NIH Archive — Page 72 of 93

Fluorescence microscopy image showing a network of neurons with branching red and green processes against a black background.
July 18, 2014

Neural receptor for reovirus

A newly identified receptor allows mammalian reovirus to infect neurons, shedding light on factors important for viral encephalitis.

By Leigh MacMillan
Transparent graduated laboratory pipette resting across multiple clear culture dishes containing pink-purple liquid.
July 17, 2014

Regulating immune regulators

Understanding how to control the generation of regulatory T cells could have important implications for treating autoimmunity and cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
Four researchers pose together in a laboratory, with scientific equipment and workstations visible in the background.
July 10, 2014

Molecular ‘chat’ holds kidney fibrosis clues

A novel molecular “conversation” regulates kidney fibrosis – the final result of end-stage chronic kidney disease – suggesting new treatment options for this currently irreversible process.

By Leigh MacMillan
Map titled “Undiagnosed Diseases Network” showing seven clinical sites and a coordinating center across the United States, including Stanford Medicine, UCLA, Baylor College of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Harvard Teaching Hospitals, Harvard Medical School, and Duke University; the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is marked as the coordinating center.
July 1, 2014

Vanderbilt selected to participate in Undiagnosed Diseases Network

Armed with a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of six medical centers around the country selected to participate in a network to develop effective approaches for diagnosing hard-to-solve medical cases (undiagnosed diseases).

By Nancy Humphrey
Portrait of a smiling man in a dark suit, white shirt, and tie against a neutral background.
June 26, 2014

Rousseau appointed to NIH study group

Vanderbilt researcher Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D., is being appointed to the Motor Function, Speech and Rehabilitation Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, for the term beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2020.

By Craig Boerner
June 13, 2014

How ABC transporters move molecules

New views of how transporters move molecules across cell membranes are key to understanding how these proteins impact tumor cell drug resistance and inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

By Leigh MacMillan