Calculating risk for uterine fibroids
May 06, 2022
Digna Velez Edwards, PhD, and colleagues report in Human Genetics that the uterine fibroid PRS has…
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VUMC a national leader in physician-scientist training
April 25, 2022
Physician-scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center were well represented at the recent annual Joint Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), Association of American Physicians (AAP) and the American Physician-Scientist Association.
Study casts doubt on impact of menthol-flavored tobacco ban
April 25, 2022
The ban, on track to be implemented by the FDA, may have unintended consequences, according to a study by VUMC researchers
VUMC research team receives $1 million grant to study impact of long-COVID on heart
April 14, 2022
The three-year grant was one of 11 awards announced April 14 by the American Heart Association.
Arroyo, Terker receive new awards from ASCI
April 14, 2022
The award recognizes excellence in post-MD, pre-faculty appointment physician-scientists engaged in immersive research.
Peptides promote AFib arrhythmia
April 11, 2022
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) — the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide — increases the risk of stroke, heart failure and other cardiac complications, and current treatments are ineffective for many patients.
New prognosis predictor and target for gastric cancer
April 11, 2022
This discovery, reported in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, could lead to combination therapies targeting CGA and EGFR to restore chemosensitivity in gastric cancer patients.
Black patients with cancer face worse COVID outcomes: study
March 31, 2022
Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients in a study published March 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Team helps patients battle post-COVID cognitive issues
March 31, 2022
Jane Storie always considered herself to be a “sunshiny” person. But then, in October 2020, she became ill with COVID-19. Nearly 18 months later, she’s still plagued by debilitating symptoms.
Reducing obesity-related inflammation
March 24, 2022
Obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in the U.S. Due to increased risk for related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, obesity poses a significant, and growing, public health concern.