Aliquots - Research Briefs Archive — Page 14 of 87
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March 14, 2022
Microbiome reflects COVID-19 severity
Characterization of the upper respiratory tract microbiome could help predict outcomes for COVID-19 infection, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. -
March 10, 2022
Bots boost liver cancer outcome
Vanderbilt researchers report that robotic-assisted surgery is comparable, if not superior, to laparoscopic surgery for early-stage liver cancer patients. -
March 10, 2022
Technique hastens COVID-19 antibody discovery
Optimization of a technique developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center enables rapid and efficient identification of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19. -
March 1, 2022
Probing cancer cell invasion
The rigidity of the extracellular matrix that surrounds cells impacts the contractile and invasive properties of head and neck cancer cells. -
February 28, 2022
Invasive strep can defy zinc toxicity
Vanderbilt researchers find that invasive Group B Streptococcus strains, a significant risk to pregnant patients and infants, can grow in presence of toxic zinc levels. -
February 24, 2022
PET imaging probe for Alzheimer’s disease
Vanderbilt researchers report on a new PET imaging probe that will be useful for exploring Alzheimer’s disease pathology. -
February 24, 2022
Melanoma treatment response
Targeting the interaction between melanoma and immune cells could improve responses to targeted cancer therapies, Vanderbilt researchers found.