Reporter July 29 2016
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HIV treatment and TB risk
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health problem, particularly among people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Read MoreAug 4, 2016
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Fetal impact of antidepressants
Antidepressant use during pregnancy is common. Fetal exposure to the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is associated with the life-threatening condition PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn), but a causal link has not been established. Read MoreAug 3, 2016
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Refining neural circuitry
During development, neural circuits are remodeled – some synapses are eliminated and others are strengthened – to produce a mature, functional nervous system. Read MoreAug 2, 2016
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Possible overeating antidote
The 2C-subtype of the serotonin receptor (5HT2C), which binds the neurotransmitter serotonin, plays an important role in regulating food intake and metabolism. Read MoreAug 1, 2016
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Changes in care improve recovery for surgery patients
Many patients having surgeries at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are experiencing better recoveries, with less opioids for pain, fewer post-surgery complications and shorter hospital stays due to the work of a medical team that has transformed the way surgeries are handled. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Award bolsters study of alcohol’s impact on the brain
Vanderbilt University researcher Danny Winder, Ph.D., has received a MERIT Award from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Addiction (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, for his contributions to understanding how alcohol affects the brain. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Dubree inducted into YWCA’s Academy for Women of Achievement
Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., executive chief nursing officer, will be inducted along with seven other inspiring Nashville women into the YWCA’s 2016 Academy for Women of Achievement. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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New VUSM program set to spur innovation in medical education
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recently awarded its inaugural Faculty Fellowship to Advance Medical Education (FAME). Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Cookeville Base to Open Aug. 2
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s LifeFlight will open its Cookeville, Tennessee, base on August 2, 2016. The new base, in partnership with Cookeville Regional Medical Center, is LifeFlight’s seventh helicopter base in Tennessee. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Kennedy Center’s LEND lands grant renewal from HRSA
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has received a $3.5 million grant over five years from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to fund the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND for graduate-level training. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Massion named to lead new cancer prevention initiative
Pierre Massion, M.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Medicine, has been named to direct the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Initiative. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Seminar focuses on latest concussion research
Neuropsychologist Gary Solomon, Ph.D., recently weighed in on one of the hottest debates in sports medicine, asserting that research doesn’t support the popular theory that concussions put athletes at higher risk for psychiatric illness. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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NIH launches website for StoryCorps project
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching its Voices of the NIH Community website, which features a collection of StoryCorps audio recordings from patients, families, researchers, doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers in both the NIH and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) communities. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Opioids’ impact on women’s health explored at research symposium
Women may be at higher risk than men when it comes to overuse of opioid-containing painkillers, speakers warned at a research symposium at Vanderbilt University Medical Center earlier this month. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Marrow cells’ role in pulmonary hypertension explored
Cells from the bone marrow participate in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and they can also protect against it, according to new findings from a team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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VUMC online provider rating system now live
Patient ratings of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) health care providers are now live and viewable by the public on the Medical Center website. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Doug the Pug
Viral internet sensation “Doug the Pug” visited patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt last week. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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Tarpley may be retiring, but he isn’t slowing down
On June 30, John Tarpley, M.D., retired after 23 years of service at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Nashville VA Medical Center. The next day, he packed a suitcase, and on July 2 he boarded a Kenya-bound plane, a move that was absolutely no surprise to all who know him. Read MoreJul 26, 2016
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Colon cancer awareness event set for Aug. 5
For some people cancer, especially colon cancer, is a persistent and potentially deadly visitor affecting family members from one generation to the next. Individuals who have a parent, sibling or child diagnosed with colon cancer have double the risk of developing the disease. Read MoreJul 25, 2016