Reporter Jan 13 2017
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Diet? Exercise? Sleep? Vanderbilt study identifies best immediate changes for long-term health benefits
The project began with a question — among a list of 10 lifestyle behaviors, any of which a person can change immediately, which ones have the most impact on health? Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Vigil Volunteers program expanding to Medical ICU
After a successful 2016 pilot in the 16-bed Palliative Care Unit, the Vanderbilt Vigil Volunteers (V3) program — which pairs a volunteer with dying patients who either have no known family or friends, or whose family and friends are unable to be with them — is expanding into the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) in early 2017. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Lindsley’s drug discovery efforts land ASPET Award
Craig Lindsley, Ph.D., a leader of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s groundbreaking drug discovery program, is the 2017 recipient of the Pharmacia-ASPET Award in Experimental Therapeutics from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Morton to help lead blood disorders treatment efforts
Colleen Morton, M.D., has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as section chief of Classical Hematology, a specialty also known as “benign hematology” because it covers all blood disorders that are not cancer. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Denny named to list of top experts in health information technology
Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., professor of Biomedical Informatics and associate professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt, has been named to an annual list of the 50 leading experts in health care information technology by Health Data Management, a trade news publication. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Team’s discovery offers new insight on lung cancer risk
Researchers in the Schools of Medicine and Engineering at Vanderbilt University have discovered a proteomic “signature” from the airways of heavy smokers that could lead to better risk assessment and perhaps new ways to stop lung cancer before it starts. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Many options available to treat wide range of sleep disorders
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder in which people experience repetitive obstructions of their breathing multiple times per night. It is a common condition, and has been associated with many health problems including daytime tiredness, high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke, said David Kent, M.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Updates announced for EpicLeap’s November Go Live
For the past several months, the EpicLeap team has been hard at work building and designing an ecosystem for clinical, operational and technology needs that will help make care seamless at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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River of Hope Radiothon
The Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals River of Hope Radiothon, which aired on WRVW-FM 107.5 The River on Dec. 8 and 9, 2016, raised $123,161 in pledges for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Non-invasive prenatal screening’s popularity on rise
Genetic counselors are playing a greater role in areas of medicine in the wake of advancement in genomic technology. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Investigators apply game theory to study of genomic privacy
It comes down to privacy — biomedical research can’t proceed without human genomic data sharing, and genomic data sharing can’t proceed without some reasonable level of assurance that de-identified data from patients and other research participants will stay de-identified after they’re released for research. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Distinguished visitor
(photo by Anne Rayner) An overflow crowd greeted Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, the U.S. Deputy Surgeon General, for her lecture Monday at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. The nation’s top nurse gave an overview of factors that influence the health policy process and health care delivery system, and discussed… Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Nine Vanderbilt nurses honored by March of Dimes Tennessee
Nine nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) received top honors at the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards, held on Dec. 12 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Nominations sought for Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
Nominations for the 2017 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science are now being accepted. The deadline is March 31. Read MoreJan 12, 2017
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Vanderbilt-led study finds parent’s physical activity associated with preschooler activity in underserved populations
Preschool-age children from low-income families are more likely to be physically active if parents increase activity and reduce sedentary behavior while wearing movement monitors (accelerometers), according to a Vanderbilt study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Read MoreJan 10, 2017
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Discovery sheds new light on Angelman, Prader-Willi syndromes
A mutation associated with epilepsy and autism also is responsible for a “pale eye” trait in two rare genetic disorders, Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome, neuroscientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this week. Read MoreDec 22, 2016