Research Archive — Page 70 of 194

gloved hand handling sterile surgical tools
July 19, 2018

Post-surgical complications

One out of five deaths within 30 days of surgery are associated with a complication, suggesting that prevention and better treatment of common complications will improve postoperative mortality rates.

Stylized medical illustration of intertwined intestinal loops glowing orange and red against a dark blue abdominal silhouette, with scattered dark circular markings on the intestines.
July 19, 2018

Novel insights on “leaky” gut

A protein involved in binding cells together helps maintain the integrity of the intestinal mucosa and plays a protective role in ulcerative colitis.

Stylized green molecular model beside blue DNA double-helix structures.
July 19, 2018

New player in DNA damage repair

New findings open opportunities to understand mechanisms of DNA repair for a toxic form of DNA damage.

Colorful molecular structure diagram showing several intertwined protein-like chains above and below a horizontal red line.
July 19, 2018

Fueling the MATE transporter

Vanderbilt researchers used spectroscopy to understand how a drug transporter pumps drugs out of cells, findings that are important for developing novel anti-cancer and anti-bacterial drugs that can overcome drug resistance.

July 2, 2018

SMAD4 clue to colon cancer

Loss of a gene that is part of the TGF-beta signaling pathway increased inflammation in the colon and was observed in half of human colitis-associated cancers.

Pregnant person in a dark blue dress cradling their abdomen with both hands.
July 2, 2018

Mother knows best

The first demonstration of bacterial DNA in mammalian fetal intestinal tissue suggests that the mother’s microbiome moves into the fetal intestine.