VUMC creates new Adult Post-acute COVID Clinic
April 09, 2021
On March 15, a new clinic opened at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Adult Post-acute COVID Clinic.
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Personalized Structural Biology aids cancer treatment decisions
April 09, 2021
Cancer specialists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in partnership with biochemists and structural biologists across the Vanderbilt University campus, are taking “personalized” cancer therapy to a new level.
Breast cancer cells ‘steal’ nutrients from immune cells: study
April 02, 2021
Triple-negative breast cancer cells engage in a “glutamine steal” — outcompeting T cells for the nutrient glutamine and impairing their ability to kill tumor cells, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.
Forty-three percent of melanoma patients have chronic complications from immunotherapies
March 25, 2021
Chronic side effects among melanoma survivors after treatment with anti-PD-1 immunotherapies are more common than previously recognized, according to a study published March 25 in JAMA Oncology.
Spirituality may help reduce end-stage kidney disease risk
March 25, 2021
Researchers from Vanderbilt’s Division of Nephrology and Hypertension have identified an under-studied characteristic that may have a protective effect on end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) risk among vulnerable populations.
Convalescent plasma improved survival in COVID-19 patients with blood cancers
February 05, 2021
Treatment with convalescent plasma vastly improved the survival rate of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who also had hematologic malignances that compromise the immune system, according to new data released by the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19).
New clue to postural tachycardia
February 05, 2021
Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is a poorly understood disorder that primarily affects women and is characterized by lightheadedness, extreme fatigue and chronically rapid heart rate upon standing. Currently there is no approved medication to treat it.
Study shows healthy diet is associated with diverse and health-promoting microbiome
January 29, 2021
Scientists are just beginning to understand the impact of diet on the gut microbiome and how this interaction affects human health, but baselines must first be established to yield answers.
NIH grant bolsters research on heart disease, cholesterol
January 21, 2021
Thanks to major funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made major inroads in understanding how high-density lipoprotein (HDL), commonly known as good cholesterol, in some cases may actually contribute to the development of…
Study finds genetic clues to pneumonia risk and COVID-19 disparities
January 21, 2021
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the risk for developing pneumonia and its severe, life-threatening consequences.