Research Archive — Page 125 of 194
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June 16, 2015
A view of brain function in disease
Vanderbilt investigators report the first use of a specialized type of MRI to study the hippocampus in patients with schizophrenia. -
June 12, 2015
New strategy to combat HIV
Inhibitors of the enzyme phospholipase D1 suppress the replication of HIV-1, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered. -
June 11, 2015
A “CRISPR” way to study disease
Using revolutionary CRISPR technology, Vanderbilt investigators have developed a fast and simple method to simultaneously turn off multiple genes in order to study complex diseases. -
June 11, 2015
Study: Why one kidney can work as well as two
Vanderbilt University researchers have come closer to solving a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than a century: after the loss of one kidney, what causes the growth of the remaining kidney to take up the slack? -
June 4, 2015
Study identifies C. diff toxin receptor, suggests new treatment approaches
Vanderbilt University investigators have identified a cellular receptor for a toxin from Clostridium difficile (“C. diff”) — the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in the United States. -
June 4, 2015
Dalley’s contributions to anatomical sciences recognized
Arthur Dalley, Ph.D., professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt, recently received the highest education award for human anatomy education in the anatomical sciences during the 2015 Experimental Biology meeting in Boston. -
June 4, 2015
Study highlights need for orthopaedic surgeons to use caution when prescribing opioid pain medications
A Vanderbilt physician researcher is highlighting that orthopaedic surgeons are among the highest prescribers of opioid pain medicine in the United States and calling on practitioners to exercise caution when prescribing the potentially addictive pain medicine.