Department of Medicine

November 2, 2021

Shifts in neuroendocrine cancer clinical trial design

Clinical trials that focus on specific types of neuroendocrine neoplasms — heterogeneous tumors that can occur anywhere in the body — will be more likely to enhance drug development for these tumors, Vanderbilt physicians assert.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 1, 2021

Breast cancer survivors: eat nuts

Breast cancer survivors who reported eating nuts regularly had 50% reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence, metastasis or mortality, Vanderbilt epidemiologists found in Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 28, 2021

Pancreatic beta-cell booster

Blocking inflammatory signaling improves beta-cell characteristics in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes and may provide added benefits to GLP-1R diabetes medications.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 28, 2021

Reid receives NRG Oncology early-stage investigator award

Vanderbilt’s Sonya Reid, MD, MPH, is a recipient of an NRG Oncology Underserved Minority Scholars Award.

By Tom Wilemon
October 21, 2021

Study links genetic variants, protein expression and human diseases

An international research team has developed a new resource that connects genetic variants and protein expression, which is expected to speed the identification of genes that cause disease — and point to novel treatment strategies.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 21, 2021

Study to evaluate how environment impacts cancer risk

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is leading an ambitious project to assess the impact of environmental exposures on cancer risk for people living in Southern states.

By Tom Wilemon
October 21, 2021

VUMC lauded for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center was recently named a center of excellence for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association.
By Matt Batcheldor
October 14, 2021

Tea drinking and high blood pressure

Habitual tea drinking is associated with a slightly higher risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older Chinese adults, which warrants confirmation by long-term intervention studies, researchers say.
By Sarah E. Glass
October 14, 2021

STAR Clinical Research Network to receive major grant renewal

Vanderbilt's STAR Clinical Research Network has been approved for an additional $8.9 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support its efforts to improve health care throughout the Southeast and across the United States.
By Bill Snyder
October 7, 2021

Study seeks to improve kidney transplant outcomes among Black patients

By Bill Snyder
October 7, 2021

Study finds genetic testing useful for young AFib patients

Vanderbilt research shows that genetic testing in patients with early-onset atrial fibrillation can identify variants associated with more serious cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia syndromes that may otherwise remain undiagnosed.
By Matt Batcheldor
October 7, 2021

Lindenfeld honored by Heart Failure Society of America

Vanderbilt's JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD, has received the Pioneer Award from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) for being an innovator and pioneer in the field of heart failure.
By Matt Batcheldor
September 30, 2021

Policy formalizes role and use of medical chaperones during patient encounters

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is implementing a new policy which standardizes and expands the role of a medical chaperone, an individual who serves as a witness for both a patient and their clinician during a sensitive medical examination or procedure.
By Jill Clendening
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