Research Archive — Page 37 of 135
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November 17, 2023
Tumor antigens key to improving cancer immunotherapy: study
An undergraduate artist worked with the Vanderbilt researchers to create this oil painting, inspired the research. They are working to better design immune therapies that attack tumors without also attacking healthy normal tissue in patients. -
November 16, 2023
Nasty microbe H. pylori has Achilles’ heel
Vanderbilt researchers found that an H. pylori enzyme is essential for colonization of the stomach, suggesting it as a promising therapeutic target for H. pylori infection. -
November 15, 2023
Study finds many patients don’t seek more health services after receiving genetic screening results
A study by Vanderbilt researchers found that more than half of the patients who receive the results of genetic tests might not be impelled to seek more services than they're already receiving. -
November 15, 2023
Twelve at Vanderbilt are among world’s highly cited researchers
Twelve current investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are on this year’s list of scientists whose papers have been cited the most frequently by other researchers. -
November 15, 2023
Novel C. diff structures are required for infection, offer new therapeutic targets
Vanderbilt research discovers that iron storage “spheres” inside the bacterium C. diff — the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections — are important for infection in an animal model and could offer new targets for antibacterial drugs. -
November 13, 2023
Study finds antiviral treatment is largely underused in children with influenza
Vanderbilt research finds antiviral medications are underused in young children diagnosed with influenza despite national guidelines supporting their use -
November 13, 2023
Most can lower blood pressure by reducing salt, even those on BP drugs: study
New research shows nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure- reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake.