medicine

March 9, 2012

Combo combats dizziness

Some patients may need a combo of medications to combat a condition that causes dizziness.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 2, 2012

‘Detangler’ binds, bends and cuts DNA

New details on the DNA-cutting activity of topoisomerase II, a target of anti-cancer drugs, could lead to better chemotherapeutic agents.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 20, 2012

Stem cells take heart

Signaling pathway discoveries suggest ways to induce stem cells to become cardiac muscle cells, which could be useful for regenerating damaged heart muscle.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 6, 2012

Hall of Famer Raymond Berry sports Vanderbilt tie at Super Bowl XLVI

By Nancy Humphrey
February 4, 2012

Hall of Famer plans to sport Vanderbilt tie while presenting Super Bowl trophy

By Nancy Humphrey
Richard Powell
January 20, 2012

Digestive disease research bolstered by grant renewal

The Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Research Center celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a second five-year renewal of its federal research grant.

By Bill Snyder
January 5, 2012

Study applies random genotype sets to new disease

By Paul Govern
January 5, 2012

Melatonin found to ease sleep woes in children with autism

By Craig Boerner
December 16, 2011

Clues to skeletal form in ‘feelgood’ fish

Ela Knapik, associate professor of medicine, and colleagues are using zebrafish to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms that cause birth defects of the face and skeleton.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 15, 2011

Jeffrey Sosman named to melanoma research ‘Dream Team’

By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2011

Exercise fights fatty liver

By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2011

Skeletal defects in genetic disorder

A new mouse model provides a tool for testing novel therapeutic approaches for neurofibromatosis.
By Leigh MacMillan
November 10, 2011

Breastfeeding problems can be linked to a tied tongue

A simple procedure can correct ‘tongue-tie,’ a commonly missed condition that could prevent newborns from breastfeeding properly.
By VUMC News and Communications
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