Genome editing technique "rescues" mice from accelerated aging disorder: study

Researchers from the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the first time have used a novel genome-editing technique to "rescue" mice from progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging. View...

VUMC, Case Western apply artificial intelligence to "customize" oral cancer treatment

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland have been awarded a five-year, $3.3 million grant by the National Cancer Institute to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to help customize treatment for oral cancer patients. View...

Medical student addresses food needs during pandemic

Stephanie Hart, a third-year student in Vanderbilt University's School of Medicine, is partnering with Cole Elementary School to help fight food insecurity in the Nashville community during the COVID-19 pandemic. View...