Health and Medicine
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July 25, 2013
Award bolsters study of bladder cancer chemo resistance
David DeGraff, Ph.D., has received the 2013 BCAN Young Investigator Award for Bladder Cancer Research. -
July 25, 2013
‘Bionic eye’ new option for retinitis pigmentosa patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen as one of 12 sites in the United States to offer the first FDA-approved bionic eye for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). -
July 25, 2013
Pollen counts boost risk of rare drug reaction: study
High pollen counts could trigger angioedema, a rare adverse reaction of Angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, Vanderbilt University researchers have found. -
July 25, 2013
Visualizing data on network ‘maps’
The new web application NetGestalt will allow investigators to simultaneously visualize different types of data for the same gene – such as mutation, expression and modification. -
July 17, 2013
Probing roles of a cell death protein
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered new roles for a protein involved in cell death processes that are activated to prevent tumor-causing DNA mutations. -
July 15, 2013
Defining patient retention
Vanderbilt researchers propose guidelines for defining patient retention in clinical studies – an important parameter that affects study conclusions and program evaluations. -
July 12, 2013
Methods for imaging myelin loss
Certain MRI metrics can be used to assess myelin loss in multiple sclerosis, which is important for planning and monitoring therapy.