Aliquots - Research Briefs Archive — Page 28 of 86
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December 17, 2019
Cell fate signaling
A newly identified protein interaction that affects cell cycle regulation may be an attractive target for cancer therapy. -
December 16, 2019
Protein dynamics in the beating heart
To study the dynamics of structural proteins in the heart, Vanderbilt investigators generated a cellular tool they expect will be useful for screening drugs that affect heart muscle contraction. -
December 12, 2019
A new anti-seizure target?
Vanderbilt neurologists have identified a protein modification that could be targeted to reduce neuronal excitability in epilepsy. -
December 12, 2019
Gregor Mendel would be proud
A computational method that uses hospital billing codes and electronic health records can identify genetic disease cases before clinical teams do. -
November 19, 2019
Getting the goods on obesity
Obesity and two post-operative complications linked with it have associated genetic variants in common, suggesting that obesity may be the culprit. -
November 18, 2019
Understanding cell division
Vanderbilt researchers have uncovered another piece in the puzzle of how cells divide — a process that goes awry in cancer cells. -
November 14, 2019
Blueprint for treating epilepsy
Structural details of a protein that is essential to normal brain function could improve treatments for epilepsy and other seizure disorders.