A rare and disease-causing mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF), called the F1099L mutation and characterized by a protein maturation defect, was identified in a recent study. Treatment with lumacaftor was also seen to effectively rescue function of the defective CFTR protein that results from this mutation, found in two infants — one Black, one mixed… Read More
Understanding the molecular biology of brain tumors is key to prognosis and treatment said Le Bonheur Neuroscience Institute Co-Director Frederick Boop, MD, in his presentation “How Molecular Biology Impacts Clinical Practice” at the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) 2020 Virtual Meeting.
Postmenopausal women who ate high levels of plant protein had lower risks of premature death, cardiovascular disease, and dementia-related death compared with women who ate fewer plant proteins, according to new research. Also: Lokmat Times
In short order, the city of Memphis intends to be administering 40,000 to 50,000 COVID vaccine doses a week, three or four times the current level, and doing it quickly and efficiently.
In Jan., I returned to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Elvis Presley Trauma Center at Regional One Health with great excitement. Having completed my fellowship training here in 1998, I was well aware of the pioneering trauma care that was started at UTHSC by Dr. Timothy Fabian in 1983.
Overwhelming response was seen at the Whitehaven vaccination site over the weekend even as the Mid-South was still cleaning up after several days and up to 10 inches of snowfall.
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) two grants for ongoing medical research. The first, for $530,534, is from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research of dysglycemia, or abnormal blood glucose… Read More
Meanwhile, infectious disease expert and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) faculty member Dr. Manoj Jain told reporters Thursday that people shouldn’t be so worried about second doses being distributed exactly three or four weeks after the first. Even if someone were to only receive the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, the scant… Read More
