Monthly Archives: February 2019
Study finds children with autism more likely to face maltreatment
The study, led by researchers from Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD), examined the entire population of Middle Tennessee residents born in 2008 and compared their records through 2016. Continue reading
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Stanford’s Minor to deliver today’s Discovery Lecture
Lloyd Minor, MD, the Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, will discuss “Digitally Driven: Health Care in the Era of Precision Health,” during a Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 21. Continue reading
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Southern LGBTQ Health Symposium to be March 2
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Applications for 2019 NIH S10 programs now open; VUMC internal proposals due April 2
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CME Exam 1: A Case of Recurring Diarrhea in a Young Woman
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CME Exam 2: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Reduces Psychological Stress in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Correction
Philipp Jud, Alfred Triebl, and Andreas Lueger. Abdominal septated mass in a 19-year-old man. Gastroenterology 2018;155:278–279. Continue reading
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A New Approach to Hemostasis in Acute Variceal Bleeding: Oh Spray Can You See?
Ibrahim M, El-Mikkawy A, Hamid MA, et al. Early application of haemostatic powder added to standard management for oesophagogastric variceal bleeding: a randomized trial. Gut 2018 May 5 [E-pub ahead of print]. Continue reading
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5-Aminosalicilates: Old Habits Die Hard
Singh S, Proudfoot JA, Dulai PS, et al. Pooled analysis of individual participant data from clinical trials. Am J Gastroenterol 2018;113:1197-1205. Continue reading
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MicroRNA-31 Reduces Inflammatory Signaling and Promotes Regeneration in Colon Epithelium, and Delivery of Mimics in Microspheres Reduces Colitis in Mice
Levels of microRNA 31 (MIR31) are increased in intestinal tissues from patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and colitis-associated neoplasias. We investigated the effects of this microRNA on intestinal inflammation by studying mice with colitis. Continue reading
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