Research Archive — Page 62 of 194

Illustration of a green, curved H. pylori bacterium with multiple flagella on a textured stomach-lining surface; a circular inset magnifies its injector-like secretion apparatus at the cell membrane.
July 11, 2019

Vanderbilt team shows how stomach bug can trigger cancer

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have obtained the first high-resolution image of a molecular “machine” used by the insidious stomach bug Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) to inject a cancer-causing protein into the stomach lining.

Illustration of red blood cells flowing through a narrowed blood vessel partially blocked by a yellow fatty plaque.
July 11, 2019

New look at atherosclerosis

A new imaging method makes it possible to directly measure cell division and changes in metabolism in atherosclerotic plaques.

Stylized side-profile illustration of a human head showing a glowing, interconnected brain and nervous system in blue, purple, and pink.
July 11, 2019

Working memory in psychotic disorders

Functional MRI studies have revealed that targeting activation of certain brain regions may improve working memory and cognition in psychotic disorders.

James Crowe Jr., MD, and colleagues are exploring how the body’s immune system gears up to fight off infection.
July 9, 2019

Vanderbilt vaccine pioneer James Crowe honored with major science prize

James Crowe Jr., MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, will be honored today by the science and technology company Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for his contributions to developing new therapeutics and vaccines against some of the world’s deadliest viruses.

Three Vanderbilt research team members pose indoors: a man in a striped shirt, a woman in a white jacket, and a woman in a red top.
July 8, 2019

Clinical study tests drug that may prevent cancer metastasis

A clinical study of a drug that may block cancer metastasis is currently enrolling patients at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

Older man with white hair wearing a gray suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie, standing outdoors against leafy greenery.
July 2, 2019

Former Pharmacology chair Hardman remembered as gifted scientist, educator, mentor

Joel Hardman, PhD, an internationally recognized scientist and educator who chaired the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1975 to 1990, died June 30, 2019 in Hoosick Falls, New York, after a lengthy illness. He was 85.