Year: 2012 Archive — Page 1 of 50

December 26, 2012

Preventing hardened heart valves

Blocking a serotonin receptor may provide a novel therapy for heart valve disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
Two glass medication vials and a syringe rest on a yellow chemotherapy drug safety sheet labeled “CAUTION” and “CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG”; smaller warning text is partially cut off.
December 24, 2012

A drug combo for ovarian cancer

Combining another drug with platinum-based chemotherapies may be more effective against ovarian cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
Claudette Fergus stands outdoors in a landscaped courtyard, smiling with her arms crossed and wearing a patterned blue blouse, cream cardigan, jewelry, and an identification badge.
December 21, 2012

Award winners embody culture of service excellence

By Paul Govern
Close-up of a pregnant person in black clothing holding a glass mug of amber-colored liquid near their abdomen against a yellow background.
December 21, 2012

Low prenatal alcohol’s brain impact

Even relatively low levels of in utero alcohol exposure impact fetal brain development, and the effects last into adulthood, study finds.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Baby holding remote
December 20, 2012

Tip over injuries continue to increase in children

By Craig Boerner
Blonde woman seated in a car, looking at a smartphone held in her hands.
December 20, 2012

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges parents to talk to teens about safe driving this holiday season

By Craig Boerner