Research Archive — Page 10 of 131
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September 9, 2025
Cheating Alzheimer’s
Most people whose brains exhibit Alzheimer's pathology don’t have the disease; they reach the end of their lives never having exhibited cognitive impairment. A new study examines the genetics of this resilience. -
September 8, 2025
SPORE grant funds $12 million for colorectal cancer research
SPORE grants are highly sought after because they show that a cancer center demonstrates scientific excellence, promotes collaboration, maintains robust research programs and merits substantial funding. -
September 8, 2025
BMI screening alone misses children with excess body fat, study finds
Waist circumference measurements along with weight and height may be a practical, low-cost marker to confirm excess body fat among children. -
September 5, 2025
AI tools could shorten ‘diagnostic odyssey’ for patients with rare diseases
Large language models achieved diagnostic rates of 13.3% and 10.0%, compared to the historical clinical review rate of 5.6%, and they suggested next steps to evaluate the suggested diagnoses. -
August 30, 2025
One shot of RSV vaccine effective against hospitalization in older adults for two seasons
RSV causes substantial seasonal illness during fall and winter in the U.S., with an estimated 100,000-150,000 hospitalizations and 4,000-8,000 deaths. -
August 29, 2025
Discrepancies in gestational dating can inform miscarriage risk: study
Investigators measured whether gestational dating determined by ultrasound lagged what the last menstrual period predicted. The bigger the lag, the higher risk of the pregnancy ending in a loss, they found. -
August 28, 2025
Vanderbilt imaging scientist awarded $3.5 million in federal research grants
Zhongliang Zu has advanced the application of molecular and functional magnetic resonance imaging to improve diagnosis of tumors, ischemic stroke, and neurological and muscular disorders.