https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2024/10/catch-t1d-early-to-treat-and-mitigate/
Oct 16, 2024 - Read about how a monoclonal antibody called teplizumab can effectively delay the onset of symptomatic type 1 diabetes t1D.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2025/07/a-continuum-of-care-for-body-mind-and-spirit-at-the-fontan-clinic/
Jul 29, 2025 - The opportunity for a rising number of patients to live decades after single ventricle palliation demands an expanded spectrum of care by congenital heart...
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2025/11/todays-pulmonary-valve-options-lower-morbidity-in-tetralogy-of-fallot/
Nov 4, 2025 - Innovative new devices and close collaborations drive continuity and improvements in adult congenital heart care.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2024/11/90-minutes-to-tremor-relief-with-focused-ultrasound/
Nov 18, 2024 - VUMC has successfully completed its first focused ultrasound treatments of patients with Parkinson’s tremors. Read more here.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nobel-medicine-honors-discoveries-telomeres-and-telomerase
Three scientists share the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of telomeres, which protect the ends of chromosomes, and the enzyme...
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2024/08/hdl-switches-from-friend-to-foe-in-ra/
Aug 22, 2024 - High-density lipoprotein (HDL) normally serves as an ally in the fight against inflammation, but in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that that function...
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2025/03/oxidative-stress-examined-in-cardiac-surgery/
Apr 4, 2025 - Ensuring oxygen perfusion during open heart surgery benefits patients and inducing hyperoxia has become best practice in such procedures.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2024/10/targeted-approach-for-atypical-parkinsonism/
Oct 1, 2024 - A much rarer class of Parkinsonism syndromes (Parkinsonism-plus) present somewhat differently and with aggressive multisystem degeneration.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2023/06/target-for-lung-cancer-subtype-identified/
A 2022 study conducted by a research team from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and elsewhere identified conditions that enable tumor proliferation in lung...
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2025/08/vumcs-all-in-commitment-to-lifelong-care-for-patients-with-congenital-heart-disease/
Aug 14, 2025 - Vanderbilt continues its tradition of deep investment in congenital heart disease care from fetal development to middle and older age.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2025/03/consider-laryngopharyngeal-reflux-as-cause-of-chronic-cough/
Mar 27, 2025 - Gastroenterologists regularly see patients with chronic cough or throat-clearing. Some of these patients are diagnosed with laryngopharyngeal reflux.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2024/11/mental-health-affects-appearance-perception-following-palsy/
Nov 18, 2024 - Individuals with mental health issues were more likely to believe their synkinesis was severe than mentally healthier patients.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2024/12/malnutrition-and-maternal-depression-linked-in-sickle-cell-study/
Jan 9, 2025 - Researchers have unveiled the landscape of sickle cell disease and malnutrition to create a comprehensive understanding of health risks.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2025/03/guidelines-help-healthcare-workers-treat-obstetric-hypertension/
Apr 3, 2025 - Hypertension in pregnancy is common and can lead to complications for both mothers and babies. Read these guidelines on treatment.
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https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/
Sep 3, 2025 - Discoveries in Medicine is an online publication of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Learn about our breakthroughs in medical science and paitient care.
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