Year: 2015

February 25, 2015

Vanderbilt to study use of plasma on LifeFlight, extends trial to Rutherford County base

By VUMC News and Communications
February 25, 2015

Antibiotics with anticancer potential

A series of experimental antibiotics may be a good starting point for developing new anticancer drugs.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 24, 2015

Contributors to coronavirus ‘fitness’

Understanding the role that host membrane modification plays in coronavirus replication is essential for developing novel approaches to block the viruses that cause SARS and MERS.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 23, 2015

VUMC mourns award-winning photographer Dana Johnson Tallman

By Wayne Wood
February 23, 2015

VUMC responds to the winter storm

During the predawn hours last Monday, Vanderbilt University Medical Center activated its Emergency Operations Center and initiated an Orange Alert for inclement weather in response to the worsening ice storm.

By John Howser
February 20, 2015

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute director to speak Feb. 25

By Kathy Whitney
February 20, 2015

Tiny model of diabetes

Vanderbilt University researchers have created a zebrafish model of skeletal muscle insulin resistance that could help improve diabetes treatment.
By Bill Snyder
February 19, 2015

‘Stretched’ cells promote cancer

Mechanical stress appears to be a critical factor in activating normal tissue-associated fibroblasts to generate cancer-associated fibroblasts.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 19, 2015

Snow Daze: How VUMC weathered the storm

The winter storm that swept through Middle Tennessee last week brought a little bit of everything to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. See the week in pictures.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 19, 2015

Vitamin D found to have no impact on blood pressure

Despite prior epidemiologic and experimental data to the contrary, new research shows that vitamin D supplementation does not reduce blood pressure in individuals with prehypertension or stage I hypertension and vitamin D deficiency.
By Kathy Whitney
February 19, 2015

Workshop explores President’s Precision Medicine Initiative

The Precision Medicine Initiative is a national effort announced by President Obama during his State of the Union address to provide more effective treatment and prevention strategies for individuals by taking into account their unique genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors.
By Bill Snyder
February 19, 2015

Mencio honored for service, dedication to military families

Gregory Mencio, M.D., director of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was recently honored for his long-term dedication to military families at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
By Christina Echegaray