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Mitochondrial mutations and disease

Hope for an RSV vaccine

It is estimated that nearly one out of five pediatric patients and one of three adult patients age 60 and older are malnourished and will experience a decline in their nutritional status during their hospital stay.

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have a genetic mutation that causes incurable muscle degeneration. Research has shown that the immune system plays a complex, double-sided role in muscular dystrophy — promoting both muscle repair and muscle degradation.

Fields of spinning wind turbines inspire thoughts of earth-friendly energy, but until now, generating wind power hasn’t been as sustainable as people may have thought.

Feeling a little unsteady and don’t know why?

Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) — acute lung injury that develops within 72 hours of lung transplantation — is a major cause of illness and death after transplant. The mechanisms leading to PGD are not well understood, and there are no specific therapeutic interventions.

Eight New Vanderbilt Technologies earn Patent Protection in January

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have worked out part of the “wiring diagram” of a signaling system in the brain that has been linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).