Aliquots - Research Briefs Archive — Page 46 of 86
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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. -
May 15, 2017
RSV-HRV viral interference
RSV infection reduces the risk of infection with human rhinovirus, which could have implications for vaccine development and prevention strategies for viral respiratory tract infections in infants. -
May 11, 2017
EETs contribute to insulin sensitivity
Interventions that increase circulating levels of compounds called EETs may improve insulin sensitivity and treat hypertension. -
May 3, 2017
Therapeutic targets for diabetes
Vanderbilt investigators have identified novel regulators of insulin-producing beta-cell proliferation and survival, suggesting new targets for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. -
May 1, 2017
Clue to recurrent C. diff infection
Children who experience recurrent C. diff infections may have fecal inflammatory markers that could predict risk and improve management of these infections. -
April 28, 2017
Regulating anxiety in the brain
Two brain signaling pathways have overlapping functions in regulating anxiety, suggesting that therapeutics aimed at one or the other will impact both.