Research Archive — Page 118 of 134
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March 14, 2018
Botox for the shaky voice
Vanderbilt investigators found that Botox injection into the vocal cords can lead to improved quality of life for patients with voice muscle problems. -
March 9, 2018
Brain connections in schizophrenia
Brain imaging studies have implicated the connection between two brain regions in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. -
March 1, 2018
Time window extended for some stroke surgeries
New research indicates the time window for a thrombectomy following a stroke is longer than previously thought, but how soon the surgery occurs still matters. -
February 27, 2018
Saline use on decline at Vanderbilt following landmark studies
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is encouraging its medical providers to stop using saline as intravenous fluid therapy for most patients, a change provoked by two companion landmark studies released Feb. 27 that are anticipated to improve survival and decrease kidney complications. -
February 23, 2018
Hope for an RSV vaccine
Newly discovered features in an RSV protein may be useful for rational structure-based vaccine design. -
February 22, 2018
Mitochondrial mutations and disease
New findings suggest that oxidative stress damages mitochondrial DNA, and they link this damage to a disease state. -
February 15, 2018
Team finds stem cell transplant improves scleroderma survival
A new clinical trial by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and other leading medical centers found that an intensive transplant treatment using the patient’s own stem cells can improve survival and quality of life for patients with advanced scleroderma.