NIH Archive — Page 75 of 93

Close-up of a person singing into a handheld microphone, with red lipstick and visible teeth.
January 27, 2014

Math models to aid voice disorders

A new computational model of the interactions between vocal folds and the air around them could aid in designing new treatments for voice disorders.

By Leigh MacMillan
anatomy lab
January 23, 2014

VUSM moves into top 10 in NIH funding

According to annual figures available through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) is now ranked ninth in the nation among U.S. medical schools in total grant support provided through the nation’s medical research agency.

By John Howser
Close-up of a vintage globe showing South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and surrounding Atlantic and Pacific Ocean labels.
January 23, 2014

Human and Helicobacter co-evolution

By Vanderbilt Health News
Gray-haired man in a white laboratory coat and red tie sits beside a microscope in a research laboratory; shelves of bottles and a computer displaying a tissue image are visible behind him.
January 20, 2014

Moses to receive Vanderbilt Distinguished Alumni Award

Harold “Hal” Moses, the Hortense B. the Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University, is the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award — the highest honor for a member of the Vanderbilt alumni community.

By Vanderbilt Health News
HIV cell
January 15, 2014

HIV’s impact on B cells

Understanding how HIV infection affects immune system B cells may guide strategies for vaccine development.

By Leigh MacMillan
Grayscale close-up of a person pressing a hand against the lower back, with a red glow highlighting the painful area.
January 10, 2014

A pain in the … genes

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that variation in the gene encoding the potassium channel GIRK1 plays a role in modulating human pain perception.

By Leigh MacMillan