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May 7, 2018
Study provides robust evidence of sex differences with Alzheimer’s gene
The APOE gene, the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, may play a more prominent role in disease development among women than men, according to new research from the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center. -
May 7, 2018
Records point to drug-drug interaction
Patients who take a cholesterol-lowering statin drug while taking the antibiotic daptomycin have increased risk of developing muscle weakness or a more severe form of muscle damage. -
May 4, 2018
New breast cancer targets
A special genetic analysis has revealed candidate genes associated with increased risk of breast cancer. -
May 3, 2018
Understanding HDL structure
Structural features of newly formed HDL particles will help guide understanding of “good cholesterol” and its function. -
May 3, 2018
Accreditation enhances care for rare pulmonary disease
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is now a fully accredited Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Foundation Clinical and Research Centers Network site, one of 40 in the United States and Canada. -
May 3, 2018
Gene study spots clues to heart risk for statin patients
A Vanderbilt-led research team has discovered genetic variations that increase the risk of heart attack even when patients are receiving a statin drug like Lipitor or Crestor to lower their blood cholesterol. -
May 3, 2018
Event set to launch ‘All of Us’ personalized medicine initiative
The All of Us Research Program, which aims to accelerate the prevention and treatment of illness through precision medicine with the help of a million or more research participants across the United States, officially opens for national enrollment Sunday, May 6.