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Ģ����Ƶ Vaccine Center researchers have isolated monoclonal antibodies against hantaviruses, an emerging source of human disease with pandemic potential.

Ģ����Ƶ neonatology team pinpoints signaling pathways involved in the progressive lung fibrosis that occurs in rare genetic diseases.

Ģ����Ƶ researchers dissected the complex microenvironment of the pancreatic islet to discover the signals that drive beta cell regeneration — as a possible treatment for diabetes.

Ģ����Ƶ School of Nursing assistant professor of nursing Melissa Davis discusses why it is important for women to seek preventative care during the pandemic. Read More

People with a high polygenic risk score for colorectal cancer could benefit more at preventing the disease by leading healthy lifestyles than those at lower genetic risk, according to a study by Ģ����Ƶ researchers published in the April issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Ģ����Ƶ Divinity School will host the third part of a series exploring the realities of the Asian and Asian American diaspora on May 12 the with a 6 p.m. CT film screening and talkback about the documentary film "Far East Deep South." Read More

Cancer specialists at Ģ����Ƶ Medical Center, in partnership with biochemists and structural biologists across the Ģ����Ƶ campus, are taking “personalized” cancer therapy to a new level.

Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Ģ����Ƶ researchers has discovered that cancer cells themselves are not the culprit, upending models of cancer metabolism that have been developed and refined over the last 100 years.

The Ģ����Ƶ Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) has been awarded a major federal grant to lead a national trial of treatments targeting the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

A protein implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis prevents the activation of an innate immune response that leads to cell death, Ģ����Ƶ researchers have discovered.

Vasorelaxing peptides could offer a promising therapeutic strategy for reducing the neurological deficits caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced cerebral blood vessel constriction.

Voluntary data sharing across a region’s health systems and ambulatory care practices is important for measuring and improving health care quality and safety, Ģ����Ƶ researchers report.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Larisa DeSantis discusses pizzly bears (grizzy + polar bear hybrid species)! Read More

Using primary cells from patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, Ģ����Ƶ researchers found synergistic inhibition of cell viability and proliferation, suggesting a new treatment strategy.

Ģ����Ƶ Medical Center (VUMC) has been named Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for a nationwide platform of studies aimed at “repurposing” existing drugs to treat mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19.

A switch to paper forms during the COVID-19 pandemic might have hobbled research, but using software with a novel user interface made it possible to accurately extract information from scanned forms.

Integrin-linked kinase, a central component of a complex that coordinates cell signaling involved in migration, proliferation and cell death, plays a role in kidney development and epithelial cell function.

Charles Sanders, PhD, and colleagues show how a “supertrafficking” mutant potassium channel contributes to heart rhythm abnormalities.

Cancer specialists at Ģ����Ƶ Medical Center, in partnership with biochemists and structural biologists across the Ģ����Ƶ campus, are taking “personalized” cancer therapy to a new level.

Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Ģ����Ƶ researchers has discovered that cancer cells themselves are not the culprit, upending models of cancer metabolism that have been developed and refined over the last 100 years.