Aliquots - Research Briefs
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November 23, 2016
Reducing antidepressants’ side effects
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how antidepressant medicines that block serotonin uptake can increase bleeding risk. -
November 21, 2016
Building the basement membrane
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered steps in the regulation of a key enzyme that builds the basement membrane, a structure that undergirds nearly all animal tissues. -
November 18, 2016
Targeting the “un-targetable”
A novel drug that targets the protein RSK blocked aggressive breast cancers from metastasizing in an animal model. -
November 17, 2016
Stem cells promote tolerance
Blood-forming stem cells play a role in immune tolerance and acceptance of organ transplants, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. -
November 10, 2016
Protein structure and epilepsy severity
Understanding how mutations affect the structure and function of inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors will shed light on the mechanisms underlying some types of epilepsy. -
November 8, 2016
Improving wound healing
Vanderbilt researchers have shown that an injectable material improves wound healing and may be useful for large skin wounds such as those in patients with diabetes. -
November 4, 2016
Probing drug abuse circuitry
Vanderbilt researchers have identified cocaine-induced modifications at specific neuronal connections, which could aid the development of new therapies for substance abuse disorders.