Inflammation, obesity and diabetes
Vanderbilt study adds to the mounting role for inflammatory signaling in obesity. Read More
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Free flu shots continue to be offered
The Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic continues to offer flu shots to staff at a variety of locations. Check out the latest schedule. Read More
Compound developed at VUMC may delay Huntington’s disease
A compound developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University can improve early symptoms and delay progression of Huntington’s disease in a mouse model of the neurodegenerative disorder. Read More
Study explores nicotine patch to treat memory loss
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $9.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to test the effectiveness of a transdermal nicotine patch in improving memory loss in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
Investigators find clues to melanoma treatment resistance
Nearly half of all patients with malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, have a mutation in the BRAF gene found in their tumors. Mutations in the BRAF gene turn on a cancer growth switch known as the MAP kinase pathway. Read More
Access to specialists in ACA plans may be inadequate: study
While 12 million Americans are enrolled in health care networks through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance marketplace, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raises concerns about patient access to specialists within these insurance plans. Read More
Vandy Cooks: ‘The Joy of Sharing Meals’
Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Emilie M. Townes joins the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus to present "Vandy Cooks: The Joy of Sharing Meals" on Friday, Nov. 13. Read More
VUH once again lands ‘A’ grade from Leapfrog
This week, Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH) was awarded a Fall 2015 Patient Safety Grade of “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a coalition of public and private purchasers of employee health coverage that works to encourage health care safety, quality and affordability. This is the eighth consecutive time VUH has scored an “A.” Read More
Holiday Project party
The Holiday Project, now in its 42nd year, features art by children — patients and siblings — whose lives have been touched by Children’s Hospital. Read More
VUMC nursing shines at National Magnet Conference
A large group of Vanderbilt nurses attended the 2015 National Magnet Conference, which took place earlier this month in Atlanta. Read More
Health sciences, technology expert Edelman set for Discovery Lecture
Elazer Edelman, M.D., Ph.D., a pioneer in the application of engineering and physical sciences to understand fundamental biological processes and the mechanisms of disease, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 5. Read More
Buena Vista CHAMPs
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Buena Vista Enhanced Option Elementary School leaders, students and community recently celebrated the opening of a new outdoor classroom and garden. Read More
Cleveland Clinic’s Hazen set for Oates Lectureship on Nov. 5
Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, will present the ninth annual Meredith S. and John A. Oates Lectureship in Clinical Pharmacology on Nov. 5. Read More
Baum elected VP of Endocrine Society
Howard Baum, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, has been elected vice president (physician-in-practice) of The Endocrine Society. Read More
War trauma focus of Nov. 2 lecture
Kaz de Jong, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with Doctors Without Borders, will discuss the mental health challenges of caring for people traumatized by war during a special lecture at the Vanderbilt Nursing Annex on Monday, Nov. 2. Read More
Photo: value-based care seminar
Michael Porter, Ph.D., MBA, of Harvard Business School, a leading authority on organizational strategy, spoke recently at the Owen Graduate School of Management during the opening session of the First Annual Value-based Health Care Delivery Seminar. Read More
ICU Recovery Center helps ease burden of critical illness
Quinton Smith doesn’t remember much of what happened one Sunday evening last March. He was disoriented, unable to stand and could not even recognize his girlfriend’s face after she returned home from work. Read More
Interventions benefit disruptive behavior in children: review
Children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs), such as conduct disorder, are most likely to benefit from psychosocial interventions that include a parental component alone or in combination with other interventions, according to a newly published systematic review by Vanderbilt researchers. Read More
Program gives undergrads from Peru lab experience
There’s a little bit of Peru in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Read More
WOW Nov. 11: ‘The Importance of Increased Multicultural Competence’
International Student and Scholar Services invites you to World on Wednesdays, where the Vanderbilt community engages in presentations, informal conversations and topical lectures on global issues. Read More
