Aliquots - Research Briefs

August 7, 2012

Ancestry impacts smoking risk for lungs

Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 2, 2012

Early HIV treatment also can prevent TB: study

Anti-retroviral therapy can prevent tuberculosis, even in people with early HIV disease.

By Bill Snyder
July 31, 2012

Biomarkers may offer autism clues

A combination of biomarkers may reveal new clues about causes of and potential interventions for autism.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 26, 2012

On the hunt for bladder cancer factors

A protein linked to aggressive bladder cancers could point to new strategies for treatment or prevention.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 24, 2012

Proteins guard against cancer spread

Targeting immune system proteins may keep prostate cancer from spreading to bone.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 19, 2012

Long antibodies better against HIV

Understanding how antibodies with long “loops” form may be important for HIV vaccine development.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 17, 2012

Insights for neuroscience drug discovery

When discovering drugs for brain disorders, it’s important to test the candidates in multiple ways to avoid advancing those with restricted physiological effects.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 12, 2012

Gene’s impact on ‘good’ cholesterol could affect heart disease risk

A genetic variant may help keep an individual’s “good” cholesterol in check.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 3, 2012

Receptor’s role in nutrition brain circuitry

New findings point to brain circuitry that communicates about the body’s nutritional status and regulates how nutrients are mobilized.
By Leigh MacMillan
June 28, 2012

Low oxygen could protect sick kidneys

Low oxygen – and the activation of factors that respond to this situation – may be protective in chronic kidney disease.
By Leigh MacMillan
June 27, 2012

Spelling out HIV risk in urban China

Research reveals clues to HIV risk in Chinese men who have sex with other men.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 22, 2012

Kids’ cells okay after mom’s cancer radiation

Study finds no evidence of increased mitochondrial mutations in the children of women treated with radiation for cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 19, 2012

Gene database to aid disease research

A new catalog of human genetic data may help researchers uncover the genetic roots of disease and enable the ultimate realization of personalized medicine.
By Bill Snyder
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