Research Archive — Page 13 of 134
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August 7, 2025
Healthy plant-based diets reduce risk of death in long-term VUMC study
The findings published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggest that efforts to promote diets high in healthy plant foods and low in animal foods could improve health outcomes. -
August 6, 2025
Clues offer new hope for treating GI tract disorders
Hirschsprung disease is a congenital disorder that occurs in approximately 1 in 5,000 babies. Caused by a lack of ENS neurons in the muscles of the colon, Hirschsprung disease disrupts gut motility, resulting in bowel obstruction. -
August 6, 2025
Study demonstrates burden of potentially preventable hospitalizations for pneumococcal pneumonias among adults in Tennessee and Georgia
Community-acquired pneumonia refers to a case of the disease contracted without prior exposure to a health care setting. -
August 4, 2025
Researchers debunk long-standing concern about flu treatment in children
The findings demonstrated what many pediatricians have long suspected: that the flu, not the flu treatment (Tamiflu), is associated with neuropsychiatric events. -
August 1, 2025
Study reports final clinical trial data for advanced kidney cancer treatment
The drug combo pembrolizumab plus axitinib had sustained and durable clinical benefit in more than five years of follow-up. It is a standard-of-care first-line treatment for advanced kidney cancer. -
July 31, 2025
High school researchers at VUMC glimpse the future
They were part of the Aspirnaut program, which prepares high school and college students, primarily from rural areas, for careers in the STEM fields. -
July 29, 2025
A fast daily walk could extend your life: study
Just 15 minutes per day of fast walking reduced the risk of premature death in a low-income and predominantly Black U.S. population.