Science Immunology study suggests a new class of inborn errors of immunometabolism and could improve care for patients with these complex diseases.

The Stroke Silver award recognizes hospitals that provide proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and lifesaving care.

VUMC’s antibody collaboration with the DOD goes back to 2018, when the medical center signed a five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop protective treatments that can be rushed to health care providers within weeks after a viral outbreak.

Making innovative use of observational data, researchers hope to gain new understanding of patient risk and identify existing drugs to lower risk.

The new study identifies 4,248 CpG sites associated with the risk of seven different types of cancer: breast, colorectal, renal cell, lung, ovarian, prostate and testicular germ cell cancers.

Without treatment, younger patients may develop other serious cardiac disorders such as heart failure or life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.

A target of their investigations is serotonin, a signaling molecule that is well known for its critical roles in regulating mood and which also plays an important role in the development of the brain and nervous system.