Reporter May 10 2013 Archive — Page 2 of 2

A man sits between two boys in a lecture hall; one boy holds a brown stuffed animal, and the other sits in a motorized wheelchair wearing a blue “FIGHT DMD” shirt.
May 9, 2013

Personal touch: Family’s story drives home impact of research

For 30 minutes Tuesday, Terry Marlin, father of two young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, was the professor, telling his story to a group of Vanderbilt University graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

By Bill Snyder
Medical illustration of the upper human torso showing the esophagus and stomach highlighted in red.
May 9, 2013

Dual-action enzyme protects esophagus

An antioxidant enzyme also functions as a tumor suppressor to limit cancer development in the esophagus.

By Leigh MacMillan