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A hand reaches upward beneath a glowing, detailed Earth centered on Europe, Asia, and Africa, set against a star-filled blue-black background.
June 14, 2023

NIH grant boosts international TB research consortium

A new grant will help support Vanderbilt’s RePORT Brazil, one of an international consortium’s six regional tuberculosis research programs.

By Paul Govern
A Vanderbilt study shows that reducing consumption of simple sugars helped improve gastroesophageal reflux disease.
June 13, 2023

Maternal diet influences postnatal diabetes risk

Studies in a primate animal model suggest that islet hyperfunction — which in humans is associated with increased fat mass and Type 2 diabetes — is programmed in offspring by a maternal Western-style diet during pregnancy.

By Bill Snyder
Stylized axial brain scan illustration in blue, white, and gray, overlaid with radiology-style grid markers, orientation labels, measurement scales, and timestamp-like text.
June 12, 2023

Images predict functional decline

MRI brain scans at baseline for study participants 60 and older — who were free of clinical dementia at study entry — predicted a decline in independent function five years later.

By Paul Govern
Two red capsules on graph paper printed with black electrocardiogram waveforms.
June 8, 2023

Targeting calcium handling in A-fib

The drug ent-verticilide reduced A-fib incidence and duration in an animal model, suggesting it may be a viable therapeutic option.

By Leigh MacMillan
Two physicians review mammogram images displayed on computer monitors in a breast imaging center; one is seated at the workstation while the other stands behind him.
June 8, 2023

An image of cancer treatment response

An MRI method developed by Vanderbilt researchers uses imaging data to derive cell size and could be added to clinical practice for better monitoring of breast cancer treatment response.

By Sarah E. Glass
Portrait of Ryan Belcher, MD, MPH, smiling and wearing a dark suit, checkered shirt, and striped tie against a brown background.
June 8, 2023

Novel technology helps identify parathyroids during pediatric endocrine surgery

A Vanderbilt study found that a probe technology that uses near-infrared autofluorescent lighting helps positively identify and preserve childrens’ parathyroids during endocrine surgery.

By Christina Echegaray