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Blocking stress-induced relapse
Danny Winder and colleagues are teasing apart the actions of neurotransmitter receptors in a brain region linked to anxiety and addiction, with a goal of finding treatments for substance use disorders. Read MoreApril 8, 2020
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Spasticity underdiagnosed
Spasticity — a consequence of stroke and other disorders of the central nervous system — may be underdiagnosed and undertreated in nursing home residents. Read MoreApril 8, 2020
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Study reveals an inherited origin of prostate cancer in families
Vanderbilt researchers have identified haplotypes, ancestral fragments of DNA, that are associated with hereditary prostate cancer in a first-of-its-kind genomic study made possible by the study of prostate cancer patients with family histories of the disease. Read MoreApril 8, 2020
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Cellular factor helps package flu genome
New insights on influenza genome packaging could guide strategies for interfering with the virus's life cycle and ability to cause infection. Read MoreApril 8, 2020
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VUMC team aids development of potential antiviral drug for COVID-19
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are playing a key role in the development of a potential new antiviral drug to treat COVID-19. Read MoreApril 6, 2020
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Triple-negative breast cancer drug therapy shows promise
Researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) discovered a role for MYCN in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a particularly aggressive form of the disease, and identified a potential intervention for further clinical investigation. Read MoreMarch 12, 2020
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Baroud receives NSF Early CAREER Award to predict and inform community hazard response
Hiba Baroud has received a 2020 NSF Faculty Early CAREER Development grant to boost community resilience and sustainability through a three-pronged project that starts with a better understanding of how people and infrastructures interact during hazards. Read MoreMarch 11, 2020
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Loss of ‘Jedi’ alters neuron activity
This is not the Jedi you're thinking of. This Jedi is a receptor that helps clear away dead neurons during development, and its loss changes the activity of dorsal root ganglia neurons, which could have implications for treating chronic pain. Read MoreMarch 10, 2020
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Meat intake and colorectal polyps
Red and processed meat intakes are strongly associated with increased risk of sessile serrated polyps, which are not as well studied as conventional adenomas. Read MoreMarch 9, 2020
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Clues to lung injury in preterm babies
Jennifer Sucre and colleagues have discovered a factor that contributes to the pathological changes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, the most common complication of preterm birth. Read MoreMarch 5, 2020