Science Translational Medicine (journal) Archive — Page 1 of 2

Close-up, softly focused photograph of a pregnant person’s abdomen with one hand resting on the belly; the person’s face is not visible.
September 23, 2026

Vanderbilt Health study identifies drugs with potential to improve outcomes associated with preterm labor

The findings do not mean that these drugs are ready to be used clinically for preterm labor; rather, they identify promising candidates for further development.

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April 22, 2026

Liquid biopsy predicts response to breast cancer immunotherapy

This minimally invasive and cost-effective alternative to tissue biopsy offers “an accessible tool for tailoring treatment strategies in breast cancer,” researchers reported April 22 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Medical diagram titled “IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS” comparing healthy alveoli with pulmonary fibrosis, showing thickened alveolar walls and impaired gas exchange; inset illustrates oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
January 8, 2025

Study suggests a new way to treat incurable lung disease

IPF is one of the most common forms of pulmonary fibrosis, an interstitial lung disease characterized by the progressive accumulation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the epithelial lining of the airways.

Portrait of a smiling man wearing glasses, a white medical coat, and a red tie.
May 10, 2022

Resistance to COVID-19 drug detected in lab study

Vanderbilt research shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can develop partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir during infection of cultured cells in the laboratory by more than one mechanism.  

Research by Dane Chetkovich, MD, PhD, right, Ye Han, PhD, and colleagues on how antidepressants work points to possible new targets for drug development.
December 1, 2021

Study provides new insight into how antidepressant drugs work

A study by Vanderbilt researchers sheds light on how current antidepressant drugs work and suggests a new drug target in depression.

Group of eight adults posing outdoors in front of leafy vegetation.
April 6, 2020

VUMC team aids development of potential antiviral drug for COVID-19

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are playing a key role in the development of a potential new antiviral drug to treat COVID-19.