Year: 2015

March 5, 2015

Zanic’s journey to the lab followed winding path

It’s roughly 5,000 miles from Croatia to Tennessee as the crow flies.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Kenyan team trains in health care simulation at VUMC

A team of Kenyan medical and technology professionals is spending February and March at Vanderbilt to learn how to train health care providers in their country through the use of simulation technology and to receive guidance on establishing the first medical simulation lab in sub-Saharan Africa.

By Jill Clendening
March 4, 2015

Vanderbilt dermatologist tells how to protect your skin from lingering winter weather

By Wayne Wood
March 3, 2015

LifeFlight’s blood transfusion practices affirmed by new study

Research soon to be published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) shows that airlifted trauma victims who receive blood transfusions in the helicopter before arriving at a trauma center have a higher chance of survival.

By Jerry Jones
March 3, 2015

Study shows poor heart function could be major Alzheimer’s disease risk

A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
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March 3, 2015

Vanderbilt sleep specialist says begin preparing now for this weekend’s change to daylight saving time

By VUMC News and Communications
March 2, 2015

VU study finds peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases

If you’re looking for a simple way to lower your risk of dying from a heart attack, consider going nuts.
By Kathy Whitney
March 2, 2015

Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain begins processing visual information

A new brain imaging study challenges conventional wisdom about how and where in the brain the processing of visual orientation information first occurs.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 26, 2015

Paralyzed by accident, grad student engineers his future with exoskeleton

Andrew Ekelem, who has used a wheelchair since a college snowboarding accident, brings an invaluable perspective to the lab of mechanical engineer Michael Goldfarb.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 26, 2015

Studies show human antibodies can fight lethal Marburg virus

Researchers at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The Scripps Research Institute for the first time have shown how human antibodies can neutralize the Marburg virus, a close cousin to Ebola.
By Bill Snyder
February 26, 2015

Engagement, trust critical to VUMC’s future success: Balser

Engage. This was the challenge and the promise extended to those in attendance during Tuesday’s winter Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Bill Snyder
February 26, 2015

Awards recognize dedication to service excellence

Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced Tuesday at the Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. These Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff and faculty awards are bestowed on a quarterly basis.
By Paul Govern