Vanderbilt University

Neuroscience

Researchers discover new spontaneous signaling pathway in the brain

The brain is constantly firing and controlling purposeful action potentials—electronic messages used by neurons to communicate with each other and allow the brain to function. Conversely, the way spontaneous neural communication ...

Overweight & Obesity

New insights into hypothalamic obesity

Hypothalamic obesity (HO), a refractory form of obesity, results when suprasellar tumors lead energy intake to overtake energy expenditure.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Video: Is getting COVID-19 a moral failure?

You've masked up. You've vaccinated with a shot of Pfizer twice, with a booster for a third round of protection. You've avoided large gatherings and stood 6 feet apart for the better portion of two years. And yet you've just ...

Health informatics

Impact of digital health interventions

Digital health interventions—delivered via technologies including text messages, apps and websites—are increasingly common for supporting chronic disease self-care. Although studies have focused on improving patient engagement ...

Immunology

Impaired neutrophils in autoimmunity

Patients with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have higher blood levels of the protein S100A9, but the source of this protein has not been identified.

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