Aliquots - Research Briefs
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June 22, 2021
Treating metastatic prostate cancer
An indirect comparative effectiveness study using published data suggests that the targeted therapy olaparib should be re-evaluated for treating metastatic prostate cancer. -
June 21, 2021
Dexmedetomidine and delirium
The sedative dexmedetomidine, when administered during or after heart surgery, is associated with postoperative delirium and adverse outcomes. -
June 17, 2021
COVID-19 complication underdiagnosed
A mysterious inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 infection and first identified in children also occurs in adults, Vanderbilt researchers report. -
June 17, 2021
New neurodegeneration culprit
A young woman with a puzzling neurological illness and novel genetic variant pointed investigators to a role for dysregulated protein kinase D1 in neurodegeneration. -
May 25, 2021
Heat for hypertension in autonomic failure
Heat therapy could offer a novel nonpharmacologic approach for treating the overnight hypertension that affects patients with autonomic failure. -
May 20, 2021
New clue to lung scarring
Vanderbilt neonatology team pinpoints signaling pathways involved in the progressive lung fibrosis that occurs in rare genetic diseases. -
May 20, 2021
Beta cell regeneration
Vanderbilt researchers dissected the complex microenvironment of the pancreatic islet to discover the signals that drive beta cell regeneration — as a possible treatment for diabetes.