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Researchers at Vanderbilt University, the University of Arizona and Phoenix Children鈥檚 Hospital have discovered what triggers a rare but devastating diarrheal disease in newborns that is fatal without intravenous feeding or intestinal transplant. Read More

A new study in East Asian women has identified three genetic changes linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. The research, led by Vanderbilt University investigators, was published online this week in Nature Genetics. Read More

Registered nurses are staying in the workforce longer than in past decades, boosting the nation鈥檚 supply of R.N.s, according to a new study whose authors include Vanderbilt University Medical Center鈥檚 Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D. Read More

Vanderbilt University鈥檚 Satish Raj, M.D., MSCI, was very busy 鈥� and very visible 鈥� at the Dysautonomia International Conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Read More

A Vanderbilt University-led research team has identified protein 鈥渟ignatures鈥� of genetic mutations that drive colorectal cancer, the nation鈥檚 second leading cause of cancer deaths after lung cancer. Read More

Understanding how the immune system responds to the respiratory virus HMPV is crucial for developing vaccines and anti-viral treatments. Read More

Augmenting the signals of natural 鈥渆ndocannabinoids鈥� in the brain may be a promising approach for treating mood and anxiety disorders. Read More

Peer-led interventions that target parental well-being can significantly reduce stress, depression and anxiety in mothers of children with disabilities. Read More

A newly identified receptor allows mammalian reovirus to infect neurons, shedding light on factors important for viral encephalitis. Read More

A protein essential for growth of normal breast tissue also may play a role in breast cancer, Vanderbilt University researchers have found. Read More

New Vanderbilt-led research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases has identified an antibody that shows promise in preventing and treating human metapneumovirus (MPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) 鈥� the two leading causes of respiratory infections in young children. Read More

The LUNGevity Foundation has awarded a 2014 Career Development Award for Translational Research to Christine Lovly, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology. Read More

In the United States, one infant is born each hour with drug withdrawal, known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), after being exposed to opioid medications like oxycodone in utero. Read More

Vandana Abramson, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and a breast cancer specialist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has received the Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer from the Conquer Cancer Foundation (CCF). Read More

Understanding how to control the generation of regulatory T cells could have important implications for treating autoimmunity and cancer. Read More

A novel molecular 鈥渃onversation鈥� regulates kidney fibrosis 鈥� the final result of end-stage chronic kidney disease 鈥� suggesting new treatment options for this currently irreversible process. Read More

Vanderbilt University has formed a scientific partnership with Celgene Corporation to investigate new uses for the company鈥檚 anti-inflammatory drugs that are already on the market. Read More

Simple heat treatments may give the frog immune system a boost and help it fight off a deadly fungal pathogen, according to a new study published July 10 in the journal Nature. Read More

It all started with a faint glow. It was November 1895, and the German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen was experimenting with an early cathode ray tube鈥攁 vacuum tube with a contained electric current. During his experiments he noticed聽an odd fluorescence in crystals on a nearby table. Surprisingly, the glow continued even…

Asking lower-income people to contemplate buying coverage around the holiday season is a bad idea because they are too financially stressed, but a good time is tax refund season, says new research co-authored by John Graves, assistant professor of health policy.