Department of Medicine Archive — Page 81 of 127

Edward Siew, MD, MSCI
January 28, 2020

Protein levels in urine after acute kidney injury predict future loss of kidney function

High levels of protein in a patient’s urine after acute kidney injury is associated with increased risk of kidney disease progression, Vanderbilt researchers report.

By Kelsey Herbers
Illustration of red blood cells interspersed with smaller spherical cells in a dark red bloodstream.
January 23, 2020

HDL-cholesterol and breast cancer risk

Genetic analyses suggest that high circulating HDL-cholesterol levels may increase breast cancer risk — a surprising finding since increased HDL-cholesterol is thought to be healthy.

By Leigh MacMillan
Illustration of a human torso showing the heart and major blood vessels in red through a translucent rib cage and lungs.
January 16, 2020

VUMC tops in nation for number of heart transplants performed last year

Vanderbilt University Medical Center tied for first place as the busiest heart transplant program by volume in the United States in 2019.

By Matt Batcheldor
Futuristic digital illustration of a human head and shoulders formed from glowing blue and pink pixels, overlaid with a microchip, circuit patterns, binary digits, and waveform graphics.
January 15, 2020

VUMC study to use artificial intelligence to explore suicide risk

Investigators will use computational methods to shed light on suicidal ideation and its relationship to attempted suicide, predict suicidal ideation and suicide attempt using routine electronic health records (EHRs) and explore the genetic underpinnings of both.

By Paul Govern
Side-by-side fluorescent microscopy comparison: larger, regularly shaped healthy cartilage cells on the left and smaller, irregularly shaped cells in the CATIFA model on the right, labeled “Healthy Cartilage Cells” and “CATIFA model Cartilage Cells.”
January 13, 2020

Vanderbilt-led team discovers new genetic disease and defines underlying mechanism

An international research team has discovered a new genetic syndrome caused by mutation of a single gene and named it CATIFA, an acronym for its core symptoms.

By Leigh MacMillan
Aerial view of a densely wooded city campus and surrounding downtown buildings, with a large institutional complex in the foreground and low-rise neighborhoods extending to the horizon.
January 9, 2020

Deadline extended for transplant infectious diseases fellowship

The Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking applicants for its new Transplant and Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program.

By Paul Govern