Research found that using data collected both during surgery and after a tumor’s removal can help guide surgeons in achieving a negative margin in cancer resection.

The analysis of genetic sequencing data from more than 34,000 people over a 17-year period by researchers at VUMC was published in eClinicalMedicine.

Data from more than 4,000 participants reveals link between brain structure and cognitive decline.  

“Findings from this study indicate that children who develop wheezing have different airway characteristics early in life, even before they develop asthma,” said Tina Hartert, MD, MPH.

The drug also showed promise that it could be the first therapeutic intervention against precancerous lesions in the stomach.

The children were born in Turkey with a smaller-than-normal head size, cataracts, severe developmental delay, intellectual disability and epilepsy.

The findings reveal the need for increased awareness about appendiceal cancer from both clinicians and the public.