Research Archive — Page 38 of 135
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October 24, 2023
Vanderbilt-led team receives 2023 Endeavor Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
A multidisciplinary team of investigators has received a 2023 Endeavor Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research to support four closely linked projects exploring the fundamental mechanisms that drive the obesity-cancer connection, -
October 17, 2023
AI predicts blood clot risk in hospitalized children: VUMC study
An artificial intelligence tool developed at Vanderbilt accurately identified pediatric patients at high risk for blood clots in a clinical trial, with no difference in outcomes compared to a control group. -
October 16, 2023
VUMC scientists record powerful signal in the brain’s white matter
Vanderbilt researchers report that when people who are having their brains scanned by fMRI perform a task, like wiggling their fingers, certain signals increase in white matter throughout the brain, which has long been thought to play a lesser role the more the brain's more energetic gray matter. -
October 10, 2023
Study tracks clinical team engagement with health records by patient race/ethnicity
A review of electronic health record user access logs found that EHRs of adult inpatients from minority racial and ethnic populations on average received lower engagement from health care teams than the records of white adult inpatients. -
October 5, 2023
Study validates pyrvinium as treatment to prevent stomach cancer
A Vanderbilt study found that a drug that has been used for decades for intestinal pinworms, can be repurposed as a preventative treatment for stomach cancer. -
October 3, 2023
Research fellowship for genetic counselors established at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has received a grant to establish a research fellowship for genetic counselors that will prepare them to contribute more fully to the advancement of personalized medicine. -
September 28, 2023
Drug trial shows reduced abnormal bone formation in those with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
A Vanderbilt clinical trial evaluating the investigational drug garetosmab has shown that it reduced soft-tissue flare-ups significantly and prevented new areas of abnormal bone formation in patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.