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February 25, 2015
Antibiotics with anticancer potential
A series of experimental antibiotics may be a good starting point for developing new anticancer drugs. -
February 24, 2015
Contributors to coronavirus ‘fitness’
Understanding the role that host membrane modification plays in coronavirus replication is essential for developing novel approaches to block the viruses that cause SARS and MERS. -
February 20, 2015
Tiny model of diabetes
Vanderbilt University researchers have created a zebrafish model of skeletal muscle insulin resistance that could help improve diabetes treatment. -
February 19, 2015
‘Stretched’ cells promote cancer
Mechanical stress appears to be a critical factor in activating normal tissue-associated fibroblasts to generate cancer-associated fibroblasts. -
February 19, 2015
Workshop explores President’s Precision Medicine Initiative
The Precision Medicine Initiative is a national effort announced by President Obama during his State of the Union address to provide more effective treatment and prevention strategies for individuals by taking into account their unique genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. -
February 19, 2015
VUMC teams with NIH on national oral history project
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a project with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to record and preserve voices of local community members. -
February 11, 2015
Kidney disease impacts HDL function
Chronic kidney disease impairs the protective functions of HDL, Vanderbilt researchers report this month.