Aliquots - Research Briefs

Gene variants associated with cancer risk appear to contribute to carcinogenesis by regulating target genes that in turn promote the generation of mutations.

Vanderbilt’s Bruce Carter and colleagues have discovered how genetic changes in the protein PMP22 may contribute to a disease of peripheral nerves.

Combining immunotherapy and radiation therapy may be a powerful treatment approach for castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Vanderbilt investigators demonstrated that intestinal cells promote beneficial microbe behavior — the findings support developing microbiota-based therapies for intestinal health.

Inflammation synergizes with a cell’s intrinsic genetic program to promote the development of pancreatic cancer.

Engineered bacteria that produce beneficial compounds — and that could potentially be administered in foods like yogurt — may be a future treatment for obesity and other chronic diseases.

A previously unrecognized role for a cell surface receptor may open new therapeutic options for the treatment of fibrotic diseases.