Year: 2012 Archive — Page 14 of 50

John A. Morris and Elizabeth (Beth) Anctil pose together indoors in front of windows.
October 25, 2012

Initiative set to improve patient transitions

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will undertake sweeping changes to ensure smoother, more tightly coordinated transitions from the hospital to each patient’s home or other post-acute care setting.

By Paul Govern
Two healthcare workers converse beside open shelves stocked with medicines and supplies; one stands inside a pharmacy or dispensary area while the other stands outdoors.
October 25, 2012

HIV/AIDS-related efforts in Africa get $7 million boost

Vanderbilt University has received a major federal grant — just more than $7 million in the first year — to extend HIV/AIDS-related technical assistance and training in the rural province of Zambézia, Mozambique.

By Bill Snyder
Four formally dressed men pose together indoors near a large plant; the man at left wears a black pinstriped suit, and the other three wear dark suits with ties.
October 25, 2012

Speaker urges students, faculty to continue diversity-related efforts

Alvin Poussaint, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and faculty associate dean for Student Affairs at Harvard Medical School, said the appearance of more diversity in medical schools is evidence of progress, but he cautions that the issue is more complicated than ever.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Illustration of red blood cells and several white blood cells suspended in a red bloodstream.
October 25, 2012

Bid protein guards blood cells against stress

A protein normally known to promote cell death found to encourage survival of blood forming cells.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Stylized translucent human brain glowing blue with branching white electrical flashes radiating around it.
October 23, 2012

Vanderbilt researchers find that diabetes drug could be effective in treating addiction

A drug already used for the medical management of diabetes also reduces the rewarding effects of cocaine in animals, which could have far-reaching implications for patients worldwide who suffer from addiction.

By Craig Boerner
Illustration of a green, curved, flagellated bacterium on a white background, labeled H. pylori.
October 23, 2012

Stomach bug alters tumor suppressor

The stomach bug Helicobacter pylori increases forms of a protein that promote tumor development, perhaps explaining how it elevates risk for gastric cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan