Leigh MacMillan

June 12, 2012

Making order out of ordinal data

A new statistical tool developed by Vanderbilt biostatisticians will help medical researchers make sense of a commonly encountered – but hard-to-analyze – type of data.

By Leigh MacMillan
June 8, 2012

DNA: From modification to mutation

Understanding how an environmental hazard damages DNA may shed light on processes of tumor formation.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 17, 2012

Long live the therapeutic stem cells

Enhancing stem cell survival is key to improving cell-based therapies for regenerative medicine, and a new drug could help.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 14, 2012

Intestinal artillery launches anti-bacterial attack

The epithelial cells that line the intestines have a newly discovered mechanism for protecting us against microbes: they fire anti-bacterial “bullets” into the gut.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 10, 2012

Probing epilepsy’s molecular sparks

Understanding how mutations in neuronal receptors contribute to epilepsy could lead to improved therapies.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 30, 2012

Better blood pressure-reducing drugs?

A newer version of an old class of blood pressure lowering drugs may offer advantages for obese patients with metabolic syndrome.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 20, 2012

Neuronal clues to cholesterol-defect disorder

Antioxidants may be a beneficial treatment for an inherited genetic disorder.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 17, 2012

Pathways to delirium in the ICU

Study suggests that the “kynurenine” biochemical pathway could be a target for reducing delirium and coma in critically ill patients.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 13, 2012

Researchers spot Achilles’ heel in respiratory virus

A new viral protein structure could jump-start vaccine development for two leading causes of lower respiratory disease in children and elderly adults.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 6, 2012

New tool hooks heart failure drugs

A new screening tool – using glowing fish embryos – could identify therapeutics for myocardial hypertrophy and heart failure.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 6, 2012

Plant compound quells inflammation

Berberine, an herbal remedy for diarrhea and intestinal parasites, may be an effective treatment for gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 21, 2012

Obesity turns “good” cholesterol bad

Studies offer new insights into how obesity impairs the function of HDL, the “good” cholesterol.
By Leigh MacMillan
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