Year: 2012

May 18, 2012

Nashville Kids Triathlon seeking participants and volunteers

By VUMC News and Communications
May 17, 2012

Shop and support Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By VUMC News and Communications
May 17, 2012

Long live the therapeutic stem cells

Enhancing stem cell survival is key to improving cell-based therapies for regenerative medicine, and a new drug could help.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 15, 2012

Trauma nurses initiate pledge against distracted driving

By VUMC News and Communications
May 15, 2012

New clue to ADHD

A rare genetic change adds support to the idea that altered dopamine signaling is a key risk factor for ADHD.

By Bill Snyder
May 14, 2012

Intestinal artillery launches anti-bacterial attack

The epithelial cells that line the intestines have a newly discovered mechanism for protecting us against microbes: they fire anti-bacterial “bullets” into the gut.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 11, 2012

Vanderbilt honors top graduates during Commencement

Top scholars from Vanderbilt University’s undergraduate and professional schools are being honored with Founder’s Medals during Commencement on Friday, May 11.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 11, 2012

Perfect timing for sensory processing

Identification of brain regions involved in processing sights and sounds may offer insights into disorders like autism and dyslexia.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 10, 2012

Vision study changes how we see the brain

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that the pulvinar, a mysterious structure buried in the center of our brains, determines how we see the world — and whether we see at all.
By Bill Snyder
May 10, 2012

Probing epilepsy’s molecular sparks

Understanding how mutations in neuronal receptors contribute to epilepsy could lead to improved therapies.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 9, 2012

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt opens $30 million expansion

By VUMC News and Communications
May 2, 2012

Early stomach troubles augur anxiety

Children with stomach troubles grow up to be anxious adolescents and young adults, according to a recent study.
By VUMC News and Communications