leigh MacMillan