Aliquots - Research Briefs Archive — Page 5 of 86
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June 12, 2023
Images predict functional decline
MRI brain scans at baseline for study participants 60 and older — who were free of clinical dementia at study entry — predicted a decline in independent function five years later. -
June 8, 2023
Targeting calcium handling in A-fib
The drug ent-verticilide reduced A-fib incidence and duration in an animal model, suggesting it may be a viable therapeutic option. -
June 8, 2023
An image of cancer treatment response
An MRI method developed by Vanderbilt researchers uses imaging data to derive cell size and could be added to clinical practice for better monitoring of breast cancer treatment response. -
May 23, 2023
Treating kidney injury before it happens
Pretreatment of an animal model with a novel compound called PHAD reduced kidney injury, suggesting it may be a good candidate for preventing kidney injury in surgical patients. -
May 22, 2023
Neurofluid flow and Alzheimer’s disease
Vanderbilt researchers used novel MRI methods to noninvasively quantify measures of neurofluid circulation and found that hypertrophy of a site of cerebrospinal fluid egress may be related to amyloid-beta retention in Alzheimer’s disease. -
May 18, 2023
A critical skin enzyme
Detailed studies of the enzymatic properties of PNPLA1 support the requirement for this protein in skin barrier formation. -
May 18, 2023
Billing codes aid lupus diagnosis
Vanderbilt researchers used billing codes in electronic health records to develop a “phenotype risk score” that identified established and undiagnosed people with lupus.