Health and Medicine Archive — Page 139 of 178

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May 12, 2014

Normalizing calcium flux to treat atrial fibrillation

A particular anti-arrhythmia drug provides a targeted treatment for certain forms of atrial fibrillation.

By Leigh MacMillan
Glowing white DNA double helix over a blue background with circuit-board patterns and light effects.
May 9, 2014

Bypassing DNA damage

Studies of a human polymerase that replicates DNA have provided a complete kinetic and structural framework for understanding how the enzyme accurately bypasses DNA damage.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Patient table entering a brightly illuminated medical imaging scanner, viewed head-on with vivid green, blue, and red lighting.
May 8, 2014

PET probe detects dying tumor cells

A novel PET imaging probe detects tumor cell death in vivo and could be useful for personalizing cancer medicine.

By Leigh MacMillan
Stacks of clear laboratory Petri dishes containing blue-stained samples and handwritten markings on a work surface.
May 1, 2014

Cutting-edge research to be showcased in May

By Bill Snyder
Two glass medication vials and a syringe rest on a yellow chemotherapy drug safety sheet labeled “CAUTION” and “CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG”; smaller warning text is partially cut off.
April 30, 2014

Potential mechanism for myeloma drug’s variable toxicity

A genetic variant is associated with toxicity of the chemotherapy drug melphalan, and could guide individualized dosing for the medication.

By Leigh MacMillan
Formal portrait of a smiling blonde woman in a dark blazer and necklace, beside a dark Vanderbilt University graphic background.
April 28, 2014

Prominent scientist, respected administrator Susan Wente named Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs

After an extensive national search, Susan R. Wente has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today.

By Vanderbilt Health News