Health and Medicine

June 13, 2014

How ABC transporters move molecules

New views of how transporters move molecules across cell membranes are key to understanding how these proteins impact tumor cell drug resistance and inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

By Leigh MacMillan
Insulin in vials
June 12, 2014

Study tracks insulin’s risks as second-line diabetes medication

In an observational study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, adults with type 2 diabetes who take insulin in addition to the recommended first-line drug therapy, metformin, had a 30 percent higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death when compared to similar patients who instead augment their metformin regimen with a sulfonylurea.

By Paul Govern
June 9, 2014

Rising tobacco epidemic in Asia linked to elevated risk of death

A new study estimates that tobacco smoking has been linked to approximately 2 million deaths among adult men and women in Asia in recent years and predicts a rising death toll.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 5, 2014

VU investigators confirm bromine’s critical role in tissue development

Twenty-seven chemical elements are considered to be essential for human life.
Now there is a 28th — bromine.

By Bill Snyder
hamburger and fries
June 2, 2014

Vanderbilt study supports notion ‘You are what you eat’

An international research group led by Vanderbilt University scientists has shown for the first time that a lipid, or fat molecule, can regulate “psychostimulant” behaviors by interacting with a brain protein.

By Bill Snyder
May 29, 2014

Marnett named to lead VUMC Research

Lawrence J. “Larry” Marnett, Ph.D., the Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research and University Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, has been named Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s next associate vice chancellor for Research and senior associate dean for Biomedical Sciences, effective Sept. 1.

By John Howser
May 29, 2014

Health literacy added to transplant outcomes survey

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center postdoctoral research fellow in the area of transplant outcomes research has added health literacy as a metric to an existing battery of surveys that assess patient-reported outcomes in Vanderbilt transplant patients.
By Nancy Humphrey
May 29, 2014

Pioneers of Discovery: Investigator taps into artistic side to reveal cells’ secrets

Dylan Burnette, Ph.D., points to one of the many striking photographs on his office walls. It’s a picture of a cell — a microscopic image showing yellow squiggles, bright purple lines and a turquoise oval on a black background, and it looks like abstract art.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 27, 2014

Respiratory virus vaccine candidate

Virus-like particles containing a protein from human metapneumovirus are a promising vaccine candidate for this respiratory virus.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 23, 2014

Repair protein’s DNA recognition motif

Insights into the workings of DNA damage response proteins such as SMARCAL1 could suggest new ways to improve genome integrity and prevent cancer.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 22, 2014

Urologic cancer studies point to need for referral education

Women with blood in their urine (hematuria) were less than half as likely as men with the same issue to be referred to a urologist for further tests, according to a new VUMC study.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 22, 2014

Cellular forces aid tumor invasion

The contractile machinery inside tumor cells increases invasive properties, suggesting it might be a good target to inhibit cancer cell spread.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 14, 2014

CaMKII enhances insulin secretion

The protein CaMKII acts as a calcium sensor in a positive feedback pathway that enhances glucose-stimulated insulin secretion.
By VUMC News and Communications
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