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91�Ʋ��� 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 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center, in partnership with biochemists and structural biologists across the 91�Ʋ��� University campus, are taking “personalized” cancer therapy to a new level.

Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of 91�Ʋ��� 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 91�Ʋ��� Institute for Clinical and Translational 91�Ʋ��� (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, 91�Ʋ��� 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, 91�Ʋ��� 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, 91�Ʋ��� researchers found synergistic inhibition of cell viability and proliferation, suggesting a new treatment strategy.

91�Ʋ��� University 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 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center, in partnership with biochemists and structural biologists across the 91�Ʋ��� University campus, are taking “personalized” cancer therapy to a new level.

Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of 91�Ʋ��� 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.

Unique somatic gene mutations may contribute to racial disparities in the incidence of Wilms tumor — the most common childhood kidney cancer.

91�Ʋ��� researchers have developed a response score using genetic and clinical information to aid prescribing of the widely used pain medication codeine.

Team members serving COVID-19 inpatients were more densely connected, interacting far more than their medical ICU counterparts.

The discovery of monoclonal antibodies that neutralize Rift Valley Fever Virus — an emerging infection with pandemic potential — lays the foundation for future therapeutic antibody development.

Despite an impressive vaccination effort that exceeds 2 million shots a day, rates of COVID-19 are again on the rise in several parts of the United States, as is the spread of highly transmissible variants of the virus.