Research

concept illustration of knee with pain radiating from it
August 6, 2015

New targeted therapy shows promise for rare joint tumor

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators and colleagues at several major medical centers have been testing a new targeted therapy that is showing promise for the treatment of a rare tumor that forms in and around joint cavities.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 6, 2015

Vanderbilt Clinical Trials Radiology Support Core launched

Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences has launched the Vanderbilt Clinical Trials Radiology Support Core.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 4, 2015

Exercise during teen years linked to lowered risk of cancer death later

Women who exercised during their teen years were less likely to die from cancer and all other causes during middle-age and later in life, according to a new study by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute in China.

By VUMC News and Communications
Illustration of human intestinal tract
July 30, 2015

Study sheds light on human gut’s ‘pacemaker’ cells

The gut has its own built-in pacemakers, populations of specialized cells that control smooth muscle contraction in the stomach, small intestine and colon.

By Bill Snyder
July 30, 2015

Worldwide Cancer Research lauds Macara’s contributions

Ian Macara, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, recently returned from Scotland, where he received this year’s Colin Thomson Memorial Medal for his contributions to cancer research.

By VUMC News and Communications
model of DNA double helix
July 30, 2015

Study sheds light on crucial DNA binding protein

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have established the molecular basis for the function of Replication Protein A (RPA), a DNA binding protein that is a crucial “scaffold” for genome replication, response to damage and repair.

By Bill Snyder
July 30, 2015

Vanderbilt to host conference of leading music cognition researchers

Hundreds of the world’s leading music cognition researchers are coming to Nashville from Saturday, Aug. 1, to Wednesday, Aug. 5, as Vanderbilt plays host to the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 29, 2015

In a zebrafish’s eye

Vanderbilt investigators demonstrate that a certain eye lens protein is evolutionarily conserved between zebrafish and rat, suggesting that zebrafish can be used as a model system to understand eye lens disorders such as cataracts.
By Sanjay Mishra
July 27, 2015

Anticancer olive compounds

Compounds found in olives and olive oil have anticancer activity, which may contribute to the cancer preventive properties attributed to the Mediterranean diet.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 24, 2015

How to trick a wily virus

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how human antibodies induced during testing of an experimental “bird flu” vaccine kill the virus.
By Sanjay Mishra
July 23, 2015

Tiny mechanical wrist gives new dexterity to needlescopic surgery

VIDEO» A Vanderbilt research team has successfully created a mechanical wrist less than 1/16th of an inch thick -- small enough to use in needlescopic surgery, the smallest form of minimally invasive surgery.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Targeting bone metastasis

The rigidity of the bone extracellular matrix increases the ability of tumor cells to destroy bone, suggesting new targets for anticancer drug development.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Young professionals bolster cancer research efforts

With a basketball tucked under his arm, 7-year-old Roger Waynick climbed on top of his dad’s black Tahoe SUV with the intention of sailing upward through the air toward the basketball goal. He was poised to make the most epic dunk ever.
By Jessica Pasley
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