Department of Medicine Archive — Page 24 of 79
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June 1, 2022
Program lets patients receive medical treatment at home
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May 24, 2022
Diabetes, cardiovascular drug targets
Targeting receptors of the inflammatory lipid signaling molecule PGE2 may offer a new way to tackle both Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. -
May 19, 2022
Genetics and blood pressure
Including polygenic risk scores for blood pressure may improve predictive models to identify people at risk for treatment-resistant hypertension. -
May 12, 2022
Study sheds light on the dark side of obesity
Vanderbilt research that promotes the anti-inflammatory pathway in macrophages could also reduce some of the bad side effects of obesity. -
May 12, 2022
Fissell receives Medal of Excellence from the American Association of Kidney Patients
Vanderbilt's William Fissell, MD, recently received the 2022 Medal of Excellence Award in the physician category from the American Association of Kidney Patients. -
May 9, 2022
Gene variants and transplant drug dose
Genotyping multiple enzymes that metabolize the immunosuppressive drug tacrolimus — common used for lung transplant recipients — is important for correct dosing of the drug, Vanderbilt researchers found. -
May 5, 2022
Gene network linked to Type 2 diabetes
Vanderbilt researchers used a novel analytical approach to identify a network of genes associated with Type 2 diabetes, including 31 genes that had not previously been associated with the disease.