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Study helps clarify components of DNA ‘copy machine’
Vanderbilt investigators have generated a “parts list” for the molecular machinery that duplicates DNA each time a cell divides. The research has implications for cancer therapies that target components of this machinery. Read MoreNov 12, 2015
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New video initiative enhances Interpreter Services’ offerings
Interpreters at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are joining forces with counterparts at other hospitals to better serve non-English speaking patients. Read MoreNov 12, 2015
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Employer Roundtable explores prescription drug spending
Some employers have called prescription drug benefits the “black hole” of company-backed health plans, with costs escalating despite years of efforts to bring them in check. Read MoreNov 12, 2015
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New leadership roles enhance VUMC Facilities Management
After serving more than 30 years as the leader of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Facilities and Plant Services, Ken Browning, assistant vice chancellor for Facilities and Construction, is handing over these responsibilities to Gary Streaty, who will serve as the department’s new executive director. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Study further links immune response, serotonin signaling
Vanderbilt University scientists are a step closer to understanding how inflammation in the body can affect mood and behavior. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Midlife fitness helps reduce health costs after age 65: study
People with high fitness levels in midlife have significantly lower annual health care costs after age 65 than people with low fitness in midlife, after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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VUMC receives NIH grant to develop artificial kidney
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a four-year, $6 million grant to investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) to develop an implantable artificial kidney. Read MoreNov 3, 2015
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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 MoreOct 29, 2015
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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 MoreOct 29, 2015
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Program gives undergrads from Peru lab experience
There’s a little bit of Peru in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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CMA pledges $3 million to boost Children’s expansion
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is receiving significant philanthropic support through a $3 million gift from the Country Music Association (CMA), Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders, event host Kix Brooks and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum announced this week. Read MoreOct 22, 2015
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Study sheds light on side effects of COX-2 drugs
A team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists are closer to understanding why COX-2 inhibitors — drugs that relieve arthritis pain and inflammation without the gastrointestinal side effects of other painkillers — cause heart problems in some patients. Now Read MoreOct 22, 2015
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Neimat: Emotional disturbance is an overlooked symptom of Parkinson’s
Despite benefiting from dramatic improvements in movement after deep brain stimulation surgery, patients with Parkinson’s disease can be inadequately served when physicians and researchers focus only on its motor manifestations, says a Vanderbilt neurosurgeon. Read MoreOct 22, 2015
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VUMC debuts dedicated tobacco treatment service
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of only a few academic medical centers in the country with a dedicated hospital-wide tobacco treatment service. Read MoreOct 22, 2015
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Vanderbilt first in Tennessee to implant novel heart support device
As part of its ongoing commitment to provide excellent care for heart failure patients in Tennessee and the Southeastern U.S., Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute recently became the first medical center in the state to implant the HeartMate 3, a novel mechanical circulatory support device. Vanderbilt… Read MoreOct 21, 2015
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Radiology’s Block relishes clinical, operational roles
Jake Block, M.D., associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, is one of those people who likes to stay busy. Read MoreOct 15, 2015
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VUSM seeks to spur medical innovation
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is accepting applicants into a novel program aimed at students seeking to transform health and health care through medical innovation. Read MoreOct 15, 2015
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Joint injections speed knee replacement recovery: study
Another non-opioid option besides nerve blocks works better for patients recovering from knee replacement surgery, according to a study by Andrew Shinar, M.D., associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. Read MoreOct 15, 2015
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New Physical Therapy residency programs debut
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched specialized Physical Therapy (PT) residency programs in Orthopaedics (Sports) and Pediatrics in addition to an existing Neurological program, making Vanderbilt one of a handful of hospital systems in the country to offer three or more physical therapy residencies. Read MoreOct 15, 2015
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VUMC poised to transform health care in region
Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., started his annual State of the Medical Center Address last Thursday by affirming that many who work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) feel “called to do so,” often compelled by life-shaping experiences. Read MoreOct 8, 2015