Reporter March 28 2014
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VU study tracks urinary incontinence therapy
More than 15 million women in the United States are impacted by stress urinary incontinence (SUI) at a cost of nearly $20 billion a year to treat. Read MoreApr 2, 2014
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Development and disease in the aorta
Smooth muscle cells that line the aorta differ in development but not in the adult, a finding that has implications for understanding aortic development and disease. Read MoreApr 2, 2014
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E-records shed light on drug response
Electronic medical records linked to DNA biobanks are a valid resource for defining and understanding the genetic factors that contribute to drug response. Read MoreMar 31, 2014
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Mapping brain circuitry
Vanderbilt investigators have used two types of neuroimaging to establish a “map” of connections for a brain region important in anxiety and addiction. Read MoreMar 28, 2014
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Gut woes of preemies focus of microbiome effort
A multidisciplinary team of microbiome researchers at Vanderbilt University is shedding light on necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a disease of prematurity that kills hundreds of babies and costs the U.S. health care system an estimated $5 billion a year. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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VUSN’s Pilon set to transition into new role
Bonnie Pilon, Ph.D., senior associate dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships for the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, will step down from her leadership role beginning Jan. 1, 2015, and take a sabbatical year before returning to a faculty role at the school. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Grant bolsters patient-centered outcomes research
Patient-centered outcomes research is the focus of a $3.3 million, five-year, institutional K12 training grant awarded to Vanderbilt University Medical Center by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Cadaver Ball 2014
Students, faculty and administrators of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine descended upon Marathon Music Works downtown for last Saturday’s annual Cadaver Ball. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Text appointment reminders generate high response rates
For years, Vanderbilt Medical Group has used robocalls to remind patients of upcoming appointments. The reminders are triggered four days out, and VMG is able to refill approximately 60 percent of all cancellations that occur at this four-day mark. Cancellations account for approximately 7 percent of all patient responses to these appointment reminders. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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RxStar application lands national award
RxStar, a prescribing application developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has earned a 2013 Surescripts White Coat of Quality. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Cell signaling expert Clapham set for next Discovery Lecture
Neuroscientist and biophysicist David Clapham, M.D., Ph.D., known for his studies of ion channels and cell signaling, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 3, in 208 Light Hall. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Photo: Cassadee Pope
Cassadee Pope, who won season 3 of “The Voice,” recently performed for patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Health Professions Graduate School Fair set for April 3
The eighth annual Health Professions Graduate School Fair will be held from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Residency locations revealed at Match Day
For the first time that she can remember, Paula Marincola forgot her own birthday. Once the most celebrated day of her life, it took a backseat to another milestone on March 21 — Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Match Day. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Study links stem cell gene to prostate cancer susceptibility
A gene on chromosome 8 — in a region of the genome linked to risk for many types of cancer — is particularly associated with prostate cancer susceptibility, Vanderbilt University researchers have found. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Undiagnosed sleep apnea among women on rise
Many women currently have undiagnosed sleep apnea, leading to potentially serious health effects, a Vanderbilt sleep expert says. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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3-D imaging enhances options for breast cancer screening
The Vanderbilt Breast Center at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks has added tomosynthesis mammography, an imaging technique that creates a three-dimensional image of breast tissue, to help screen patients for breast cancer. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Flu boosts pneumococcal colonization
Influenza and parainfluenza infections – but not other respiratory viruses – increase the risk of acquiring pneumococcal bacteria, the most common cause of severe pneumonia. Read MoreMar 27, 2014