NIH Archive — Page 58 of 93

Healthcare professional in a white coat and stethoscope holding a chalkboard labeled “CANCER PREVENTION.”
March 31, 2016

Cancer prevention and poverty

A new epidemiological study supports smoking cessation and avoidance of sedentary lifestyle as cancer prevention measures.

By Paul Govern
Close-up of a woman’s hands with red-painted fingernails holding a pen and completing a printed questionnaire on a blue clipboard.
March 23, 2016

Readmission prediction face-off

Using patients’ health records to assess preparedness for hospital discharge is more effective at predicting readmission or death than commonly used questionnaires.

By Paul Govern
Young man sleeping on his side with his head on a white pillow, partially covered by white bedding.
March 21, 2016

Putting schizophrenia to bed

A new compound developed at Vanderbilt treats multiple symptoms of schizophrenia in an animal model, without causing sedation.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Stylized grayscale silhouette of a large group of armed medieval warriors holding swords, spears, shields, and flags against a pale sky.
March 17, 2016

ROCKs and cancer invasion

The rigidity of the microenvironment around cancer cells drives invasive behavior through distinct ROCK signaling pathways, which could guide the development of specific anti-invasive therapies.

By Sanjay Mishra
alarm clock
March 17, 2016

Study suggests cancer’s ‘clock’ can be rewound

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have “turned back the clock” in a mouse model of metaplasia — precancerous stomach lesions — raising hopes that gastric cancer, a worldwide scourge that’s rising in the United States, can be prevented.

By Bill Snyder
Watercolor painting depicting an aerial view of a violent storm, with a red-centered yellow spiral surrounded by swirling blue, white, and gray clouds.
March 9, 2016

Eye of a cytokine storm

A new animal model can be used to “dissect” the inflammatory response to infection.

By Bill Snyder