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February 26, 2018
Cannabis compound reduces seizures
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils reduced seizures in patients with difficult-to-treat epilepsy, Vanderbilt investigators have found. -
February 22, 2018
Mitochondrial mutations and disease
New findings suggest that oxidative stress damages mitochondrial DNA, and they link this damage to a disease state. -
February 14, 2018
A new target for neuroblastoma
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered that a sirtuin protein has oncogenic properties in neuroblastoma cells — and that blocking it reduces their growth and tumor-like characteristics. -
February 13, 2018
Cognition in rare hormonal disorder
Vanderbilt investigators have conducted the first systematic evaluation of cognitive function in children with a rare genetic disorder. -
February 12, 2018
Protecting transplanted lungs
Acetaminophen may offer a simple treatment to prevent tissue injury following lung transplant, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. -
February 9, 2018
Muscular dystrophy clue
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a role for immune system T cells in slowing the decline in skeletal muscle function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. -
January 31, 2018
Cell skeleton and the brush border
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a role for microtubules — part of the cellular “skeleton” — in organizing the unique sidedness of the epithelial cells that line organs like the intestines.