Aliquots - Research Briefs
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August 26, 2016
New breast cancer driver
Vanderbilt investigators have demonstrated that a certain protein complex drives tumor progression in aggressive breast cancers. -
August 25, 2016
Growth hormone for Prader-Willi
Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome who received growth hormone treatment had cognitive advantages compared to untreated patients. -
August 15, 2016
In search of new asthma therapies
A peptide molecule relaxes airway smooth muscle and may be a potential therapeutic for asthma that has become resistant to standard therapies. -
August 12, 2016
New culprit in nerve degeneration
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that regulation of cell volume plays a role in nerve degeneration and peripheral neuropathies. -
August 11, 2016
Transcription factor evolution
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a novel model of evolution for factors that control gene expression. -
August 4, 2016
HIV treatment and TB risk
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health problem, particularly among people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). -
August 3, 2016
Fetal impact of antidepressants
Antidepressant use during pregnancy is common. Fetal exposure to the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is associated with the life-threatening condition PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn), but a causal link has not been established.