Aliquots - Research Briefs

November 18, 2011

Skeletal defects in genetic disorder

A new mouse model provides a tool for testing novel therapeutic approaches for neurofibromatosis.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 11, 2011

Averting a future oncologist shortage

Providing increased mentorship, research opportunities and a nurturing, intellectual environment during fellowship training may help reduce a projected shortage of academic hematologists and oncologists.

By Leigh MacMillan
Illustration of human intestinal tract
November 11, 2011

Balancing act in the gut

Vanderbilt researchers have identified an antigen important to balancing the immune response to bacteria in the gut.

By Leigh MacMillan
Glowing brain
November 4, 2011

Let there be light and melatonin

Light and the hormone melatonin may play important roles in the developing brain.

By Leigh MacMillan
Colitis
October 27, 2011

Stopping colitis, STAT

Study suggests a new therapeutic target in ulcerative colitis.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 21, 2011

Growth factor boosts beta cells

A growth factor may help grow transplantation-quality pancreas cells for treating diabetes.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 21, 2011

Information flow reduced in psychosis

Bipolar depression and schizophrenia share patterns of changes in neurons that regulate information flow, new research shows.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 7, 2011

Diversity key in antibody repertoire

Antibodies to the 2009 H1N1 influenza strain reveal new insights into how antibody diversity forms and functions, with possible implications for designing flu vaccines.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2011

Fungus toxin gets in the way in DNA

Structural studies are providing insight to how aflatoxin – a toxin produced by fungi – contributes to cancer development.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 5, 2011

Parkinson’s deep brain target fired up

Neuronal activity in a deep brain region increases as Parkinson’s disease advances, a new study suggests.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 8, 2011

Host countermeasure hinders HIV

New details about a host mechanism that fights off HIV may reveal strategies for therapies to treat or prevent HIV infection.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 29, 2011

Deciding who’s who in heart valves

Identification of a gene that is involved in the development of heart valves offers new insights into congenital heart valve disease.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 29, 2011

Connecting the dots in schizophrenia

Abnormalities of the hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped brain region involved in learning and memory, may play a role in the psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits of schizophrenia.
By VUMC News and Communications
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