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Each year millions of Americans return to the hospital within 30 days of their previous discharge. Although many readmissions could be preventable, most statistical models for predicting them "perform poorly," according to researchers at Vanderbilt and the Oregon Health and Science University and their affiliated VA medical centers.

An update on federally funded projects at Vanderbilt and their impact on efforts to improve education, protect people from disease and meet our nation’s energy needs.

Supplements did not improve outcomes of patients with acute lung injury.

A new understanding of the biochemical pathway that builds our skin barrier could lead to treatments for skin diseases.

It may be possible to prevent preterm birth by modifying the father’s diet before a baby's conception.

New research offers hope for patients needing the anti-inflammatory benefits of glucocorticoids without the adverse side effects associated with them.

Antioxidant genes may be good targets for treating a stomach disorder that affects up to 40 percent of patients with diabetes.