Research

Removing a child’s ruptured appendix sooner rather than later significantly lowers hospital costs and charges, according to a recently published study.

An experimental melanoma drug may be beneficial for patients not eligible for targeted therapies.

Antioxidants may be a beneficial treatment for an inherited genetic disorder.

Vanderbilt pediatric infectious disease researchers studying antibiotic-resistant staph say fears that mothers carrying the germ may set their newborns up for infection are unfounded.

Study suggests that the “kynurenine” biochemical pathway could be a target for reducing delirium and coma in critically ill patients.

Vanderbilt’s idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis research group is embarking on a study to determine the prevalence of sleep apnea in people with other interstitial lung diseases.

A new viral protein structure could jump-start vaccine development for two leading causes of lower respiratory disease in children and elderly adults.