Monthly Archives: March 2020
Coronavirus stress: Advice on managing stress and concerns
It is healthy to have a respect for COVID-19, influenza and other communicable diseases, but we need not panic. Participating in healthy activities and enjoying moments can combat stress and concerns, writes James Kendall, manager of Work/Life Connecti… Continue reading
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Update from C. Wright Pinson, MBA, MD, about VUMC’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Colleagues, Now, with multiple cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Tennessee, it’s important to remember our steadfast commitment to serve our patients. The diagnosis of a first patient in Nashville has increased anxiety, so we must further our resolve to m… Continue reading
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CPEB4 Increases Expression of PFKFB3 to Induce Glycolysis and Activate Mouse and Human Hepatic Stellate Cells, Promoting Liver Fibrosis
We identified a metabolic change that occurs in liver cells during development of fibrosis and the proteins that regulate it. Agents developed to block this process might be beneficial for treatment of liver fibrosis. Continue reading
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Lactococcus Lactis subsp. cremoris Elicits Protection Against Metabolic Changes Induced by a Western-style Diet
Dietary supplementation with a novel beneficial bacterium, namely L. lactis sp. Cremoris lowered Western-style diet-induced weight gain, body mass index, cholesterol levels, and hepatic steatosis and inflammation. Continue reading
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Spotlight: Management of Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis
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Innate Immune Molecule NLRC5 Protects Mice From Helicobacter-induced Formation of Gastric Lymphoid Tissue
Lay Summary: We identified a protein in immune cells of the stomach that regulates the level of inflammation after bacterial infection. Underractivity of this protein can lead to B-cell lymphoma in patients with Helicobacter infections. Continue reading
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This week’s food truck vendors are Rakka and Roll and Empanada Sonata
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Patient safety awareness week events today and tomorrow
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VUSM seeks applications for clinical informatics course directors; deadline is March 27
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“Momentum”: Action plan addresses rampant lung cancer mortality
Living at the epicenter of the region with the nation’s highest lung cancer mortality rates, Sallie Sawyer of Gladeville, Tennessee, smoked for 50 years and has evaded death twice. Continue reading
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