Daily Archives: October 26, 2020
Variety of influences helped shape Andrea Birch’s medical career
Andrea Birch was 9 years old and on top of the world. Her visiting cousin had challenged her to a tree-climbing contest, and, as a competitive kid always up for a challenge, she had outclimbed him. She was looking down at him from her lofty perch and, … Continue reading
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VUMC Limited Submission Opportunity: Clinical Investigator Award — Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation; deadline is Dec. 1
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PANCREATIC BETA CELLS COMMUNICATE WITH VAGAL SENSORY NEURONS
Destroying visceral sensory nerves impacts pancreatic islet function, glucose metabolism and diabetes onset, but how islet endocrine cells interact with sensory neurons has not been studied. Continue reading
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