Month: August 2016

August 31, 2016

Diverse degrees and opportunities draw new School of Nursing students

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has welcomed 478 new students from 45 states and three countries into its Master of Nursing Science, Doctor of Nurse Practice and Ph.D. degree programs.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 31, 2016

Proliferative capacity of neuroblastoma

The sphere-forming frequency of neuroblastoma cells is a measure of their proliferative capacity and could help guide treatment strategies for neuroblastoma.

By Sanjay Mishra
August 30, 2016

Norton named CEO of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

Jameson Norton, MBA, the current CEO of North Tampa Behavioral Health, a facility in the Acadia Health system, has been named CEO of the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH). He will join Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) on Sept. 12.

By Nancy Humphrey
August 30, 2016

VUMC mourns loss of Nephrology’s Schulman

Gerald Schulman, M.D., professor of Medicine, died Aug. 26. He was 65.

By Kathy Whitney
August 29, 2016

Nervous system’s role in hypertension

Increased activity of the “fight or flight” nervous system contributes to obesity-associated hypertension and may be a good therapeutic target for the disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 26, 2016

Piedmont Natural Gas and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt create partnership for utility’s 63rd Annual Nashville Christmas Parade presented by Tootsie’s

By VUMC News and Communications
August 26, 2016

New breast cancer driver

Vanderbilt investigators have demonstrated that a certain protein complex drives tumor progression in aggressive breast cancers.
By Leigh MacMillan
August 25, 2016

Vanderbilt Fetal Surgery Down Under: A journal

The following journal entries are written by Jay Wellons, M.D., chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. In them, he recounts and reflects on Vanderbilt’s Fetal Surgery teams’ five-day trip to Australia to guide a team there through a historic moment.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 25, 2016

Study suggests new way to treat rare autism disorder

A protein that plays a powerful role in learning and memory may be a key to improving treatment of a rare autism spectrum disorder called Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS), a new study suggests.
By Bill Snyder
August 25, 2016

VPH unit enhances emergency psychiatric services for patients

The Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) has opened a Psychiatric Assessment Service (PAS), combining two existing services into one secure location — a win for patients being cared for at VPH and their families.
By Nancy Humphrey
August 25, 2016

Cochlear implant team shares insights in Ireland

An interdisciplinary team at Vanderbilt that developed an innovative method of programming cochlear implants to help people hear better recently presented at Deerfield Residence, the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland’s official residence in Dublin.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 25, 2016

Nursing ‘Magnetfest’ on Aug. 31 set to educate, raise enthusiasm

Nurses at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are gearing up for “Magnetfest,” a day of fun, festivities and prizes, as the institution seeks a third Magnet designation.
By Matt Batcheldor
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