Undergraduate medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) worked with senior administration at the UT medical school to design, deploy and staff a large drive-through community COVID-19 test site. Medical students drafted all training, testing and safety protocols in partnership with faculty mentors, resident physicians and city leaders. Over 170 medical,… Read More
Parse Biosciences, a company providing researchers with scalable and flexible single cell sequencing solutions, today announced the launch of their Single Cell Whole Transcriptome Kit. The kit, which was previously available only through Parse’s early access program, is now generally available to all researchers in North America.
A rare and disease-causing mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF), called the F1099L mutation and characterized by a protein maturation defect, was identified in a recent study. Treatment with lumacaftor was also seen to effectively rescue function of the defective CFTR protein that results from this mutation, found in two infants — one Black, one mixed… Read More
Understanding the molecular biology of brain tumors is key to prognosis and treatment said Le Bonheur Neuroscience Institute Co-Director Frederick Boop, MD, in his presentation “How Molecular Biology Impacts Clinical Practice” at the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) 2020 Virtual Meeting.
Postmenopausal women who ate high levels of plant protein had lower risks of premature death, cardiovascular disease, and dementia-related death compared with women who ate fewer plant proteins, according to new research. Also: Lokmat Times
In short order, the city of Memphis intends to be administering 40,000 to 50,000 COVID vaccine doses a week, three or four times the current level, and doing it quickly and efficiently.
In Jan., I returned to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Elvis Presley Trauma Center at Regional One Health with great excitement. Having completed my fellowship training here in 1998, I was well aware of the pioneering trauma care that was started at UTHSC by Dr. Timothy Fabian in 1983.
Overwhelming response was seen at the Whitehaven vaccination site over the weekend even as the Mid-South was still cleaning up after several days and up to 10 inches of snowfall.
