Month: July 2015

July 30, 2015

Hyundai Hope On Wheels bolsters pediatric cancer fight

Debra Friedman, M.D., director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Pediatric Oncology, has received a $50,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Impact grant recently for her track record in providing excellent patient care to families affected by pediatric cancer and to support a pediatric cancer program aimed at developing innovative therapies.

By Christina Echegaray
July 29, 2015

In a zebrafish’s eye

Vanderbilt investigators demonstrate that a certain eye lens protein is evolutionarily conserved between zebrafish and rat, suggesting that zebrafish can be used as a model system to understand eye lens disorders such as cataracts.

By Sanjay Mishra
July 27, 2015

Anticancer olive compounds

Compounds found in olives and olive oil have anticancer activity, which may contribute to the cancer preventive properties attributed to the Mediterranean diet.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 24, 2015

How to trick a wily virus

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how human antibodies induced during testing of an experimental “bird flu” vaccine kill the virus.

By Sanjay Mishra
Wrist Robot Vanderbilt
July 23, 2015

Tiny mechanical wrist gives new dexterity to needlescopic surgery

VIDEO» A Vanderbilt research team has successfully created a mechanical wrist less than 1/16th of an inch thick — small enough to use in needlescopic surgery, the smallest form of minimally invasive surgery.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Vanderbilt LifeFlight debuts new airplane

Vanderbilt LifeFlight is adding a new airplane that will provide emergency medical transportation for infants, children and adults located anywhere in the United States.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Vanderbilt LifeFlight debuts new airplane

By Jerry Jones
July 23, 2015

Wear VU gear, get discount to Nashville Zoo Aug. 2

The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere and Vanderbilt Football are teaming up to host Commodore Fan Appreciation Day at the zoo from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Total replacement of TMJ gives patient reason to smile

Curtis Lee Estep sat in a clinic room at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) earlier this year, smiled and opened his mouth widely, as if taking a big yawn.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Targeting bone metastasis

The rigidity of the bone extracellular matrix increases the ability of tumor cells to destroy bone, suggesting new targets for anticancer drug development.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Young professionals bolster cancer research efforts

With a basketball tucked under his arm, 7-year-old Roger Waynick climbed on top of his dad’s black Tahoe SUV with the intention of sailing upward through the air toward the basketball goal. He was poised to make the most epic dunk ever.
By Jessica Pasley
July 23, 2015

VUMC switches to new vendor for patient surveys

Part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) continual effort to improve patient satisfaction is gathering feedback from individuals who recently received care.
By VUMC News and Communications
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