Medical research
Study shifts understanding of how bone fractures heal
It's time to rewrite the textbook description of bone fracture healing.
Aug 11, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Veterans returning from Middle East face higher skin cancer risk
Soldiers who served in the glaring desert sunlight of Iraq and Afghanistan returned home with an increased risk of skin cancer, due not only to the desert climate, but also a lack of sun protection, Vanderbilt dermatologist ...
Aug 3, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study highlights pneumonia hospitalizations among US adults
Viruses, not bacteria, are the most commonly detected respiratory pathogens in U.S. adults hospitalized with pneumonia, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study released today and conducted by researchers at Centers ...
Jul 15, 2015
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Neuroscience
Spinal cord injuries increasing, especially among older individuals
Traumatic spinal cord injuries are increasing with the population, and incidence is higher in older individuals, according to a Vanderbilt study that was published in the June 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical ...
Jul 9, 2015
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Pediatrics
Study looks at antibiotic choice for treating childhood pneumonia
New Vanderbilt-led research shows hospitals are doing a better job of using antibiotics less commonly associated with antibiotic resistance to treat children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Jun 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds significant drop in new prostate cancer diagnoses
A new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators found new diagnoses of prostate cancer in the U.S. declined 28 percent in the year following the draft recommendation from the United States Preventive ...
Jun 18, 2015
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Pediatrics
Vanderbilt study shows babies born with drug withdrawal symptoms on the rise
The number of infants born in the United States with drug withdrawal symptoms, also known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), nearly doubled in a four-year period. By 2012, one infant was born every 25 minutes in the U.S. ...
Apr 30, 2015
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Genetics
Gene in high-altitude cattle disease sheds light on human lung disease
Vanderbilt University researchers have found a genetic mutation that causes pulmonary hypertension in cattle grazed at high altitude, and which leads to a life-threatening condition called brisket disease.
Apr 15, 2015
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Pediatrics
Babies exposed to narcotic pain relievers more likely to experience withdrawal
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal syndrome in infants following birth, has historically been associated with illicit drug use among pregnant women.
Apr 13, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gene variant and environment can boost severity of respiratory syncytial virus
A particular genetic mutation combined with an urban environment increases the risk of severe disease in children infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an international team of investigators has found.
Apr 7, 2015
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