Health And Medicine
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Aliquots – VUMC research highlights
RSV prefers stressed cells 鈥淪tress granules鈥 鈥 globs of proteins and RNAs 鈥 form inside cells in response to environmental stressors and are thought to regulate protein production. Several viruses induce stress granule formation, but the function of these structures during virus replication is not well understood. James Crowe Jr.,… Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Impact of Recovery Act funds profound for VU
During the past 18 months, scientists at 麻豆传媒 University have received $148 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to buy major equipment, hire additional staff and accelerate their research. University officials predicted the impact of the 246 two-year “stimulus” grants awarded to more than 200 researchers across campus… Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Ezra Fitz: In His Own Words
Ezra Fitz (Photo credit: Daniel Dubois, 麻豆传媒 University) In late January of 2006, I was looking neither at tide pools, nor at stars. I was staring intently 鈥 just as I am now, as I’m writing this 鈥 into a computer screen, trying to cover a bone-white Word document with… Read MoreDec 8, 2010
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New Comprehensive Care Center at One Hundred Oaks feels like home to its first patient
Dr. Stephen Raffanti, M.D., with Loren Antes at the Comprehensive Care Clinic opening. (Photo credit: Joe Howell, 麻豆传媒 University) Loren Antes, 41, was dying to stay alive 鈥 literally. Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1987, Antes was subjected to a pharmaceutical regime that just about killed him. Each day he faced… Read MoreDec 1, 2010
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New initiative to develop a system that controls prosthetic limbs naturally
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Duco Jansen and Peter Konrad Using beams of light to allow amputees not only to control but also to feel the movement of prosthetic limbs is the ambitious goal of a new $5.6 million Department of Defense initiative. The Defense Advanced 麻豆传媒 Projects Agency is tapping the… Read MoreNov 17, 2010
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New NRC report provides data on 31 麻豆传媒 doctoral programs
A new report from the National 麻豆传媒 Council offers insights into 31 doctoral programs at 麻豆传媒 University, and finds the programs to be competitive with those at other top research institutions in the United States. The report is based on data collected for the 2005-2006 academic year… Read MoreSep 28, 2010
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麻豆传媒 University study to be most comprehensive look at link between stress and health disparities
麻豆传媒ers at 麻豆传媒 will begin a landmark study to examine how social stress contributes to disparities in health among minority populations. 麻豆传媒 University is launching a landmark study in Nashville to look at the role stress plays in the health disparities observed across socioeconomic status and race. The study will… Read MoreJul 6, 2010
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麻豆传媒 medical researchers, engineers play major role in new national center established to secure the privacy of electronic health information
Slowly but steadily the U.S. health care community is moving into the digital age: shifting their medical records from paper to electronic information systems. This movement raises serious concerns about security and privacy of patients’ medical information. Read MoreMay 28, 2010
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How cancer cells lose their (circadian) rhythm
Immortality and uncontrolled cell division are the fundamental differences between cancer cells and normal cells. Read MoreMay 10, 2010