Research Archive — Page 112 of 194

Medical illustration of two lungs on a black background, with a red highlighted mass in the upper region of the right lung.
January 27, 2016

Study identifies new culprit in lung cancer development

A microRNA — a small piece of RNA involved in regulating gene expression — functions as an oncogene to drive the development of lung cancer, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered.

Red baseball cap overlapping a large black capital letter R.
January 27, 2016

Effort seeks to integrate clinical, research data systems

To ease data collection for clinical research and ongoing analysis of clinical processes, teams at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are working to bridge the gap between clinical systems and research systems.

Silhouetted construction workers on tiered scaffolding against a golden sunset.
January 27, 2016

Wound-healing scaffolds

The elasticity of a scaffold used for healing skin wounds is a key factor in promoting regeneration versus scarring.

Multiple blue-toned sagittal MRI scans of the human brain arranged together, with white technical labels overlaid.
January 25, 2016

Using MRI to assess myelin health

Vanderbilt investigators report an improved model for estimating brain health, using MRI.

model of DNA double helix
January 22, 2016

Faulty building blocks in DNA

An enzyme that builds DNA is able to insert the wrong building blocks, which could generate mutations.

Two researchers in white lab coats work with pipettes and laboratory plates inside a biosafety cabinet; the standing researcher observes while the seated researcher handles samples.
January 21, 2016

Antibodies may be ‘silver bullet’ for Ebola viruses

There may be a “silver bullet” for Ebola, a family of hemorrhagic viruses, one of which has killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa in the past two years.