Vanderbilt Research Trending

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August 11, 2016

Team explores transcription factor’s autoimmunity role

Increasing expression of a transcription factor called KLF2 can promote immunological self-tolerance and “tune down” autoimmunity, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported recently.

By Bill Snyder
June 21, 2016

Vanderbilt and Human Vaccines Project launch initial studies to decode the human immune system

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center this month began recruiting volunteers to participate in a clinical trial aimed at decoding the human “immunome,” the genetic underpinnings of the immune system.

By Bill Snyder
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June 14, 2016

Study shows opioids increase risk of death when compared to other pain treatments

Long-acting opioids are associated with a significantly increased risk of death when compared with alternative medications for moderate-to-severe chronic pain, according to a Vanderbilt study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Assocation (JAMA).

By Craig Boerner
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.

By Sanjay Mishra
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April 21, 2016

Study explores how some breast cancers resist treatment

A targeted therapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer, has shown potential promise in a recently published study. TNBC is the only type of breast cancer for which there are no currently approved targeted therapies.

By VUMC News and Communications
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April 21, 2016

Kennedy Center joins nation’s largest autism study

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) is one of a select group of sites selected to launch SPARK, an online research initiative designed to become the largest autism study ever undertaken in the United States.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 17, 2016

Study suggests cancer’s ‘clock’ can be rewound

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have “turned back the clock” in a mouse model of metaplasia — precancerous stomach lesions — raising hopes that gastric cancer, a worldwide scourge that’s rising in the United States, can be prevented.
By Bill Snyder
March 7, 2016

Vanderbilt researchers identify potential antibody treatment for H7 avian flu

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human antibodies against a type of bird flu that has killed more than 200 people in China since 2012 and which may pose a worldwide pandemic threat.
By Bill Snyder
February 25, 2016

Sleep research for parents of children with ASD expanded

The expansion of sleep education sessions through a research study will allow more parents to learn effective sleep strategies for children with autism spectrum disorder.
By Tom Wilemon
February 25, 2016

Events on tap to raise awareness about the brain

March is Brain Awareness Month at Vanderbilt University, and the public is invited to hear national experts discuss their research on autism and other brain disorders.
By Bill Snyder
February 4, 2016

Prostate cancer survivors’ risk of heart disease studied

The 3 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States are likely to die from something other than cancer, thanks to early detection, effective treatment and the disease’s slow progression.
By Kathy Whitney
January 28, 2016

Autism study links sensory difficulties, serotonin system

Vanderbilt researchers have established a link between the neurotransmitter serotonin and certain behaviors of some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a link that may lead to new treatments for ASD.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 21, 2016

Antibodies may be ‘silver bullet’ for Ebola viruses

There may be a “silver bullet” for Ebola, a family of hemorrhagic viruses, one of which has killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa in the past two years.
By Bill Snyder
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