Aliquots - Research Briefs

Early weight regain after gastric bypass surgery does not reverse metabolic improvements, and the "hunger hormone" ghrelin might indicate who is susceptible to weight regain.

Inhibition of BMP growth factor signaling reduces breast tumor burden and metastasis.

Vanderbilt researchers have found that selenium deficiency may contribute to the racial disparity in lung cancer incidence.

Vanderbilt investigators have constructed a network map that could guide the development of new targeted cancer therapies.

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that the protein CRADD counteracts inflammatory injury to endothelial cells, which could assist the development of new therapies for inflammatory vascular disorders.

The protein MTBP is overexpressed in an aggressive type of breast cancer, and it regulates another protein implicated in many cancer types, suggesting that it may be a good target for new therapeutics.

The fungicide amphotericin B may be a useful treatment for a frog fungus that is killing amphibians worldwide.