Aliquots - Research Briefs Archive — Page 46 of 87
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June 29, 2017
Genetics of lung cancer survival
Vanderbilt investigators have conducted a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study of lung cancer survival in African-Americans. -
June 19, 2017
STINGing combination for cancer
A novel immunotherapy combination induced remarkable regression of tumors in a mouse model of head and neck cancer. -
June 14, 2017
PET imaging to predict tumor response
A PET probe that detects the amino acid glutamine predicts whether tumors respond to certain targeted therapies in preclinical animal models. -
June 12, 2017
Repriming replication roadblocks
New findings shed light on how enzymes that replicate DNA skip over mutations that might cause cancer and restart DNA synthesis further away. -
June 9, 2017
Flip side of gut protection
Vanderbilt investigators report that dysregulation of certain immune cells in the intestines may lead to inflammation and disease. -
May 18, 2017
Oxidative stress in tumors
Vanderbilt investigators have developed a new method for measuring oxidative stress in human tumors, which provides insight into cancer development. -
May 17, 2017
Blood type link to cancer survival
Blood type A was associated with longer ovarian cancer survival in a recent Vanderbilt-led study.