Reporter April 29 2016 Archive — Page 1 of 2

Multiple blue-toned sagittal MRI scans of the human brain arranged together, with white technical labels overlaid.
June 2, 2016

Alzheimer’s risk gene in younger adults

A genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in later life appears to benefit younger adults as they age.

Medical-style illustration of a translucent human figure with a glowing highlighted area in the brain.
May 3, 2016

Drug combos for glioblastoma

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that activation of a certain signaling pathway protects brain cancers from targeted therapies, suggesting that using therapeutics that block both pathways may be a promising treatment.

Microscopic-style illustration of a large white textured spherical cell surrounded by red blood cells against a red background.
April 29, 2016

Improving natural killer cancer therapy

A newly discovered mechanism that helps cancer cells avoid destruction by immune system cells may improve immunotherapies.

Iridescent soap bubbles of varying sizes floating against a black background.
April 28, 2016

An Argonaute’s voyage to cancer

A genetic mutation that promotes cancer development blocks the normal sorting of a protein called “Argonaute 2.”

Portrait of a smiling man wearing a white medical coat and patterned tie.
April 28, 2016

Alvarez named chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ronald David Alvarez, M.D., Ellen Gregg Shook Culverhouse Chair in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter hovering above a helipad at dusk, with its landing light illuminated and city lights in the background.
April 28, 2016

LifeFlight to open emergency helicopter base in Cookeville

In partnership with Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt LifeFlight will soon be expanding its footprint to serve the Upper Cumberland region by adding an emergency helicopter base in Cookeville, Tennessee.