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• Vanderbilt Scientists Discover How Gut Pathogen Rewires Metabolism to Fuel Colorectal Cancer and Diarrhea

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  Researchers have identified that the bacterium Bacteroides fragilis actively reprograms intestinal cell metabolism to create an oxygen-rich environment necessary for its own coloni...

• Vanderbilt Health Leads Multi-National SOPHIA2 Clinical Trial Evaluating UroActive Artificial Sphincter for Male Stress Urinary Incontinence

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Health

  Urologists at Vanderbilt Health have begun enrolling patients in the SOPHIA2 clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of the UroActive implant, a novel solution for stress ur...