Reporter April 11 2014
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Channel drug restores glucose balance
A new compound that activates potassium channels could be used to treat disorders of glucose homeostasis. Read MoreApr 16, 2014
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Anthrax bacteria’s signaling systems
Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new signaling system that anthrax bacteria uses to infect its host. Read MoreApr 15, 2014
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Myelin junctions key to conduction
A protein in the myelin coating on nerves helps form a “seal” that enables effective nerve conduction; loss of the protein causes inherited neuropathies. Read MoreApr 11, 2014
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Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
For more than a year I have been communicating about the economic circumstances that have required a laser-like focus on cost reductions and workflow redesign throughout the Medical Center. While we still have a long way to go, we have made significant progress and can be proud of what has been accomplished. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Grant boosts Center for Integrative health
Through a $5.5 million donation from San Francisco businessman Bernard Osher, Vanderbilt’s Center for Integrative Health will join the existing group of Osher Centers for Integrative Medicine and will now be known as the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Intervention efforts curb violent youth behaviors: study
Violent behavior and beliefs among middle school students can be reduced through the implementation of a targeted violence intervention program, according to a Vanderbilt study released in the Journal of Injury and Violence Research. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Photo: In good hands
The Allstate WBCA Good Works Team partnered with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to distribute wellness kits to patients at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center this week to celebrate the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship held in Nashville. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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New events on tap for this year’s Iroquois Steeplechase
The 2014 Iroquois Steeplechase, Nashville’s annual spring horse racing tradition, has selected one of Vanderbilt’s own as an honorary co-chair and also announced a new pre-race event — a golf tournament. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Case competition a learning experience for VU students
A team of Vanderbilt University students in medicine, business, public health and economic development competed March 29 in an international Global Health Case Competition at Emory University in Atlanta. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Photo: Discovery Lecture
David Clapham, M.D., Ph.D., of Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, discusses his research on ion channels and cell signaling at his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Discovery Lecture to feature two pioneers in dyslexia care, research
Sally Shaywitz, M.D., and Bennett Shaywitz, M.D., co-directors of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 17. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Organ donation flag-raising event set for April 17
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will hold its fifth annual Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony as part of national Donate Life month. The event celebrates organ donor families, living donors and hospital staff who care for donors and transplant recipients. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Next Bedside Matters rounds set for April 16
The next Bedside Matters, an hourlong, monthly rounds geared toward helping Vanderbilt University Medical Center health care providers deal with the social and emotional issues of caring for patients and families, will take place on Wednesday, April 16. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Study explores genetics behind Alzheimer’s resiliency
Autopsies have revealed that some individuals develop the cellular changes indicative of Alzheimer’s disease without ever showing clinical symptoms in their lifetime. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Study tracks new lung cancer drug target
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have identified a potential new drug target in subtypes of lung cancer that are difficult to treat. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Barkin elected VP of Society for Pediatric Research
Shari Barkin, M.D., MSHS, director of the Division of General Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been elected to serve as vice president of the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR), with succession to the presidency in 2016. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Matrix remodeling and insulin resistance
The extracellular matrix that surrounds cells plays a role in the development of insulin resistance. Read MoreApr 10, 2014
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Vanderbilt Vaccine Center joins global task force to address urgent viral threat
World Health Day 2014 Shines Spotlight on Mosquito-borne Viral Diseases Female Ades aegypti mosquito. Photo courtesy of the CDC Image Library. Chikungunya virus, a vector-borne disease that is quickly spread by mosquitoes and causes victims to suffer severe fever and pain, has reached the… Read MoreApr 7, 2014
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Chancellor: University strikes bold path for the future
New construction and the start of a new substantial academic venture capital fund were among the topics brought up by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos during his address at Spring Faculty Assembly. Read MoreApr 3, 2014