Research Archive — Page 29 of 133
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May 1, 2024
Study finds 500 new blood pressure genes
An analysis of the genomes of more than 1 million people of European ancestry, conducted by several of the world’s leading genomic centers, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has identified more than 2,000 independent genetic signals for blood pressure. -
May 1, 2024
Poverty tops smoking as a major death risk: study
A Vanderbilt study found that Black and white people who earned less than $15,000 a year died, on average, more than 10 years earlier than those whose annual income exceeded $50,000. -
April 30, 2024
Atherosclerosis is a tumor-like disease: study
An anticancer drug blunted atherosclerosis progression — and even made plaques shrink — in a mouse model of the disease, opening new opportunities for preventing and treating this leading cause of death. -
April 29, 2024
Grant bolsters food allergy research efforts
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a seven-year, $5 million award to conduct food allergy research, joining nine other institutions as part of the Consortium for Food Allergy Research. -
April 29, 2024
New tool helps identify babies at high risk for RSV
A new tool to identify infants most at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness could aid pediatricians in prioritizing children under 1 to receive a preventive medication before RSV season (October-April). -
April 25, 2024
Advance in the treatment of acute heart failure identified
A multicenter study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy in Nashville has identified a potential new treatment for acute heart failure, a leading cause of hospitalization and death. -
April 25, 2024
AI shows promise for clinical phenotyping
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have demonstrated the potential for large language models like ChatGPT to help generate electronic health record phenotyping algorithms, a critical but time-consuming task in observational health research.