Research Archive — Page 141 of 194
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September 18, 2014
Research ethics expert Lo set for Discovery Lecture
Bernard Lo, M.D., president of the Greenwall Foundation and director emeritus of the Program in Medical Ethics at the University of California, San Francisco, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 25. -
September 18, 2014
Initiative seeks to develop therapies to combat Ebola
Vanderbilt University researchers have partnered with Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. to develop new human antibody therapies for people exposed to the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses. -
September 18, 2014
Heart Institute testing world’s tiniest pacemaker
Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a global clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of the world’s smallest pacemaker. -
September 18, 2014
Dioxin, fathers and preterm birth
Exposure of male mice to the pollutant dioxin causes preterm birth across multiple generations, suggesting that efforts to prevent preterm birth should include pre-conception interventions for dads. -
September 16, 2014
Patient-derived stem cells shed light on pulmonary hypertension
Stem cells derived from patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension provide a unique resource for studying the molecular defects that cause the disease and testing potential therapies. -
September 12, 2014
Schizophrenia ‘switches’ discovered
Drugs developed at Vanderbilt could provide a new way to treat schizophrenia in a personalized way. -
September 11, 2014
Bone healing therapy for NF1 fractures
A combination treatment delivered to the site of fractures may improve bone healing in patients with the genetic disease neurofibromatosis type-1.