Aliquots - Research Briefs

January 20, 2012

Pumping up the pancreas in pregnancy

A strain of mutant mice provide a novel model for studying glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes during pregnancy and suggest that certain molecules may be useful for therapeutic applications.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 20, 2012

Obesity genes linked to uterine cancer

In addition to body mass index, genetic markers of obesity may provide value in predicting endometrial cancer risk.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 5, 2012

Fishing for heart attack repair tools

By Leigh MacMillan
Images of individuals with Alagille syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
January 5, 2012

Clues to flattened faces

By Leigh MacMillan
January 5, 2012

Meds’ benefits differ in dialysis patients

By VUMC News and Communications
January 5, 2012

Green tea totals colorectal cancer

By VUMC News and Communications
December 16, 2011

Clues to skeletal form in ‘feelgood’ fish

Ela Knapik, associate professor of medicine, and colleagues are using zebrafish to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms that cause birth defects of the face and skeleton.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 16, 2011

Divvying up chromosomes

By VUMC News and Communications
December 15, 2011

Young stem cells counter kidney aging

Young bone marrow cells alleviate aging-related kidney changes in mice.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 15, 2011

Divvying up chromosomes

Protein helps ensure proper division of chromosomes during cell division.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 15, 2011

Virus-linked cancer gets help from host

Host cell protein may be a target for strategies to limit spread of virus-induced squamous cell cancers.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 8, 2011

Move out, cholesterol

Compounds developed at Vanderbilt could offer a whole new way to treat atherosclerosis.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 7, 2011

Lung nodule surgery not always “futile”

Even when lung operations for suspected cancer resection results in a benign diagnosis, there still may be significant benefits to the procedure, new research suggests.
By VUMC News and Communications
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