Health and Medicine Archive — Page 51 of 178

Close-up of analog electricity meters with black needles and numbered dials, labeled “KILOWATT.”
February 20, 2020

Transporter mutation alters cell energy

A disease-associated mutation in a transporter protein causes cells to increase energy production, as if they are starving, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Leigh MacMillan
White pills scattered on a surface beside an overturned amber prescription bottle with more pills spilling from its opening.
February 19, 2020

Vanderbilt University Medical Center among top 100 proposals for MacArthur Foundation $100 million grant

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled a grant proposal from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the “Top 100,” in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical societal challenges.

By Bill Snyder
Inside a barbershop, a seated man wearing a knit cap has his blood pressure measured by a standing man using an arm cuff. A laptop and medical equipment sit on a nearby table, with barbershop chairs and customers in the background.
February 18, 2020

Barbershops targeted to improve health of black men

Black men with high blood pressure could benefit from a research study beginning this month to check their vitals while they are getting a haircut at a barbershop.

By Kelsey Herbers
Networked dots in the shape of a brain
February 13, 2020

Algorithm helps improve coronary calcium detection

A new algorithm for artificial intelligence-assisted calcium scoring can accurately determine cardiovascular risk across a range of CT scans and in a racially diverse population.

By Bill Snyder
Two-panel molecular surface rendering labeled A and B. Panel A shows a large multicolored protein complex with a boxed central region and an arrow pointing to panel B. Panel B magnifies the region, with labels β-TF2 and β-TF1 above an outlined area and an arrow identifying a coiled-coil domain.
February 11, 2020

A key to calcium signaling

Erkan Karakas and colleagues used cryo-electron microscopy to determine structural details of a calcium channel protein that has numerous cell signaling roles.

By Sanjay Mishra
Illustration of overlapping purple spherical cells, each with a prominent blue spherical nucleus, against a black background.
February 10, 2020

Imaging breast cancer cell size

A noninvasive MRI approach assesses breast tumor cell size and could be a useful way to evaluate early response to neoadjuvant therapy.

By Leigh MacMillan