journal publication Archive — Page 6 of 10

Digital thermometer beside a glass of red liquid, two white tablets, and crumpled tissues on a white background.
August 14, 2012

Flu Tool guides patient decision-making

Studies of Flu Tool, a computer application that guides health care decision-making, suggests that patients are willing to use these types of resources.

Stylized blue human torso beside a glowing green electrocardiogram waveform on a dark grid background.
August 10, 2012

Key to a woman’s heart (condition)?

Females may be at higher risk of potentially fatal heart condition due to gender differences in a protein involved in the heart’s electrical activity.

Abstract blue neuron-like forms with branching orange-tipped extensions clustered against a black background.
August 9, 2012

Network approach yields glioblastoma clues

MicroRNA “regulatory networks” generated at Vanderbilt aid search for biomarkers and new drugs to treat glioblastoma, the most common and lethal primary brain tumor.

Lit cigarette resting in a glossy red-and-white ashtray.
August 7, 2012

Ancestry impacts smoking risk for lungs

Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry.

Person viewed from behind holding up a chest X-ray against a white background; the X-ray shows the lungs and heart.
August 2, 2012

Early HIV treatment also can prevent TB: study

Anti-retroviral therapy can prevent tuberculosis, even in people with early HIV disease.

July 31, 2012

Biomarkers may offer autism clues

A combination of biomarkers may reveal new clues about causes of and potential interventions for autism.