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August 25, 2015
How the cell makes morphine
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how mammals, including humans, produce the painkiller morphine. -
August 11, 2015
Drug combos enhance ovarian cancer cell death
Drugs that target DNA damage improve ovarian cancer cell response to platinum chemotherapies, suggesting new therapeutic opportunities. -
August 6, 2015
Stomach cancer cues
Vanderbilt scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism that promotes stomach cancer development, findings that could provide new opportunities for treatment. -
July 23, 2015
Targeting bone metastasis
The rigidity of the bone extracellular matrix increases the ability of tumor cells to destroy bone, suggesting new targets for anticancer drug development. -
July 15, 2015
Drug signaling networks
Vanderbilt investigators have developed a new algorithm to understand the networks of signaling molecules that control drug action. -
July 13, 2015
Hhex on cancer
A new mouse model demonstrates that the Hhex gene – which is linked to blood cancers – is critical for normal blood cell production. -
June 12, 2015
New strategy to combat HIV
Inhibitors of the enzyme phospholipase D1 suppress the replication of HIV-1, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered.