VUMC offering new minimally invasive emphysema therapy
November 08, 2019
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be the first in the state to offer a minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative for patients with emphysema.
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Endotoxin shock protector
November 08, 2019
The bacterial toxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is one of the most potent virulence factors of Gram-negative bacteria that cause sepsis. Exposure to even tiny amounts can trigger a systemic — and potentially lethal — inflammatory response known as endotoxin shock.
Acute kidney injury recovery time impacts future risk
November 01, 2019
Acute kidney injury (AKI) — a sudden loss in kidney function that often occurs in hospitalized patients — puts survivors at increased risk for future chronic kidney and cardiovascular disease.
Vanderbilt investigators lead effort to create map of the human kidney
November 01, 2019
Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease, one of the nation’s most debilitating and expensive medical conditions. In 2016 Medicare spent $35 billion caring for more than 725,000 Americans whose kidneys had failed.
Effort to remove penicillin allergy labels seeing success
October 17, 2019
A program in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital has successfully removed penicillin allergy labels from more than 45 inpatients at high risk to receive antibiotics, but whose penicillin allergies were low risk.
A new regulator of B cell development
October 10, 2019
Interleukin-33 (IL-33) drives inflammatory responses in allergic and nonallergic disease. Epithelial cells in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and elsewhere release IL-33, which activates the ST2 receptor on immune cell targets.
Study: personalized decision support affects intensive care
October 10, 2019
A new randomized trial examines the effect of automated clinical decision support on team evaluation of pediatric inpatients at high risk for acute kidney injury (AKI).
Study shines light on architecture of kidney disease
September 27, 2019
A study of 280,000 U.S. veterans including 56,000 African Americans has identified in greater detail than ever before the “genetic architecture” of kidney function and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues.
Researchers explore music’s effect on ICU patients, staff
September 27, 2019
An interdisciplinary group of Vanderbilt researchers is launching a pilot study on the effect of live music on patients, families and staff in the adult intensive care unit (ICU) and is inviting musical members of the Vanderbilt community to help.
New telehealth initiative aims to enhance cancer care in rural areas
September 21, 2019
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