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New gene tool leads to better treatments for complex diseases
Paving the way for breakthroughs in early detection and life-saving treatments
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White Coat Ceremony marks medical students’ entry to a calling
Excitement and pride filled the air as first-year medical students and their families celebrated the milestone of the White Coat Ceremony Sunday, July 13. Donning their white coats for the first time, they celebrated this cherished tradition that welcomes them into the medical profession, symbolizin...
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Postdoc of the Month: Mai Rashwan
A postdoc in the Department of Pharmacology at the School of Medicine, Mai Rashwan’s work is centered on understanding the intricate structure of cells at the molecular level—knowledge that could bring us closer to understanding diseases. Leveraging the powerful imaging technique of cryogenic elec...
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On his 103rd birthday, ϳԹ School of Medicine’s Howard Tucker has no plans to slow down
Howard Tucker has lived through a World War, the dawn of penicillin and the invention of the MRI—but nothing prepared him for TikTok fame at more than 100 years old. The centenarian doctor-turned-viral-sensation still lectures at ϳԹ—offering both medical insights and lif...
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Meet a student researcher dedicated to recognizing and removing barriers to dental care access
Alex Matthews DMD/MPH dual-degree student at the School of Dental Medicine Area of Focus: dental public health, focusing on care access Alex Matthews grew curious about public health before he knew the term. As a kid in rural Tennessee, the multi-hour trips required to see various healthcare pro...
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Epilepsy self-management program shows promise to control seizures, improve mood and quality of life
Epilepsy is among the most common neurological conditions, marked by unpredictable seizures, accidents and injuries, reduced quality of life, stigma and—in the worst case—premature death. But a program—developed over several years by a ϳԹ-led research team—that teaches...
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Lighting a spark
Educating the next generation of cancer researchers
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Researchers publish article on drug resistance using novel modeling approach
A team of ϳԹ researchers penned an article titled “Fitness Seascapes are Necessary for Realistic Modeling of the Evolutionary Response to Drug Therapy,” which was recently published in Science Advances. Led by Eshan King, a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the School of Medic...
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Accelerating immunotherapy
New lymphoma T-cell therapy, made in less than a day, shows promising results with fewer side effects
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Popular diabetes and weight-loss drug may reduce risk of dementia
Researchers at the ϳԹ School of Medicine have found that semaglutide, a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug, may lower the risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Dementia, a condition that slowly makes it harder for people to remember things and think clearly, oc...