Health and Medicine
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September 8, 2020
Fibroids and birth outcomes
Women with three or more uterine fibroids — non-cancerous growths — during pregnancy are more likely to have infants with reduced birthweight and may need additional surveillance. -
September 7, 2020
Possible key to COVID-19 infectivity
New findings demonstrate how genetic variations in the receptor that binds SARS-CoV-2 impact virus recognition and infectivity and offer insights to COVID-19 susceptibility and treatment. -
September 3, 2020
New clue to Alzheimer’s disease
Combining studies of genetically diverse mouse populations and human data led to the identification of a gene associated with cognitive decline and brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease. -
September 3, 2020
Assembling cell power plant machinery
Tina Iverson and colleagues provide a structural view into the assembly of a protein machine essential for cellular energy production. -
August 27, 2020
Study to track if COVID can spread during minimally invasive surgery
Physician-scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are investigating whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be spread through aerosolized emissions (microscopic droplets and particles) during minimally invasive surgery in children. -
August 27, 2020
Study uses AI to sort patient messages by complexity
Taking an interest in electronic message threads between surgical patients and their health care teams, a research group at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has tested how well certain commonly used machine learning algorithms can classify such exchanges according to their clinical decision-making complexity. -
August 25, 2020
Blocking tumor ‘signals’ and ‘fuel’
Combining two drugs reduced colorectal cancer cell growth in vitro and in an animal model, suggesting the combination may be a promising treatment for patients.