Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 61 of 85

Stylized blue lungs on a dark background, with the right lung breaking apart into floating geometric fragments.
April 2, 2015

Gene variant, environment can boost RSV severity

A particular genetic mutation combined with an urban environment increases the risk of severe disease in children infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an international team of investigators has found.

By Leigh MacMillan
Stacks of petri dishes filled with colorful culture media, including red, green, blue, and yellow agar.
April 2, 2015

Aging insights from budding yeast

The proteins that control entry and exit from the cell nucleus influence aging, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Leigh MacMillan
Black-and-white sketch of a smiling, bespectacled man with curly hair, wearing a dark shirt and jacket.
March 26, 2015

Discovery Lecturer O’Rahilly to explore obesity, insulin resistance

Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, M.D., an expert in metabolic and endocrine diseases, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 2.

By Leigh MacMillan
Two glass medication vials and a syringe rest on a yellow chemotherapy drug safety sheet labeled “CAUTION” and “CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG”; smaller warning text is partially cut off.
February 25, 2015

Antibiotics with anticancer potential

A series of experimental antibiotics may be a good starting point for developing new anticancer drugs.

By Leigh MacMillan
Illustration of several spherical virus particles with brown textured surfaces and numerous translucent yellow spike-like projections, shown against a dark reddish-brown background.
February 24, 2015

Contributors to coronavirus ‘fitness’

Understanding the role that host membrane modification plays in coronavirus replication is essential for developing novel approaches to block the viruses that cause SARS and MERS.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 19, 2015

‘Stretched’ cells promote cancer

Mechanical stress appears to be a critical factor in activating normal tissue-associated fibroblasts to generate cancer-associated fibroblasts.

By Leigh MacMillan