Research Archive — Page 61 of 194

July 25, 2019

Sex differences in kidney injury

Men are more susceptible to progressive kidney disease than women; new VUMC studies point to differences in the expression and activation of the EGF receptor.

Stylized 3D visualization of a glowing purple synapse, with two bulbous nerve endings separated by a bright gap and surrounded by smaller synaptic structures.
July 24, 2019

Defective transporter linked to autism

A first-of-its-kind mouse model may help reveal mechanistic underpinnings for the altered behaviors of autism spectrum disorder.

Exterior of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s Frances Williams Preston Building, a brick-and-glass research building with a covered entrance and elevated pedestrian bridge.
July 22, 2019

Encephalitis identified as rare toxicity of immunotherapy treatment

Researchers are chronicling rare but serious toxicities that may occur with immune checkpoint inhibitors, the most widely prescribed class of immunotherapies.

Portrait of Sepi Shokouhi, PhD, with shoulder-length wavy light-brown hair, wearing a dark top against a softly blurred background.
July 18, 2019

How proteins spread linked to Alzheimer’s disease sex differences

The ways certain proteins spread may help explain why the prevalence of Alzheimer’s is higher in women than in men.

Meena Madhur stands with her arms crossed in a purple lace top in front of a large window overlooking a cityscape.
July 18, 2019

Madhur receives Presidential Early Career Award

Meena Madhur, MD, PhD, has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Portrait of Megan Rasmussen smiling outdoors in front of a brick building, wearing a sleeveless white patterned blouse.
July 18, 2019

Rasmussen named Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

Megan Rasmussen, a PhD student in Cell and Developmental Biology, has been selected as the 2019 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar.