Even mild levels of kidney dysfunction affected the levels of several blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease.

Byndloss, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018, studies the links between the gut microbiota (the microorganisms that reside in the intestines), host metabolism and disease.

Vanderbilt has been training physician-scientists for more than 60 years. Many graduates have gone on to leadership positions in academia, government, industry and clinical practice.  

Researchers used whole-metagenome sequencing to assess the composition, diversity and functional enrichment of the preterm infant gut microbiome — the microorganisms that aid digestion, immune function and metabolism.

Vanderbilt researchers are developing artificial intelligence they hope will speed the diagnosis and improve the treatment of osteoporosis.

Evidence showed that deficiency in musical rhythm perception is a “modest but consistent risk factor for developmental speech, language and reading disorders.”

These raised scars tend to recur after surgical removal, and the effectiveness of alternative treatments is limited.