Research Archive — Page 165 of 194

Close-up of a person's eyes as a small pink square silicon chip is held beside one eye with tweezers.
July 11, 2013

Project seeks to create ‘bioartificial’ kidney

Nephrologist William Fissell IV, M.D., associate professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, is intent on creating and mass-producing an implantable bioartificial kidney that can transform quality of life and prospects for survival for people with chronic kidney disease who would otherwise be forced onto dialysis.

Three researchers, identified in the caption as Carlos Grijalva, Marie Griffin, and Yuwei Zhu, pose outdoors in front of greenery.
July 11, 2013

Infant vaccine for pneumonia helps protect elderly

Children who receive a vaccine to prevent blood and ear infections may be reducing the spread of pneumonia to the rest of the population, especially their grandparents and other older adults.

(Joe Howell / Vanderbilt)
July 11, 2013

Model for MADD mitochondrial disease

A zebrafish model of a severe mitochondrial disease will be useful for developing new therapeutic approaches.

puzzel pieces, autism
July 11, 2013

Training program meets ‘critical need’ for earlier autism identification

A three-year study that evaluated the effectiveness of a training program designed to enhance autism spectrum disorder identification and assessment within community pediatric settings was released this week in the journal Autism.

Close-up of a patterned tick resting on the edge of an orange flower petal against a blurred green background.
July 1, 2013

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers tips on tick and mosquito bite prevention

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt pediatricians want children and parents to be aware of the dangers of tick-borne illnesses and other insect-related infections.

White-and-blue Ingram Barge Co. towboat named Patrick S. McMillan traveling on a broad river, viewed from the side with a wooded shoreline behind it.
June 27, 2013

Sleep Center helps barge pilots stay on course

At the helm of a towboat navigating more than 20,000 tons of cargo down ever-shifting river channels, feeling sleepy is not an option for pilot Darrell Koontz.