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Aug. 2, 2018—
Vanderbilt study links gene expression, disease association data
Jul. 27, 2018—An international team of researchers has integrated gene expression and disease association data to better understand the biological mechanisms of complex human diseases. In a study led by Eric Gamazon, PhD, research instructor in Medicine at Vanderbilt, and Ayellet Segrè, PhD, of Harvard University, the team developed computational approaches to integrate the two types of data and...
Renovated Eskind library opens, prepared to support training of future generations of physicians
Jul. 23, 2018—Members of the Eskind family gathered for the July 18 reopening of The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center following a yearlong, $12.9 million renovation. Front row, l-r: Donna Eskind, Jeffrey Eskind, Annette Eskind, Steven Eskind and Laurie Eskind. Back Row, l-r: Andrew Galbierz, Megan Eskind, David Eskind, Matthew Eskind, Caroline...
Team finds potent antibodies against three Ebola viruses
Jul. 19, 2018—Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues are a step closer to developing a broadly effective antibody treatment against the three major Ebola viruses that cause lethal disease in humans. Reporting July 17 in the journal Immunity, they describe the isolation of two potent monoclonal antibodies from human survivors of Ebola virus disease that, in cell...
Team explores diabetes drug’s ability to treat RSV infection
Jul. 12, 2018—A drug used to treat diabetes may point to new therapies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis — inflammation and obstruction of the lungs’ small airways. A multi-disciplinary team of Vanderbilt investigators has demonstrated that liraglutide reduces the inflammatory response to RSV infection in a mouse model of the disease. The findings were reported in...
Study reveals opioid patients face multiple barriers to treatment
Jul. 12, 2018—Vanderbilt researchers focused on four Appalachian states — Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and West Virginia — that have among the highest rates of opioid use in the country and are more affected by opioid overdose deaths. In their study published in the journal Substance Abuse, researchers found that only about 50 percent of opioid treatment providers...
Legalizing same-sex marriage increased health care access for gay men: Vanderbilt study
Jul. 11, 2018—Christopher Carpenter (Vanderbilt University)Vanderbilt researchers have documented evidence that legalizing same-sex marriage has improved access to health care for gay men in a study released as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper this week. This is one of the first studies to examine the effect legal marriage has on the health of lesbian,...
‘Vandy Goes to War’ exhibit opens in Central Library
Jul. 11, 2018—“Vandy Goes to War,” an exhibition highlighting the dramatic effects of two world wars on Vanderbilt’s campus, is on display in the Central Library lobby through Oct. 16 (Reunion/Homecoming weekend). “Vanderbilt became involved in World War I in late 1917 when then-Chancellor James Kirkland issued the first decree to require military training on campus for...
Mom may pass bacteria to baby in utero: Study
Jul. 5, 2018—For decades, it has been accepted that fetal development occurs in a sterile womb. Recent discoveries of bacterial DNA in baby’s first bowel movement and in the placenta after sterile C-section, however, have challenged this assumption. Now, Jörn-Hendrik Weitkamp, MD, and colleagues have examined the presence of bacterial DNA in the intestines and placentas of fetal...
Oak Ridge and Vanderbilt come together to explore cellular processes
Jul. 5, 2018—Vice Provost for Research Padma RaghavanVanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are combining their expertise in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computation to explore transformative, interdisciplinary ways to study complex cellular processes to tackle some of the most pressing problems in biology. “ORNL and Vanderbilt researchers have complementary strengths,” said Padma Raghavan, vice provost...