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Conceptual digital illustration of a polygonal human profile connected to a network of medical hexagons containing icons for healthcare, artificial intelligence, diagnostics, medicine, laboratory science, and body organs.
March 17, 2025

Where are all the Alzheimer’s drugs?

A new study will use innovative methods developed at VUMC to look for drugs already approved for other uses that could potentially be repurposed to treat Alzheimer’s.

By Paul Govern
Illustration of a blood vessel cut open to reveal yellow fatty plaque narrowing the channel, with red blood cells flowing around the obstruction.
August 13, 2024

$3.4 million research grant targets risk of heart attack, stroke

Making innovative use of observational data, researchers hope to gain new understanding of patient risk and identify existing drugs to lower risk.

By Paul Govern
Blister pack of pink tablets beside a box labeled “STATIN 40 mg” and “28 Tablets,” with a stethoscope in the background.
July 12, 2021

Probing statin-associated diseases with genetics

Vanderbilt researchers used genetics tools and biobanks with linked electronic health records to explore the associations between statins and noncardiovascular diseases.

By Leigh MacMillan