In 1973, the Vanderbilt DRTC began its mission to facilitate the discovery, application and translation of scientific knowledge to improve the lives of people with diabetes.
A new model suggests that a protein involved in the generation of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) works differently than previously thought.
Heart failure risk is 19% higher for adults living in rural areas of the U.S., as compared to urban areas, and 34% higher for Black men living in rural areas, according to a large, observational study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified another fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic — a significant decline in cardiovascular fitness that persisted among some groups even after social distancing recommendations were relaxed.
