Clinical

A Decades-Long Drop in Teen Births Is Slowing, and Advocates Worry a Reversal Is Coming

Sep 25, 2023 at 02:15 pm by Staff

  By Catherine Sweeney, WPLN, KFF Health News   NASHVILLE — Cicely Wilson’s work doesn’t end when she leaves her day job as a lactation con.... Read More

VUMC study reveals critical first steps to cancer

Sep 23, 2023 at 06:16 pm by Staff

  by Bill Snyder   As cells grow and divide, their DNA needs to be accurately replicated and properly segregated to new cells. Errors during replication or segreg.... Read More

Laboratory employees get an early look at new facility

Sep 23, 2023 at 06:08 pm by Staff

  By Jill Clendening   Vanderbilt University Medical Center laboratory employees, their families and many others involved in the ongoing transformation of the Med.... Read More

Researchers develop new method to identify potential stroke therapies

Sep 23, 2023 at 05:44 pm by Staff

First-of-its-kind study points to uric acid as a promising treatment for further investigation.   Researchers have identified uric acid as a potential therapy to enhanc.... Read More

Researchers discover biomarker for tracking depression recovery

Sep 23, 2023 at 05:39 pm by Staff

  Using a novel deep brain stimulation (DBS) device capable of recording brain signals, researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity or “biomarker&rdquo.... Read More

Hep C’s Number Comes Up: Can Biden’s 5-Year Plan Eliminate the Longtime Scourge?

Sep 23, 2023 at 05:20 pm by Staff

  By Michelle Andrews, KFF Health News Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors recommended a.... Read More

How Lifelong Learning Slows Genetic Alzheimer's Risk

Sep 20, 2023 at 12:04 am by Staff

  By Dr. Rekha Gandhi, Board Certified Neurologist   Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, casts a shadow over the aging population, affe.... Read More

Study suggests way to relieve cognitive deficits caused by Parkinson’s disease

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:32 pm by Staff

By Bill Snyder Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that wreaks havoc on the body and the mind. While medications and a surgical technique called deep b.... Read More

NIH clinical trial of universal flu vaccine candidate begins

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:20 pm by Staff

  Enrollment in a Phase 1 trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in.... Read More

An Inside Look and What it Takes to be a NICU Nurse

Sep 17, 2023 at 10:23 pm by Staff

  By Amber Kool   “I’d love to be a NICU nurse; holding babies all day sounds like a dream.” It is an understatement to say this is a common mis.... Read More