Monthly Archives: February 2020

“Discover”: Developing new care models for pediatric Type 2 diabetes

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Endoscopic Removal of Colorectal Lesions—Recommendations by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

Colonoscopy with polypectomy reduces the incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC).1,2 It is the cornerstone of effective prevention.3 The National Polyp Study showed that removal of adenomas during colonoscopy is associated with a reduct… Continue reading

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Persistent Polyfunctional Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells That Target Glypican 3 Eliminate Orthotopic Hepatocellular Carcinomas in Mice

Glypican 3 (GPC3) is an oncofetal antigen involved in Wnt-dependent cell proliferation that is highly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigated whether the functions of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that target GPC3 are affected … Continue reading

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Development and Validation of a Deep Neural Network for Accurate Evaluation of Endoscopic Images From Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

There are intra- and inter-observer variations in endoscopic assessment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and biopsies are often collected for histologic evaluation. We sought to develop a deep neural network system for consistent, objective, and real-time an… Continue reading

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Pancreatic cancer thrives on hijacking a homeostatic tissue repair pathway.

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VUMC Infection Prevention continues to monitor 2019 novel coronavirus

VUMC continues to monitor the ongoing 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. We want to highlight important points and resources for VUMC faculty and staff to help address any questions or concerns. Continue reading

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Employee Appreciation Basketball Game is Sunday, March 1

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Tax form 1095-C is now available online; to be mailed soon

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REDcap intermediate training set for Feb. 20

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eStar updates and changes: transfusion reactions and “mark as reviewed” smart link

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