Department of Medicine
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October 26, 2018
Clues to bone metastases
Vanderbilt researchers are developing new approaches to study the mechanisms underlying why breast cancer cells home to bone and lie dormant, evading treatment. -
October 26, 2018
Fetal membranes and microbial threats
Understanding how cells communicate in the membranes surrounding the developing fetus could suggest new strategies for preventing infections, premature birth and adverse pregnancy outcomes. -
October 22, 2018
Antipsychotics ineffective for treating ICU delirium: study
Critically ill patients are not benefiting from antipsychotic medications that have been used to treat delirium in intensive care units (ICUs) for more than four decades, according to a study released today in the New England Journal of Medicine. -
October 12, 2018
Targeting diabetic kidney disease
Pathways activated by the epidermal growth factor receptor may be attractive targets to treat diabetic kidney disease, according to new findings from Vanderbilt investigators. -
October 11, 2018
Novel genetic study sheds new light on risk of heart attack
Loss of a protein that regulates mitochondrial function can greatly increase the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack), Vanderbilt scientists reported Oct. 3 in the journal eLife. -
October 11, 2018
Cancer Center investigators awarded Komen grants
Four Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators have received financial support from Susan G. Komen for breast cancer research. -
October 11, 2018
Team’s study reveals hidden lives of medical biomarkers
What do medical biomarkers do on evenings and weekends, when they might be considered off the clock?