Aliquots - Research Briefs

January 27, 2014

Math models to aid voice disorders

A new computational model of the interactions between vocal folds and the air around them could aid in designing new treatments for voice disorders.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 24, 2014

Probing mysteries of preterm birth

Understanding the relationship between the thinning and rupture of fetal membranes and the presence of bacteria could lead to treatment and prevention strategies for premature birth.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 23, 2014

Human and Helicobacter co-evolution

By VUMC News and Communications
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January 15, 2014

HIV’s impact on B cells

Understanding how HIV infection affects immune system B cells may guide strategies for vaccine development.

By Leigh MacMillan
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January 13, 2014

Searching for beta cell stimulators

Vanderbilt researchers describe a new technique for identifying factors that stimulate the proliferation of pancreatic beta cells – factors that might offer therapeutic options for diabetes.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 10, 2014

A pain in the … genes

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that variation in the gene encoding the potassium channel GIRK1 plays a role in modulating human pain perception.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 9, 2014

Brain-gut connection in autism

An association between rigid-compulsive behaviors and gastrointestinal symptoms in autism spectrum disorder may point to a common biological pathway that impacts both the brain and the gut.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 18, 2013

Targeting tumor “supply lines”

A metabolic enzyme plays a crucial role in vascular development and may be a good target for cancer therapies.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 16, 2013

Cancer drug enhances cognition

The breast cancer drug tamoxifen improves cognitive performance in post-menopausal women.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 13, 2013

Manager of mitotic stress

The protein CK1 delays cell division to avoid the generation of defects that drive tumorigenesis.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 12, 2013

Therapeutic target for gastric cancer

A protein kinase linked to inflammation and tumor development may be a good target for gastric cancer therapies.
By Leigh MacMillan
November 27, 2013

Autism narrows brain’s reward response

MRI brain scans reveal that children with autism spectrum disorders respond to a narrower range of familiar rewards.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 25, 2013

Mitochondrial mutations not random

A study of mitochondrial DNA mutations suggests they result from a process that selects for particular mutations in certain tissues.
By Leigh MacMillan