Year: 2019

July 1, 2019

Pets of VUMC 2019 — collection #2: Summertime pets

Those lazy, hazy, crazy pets of summer
June 27, 2019

You know to keep babies out of hot cars — Children’s Hospital says also beware of hot strollers

“Even the thinnest of cloths or covers over the stroller or carrier can reduce air circulation and create a greenhouse effect in the enclosed space.”

By Jessica Pasley
lungs
June 27, 2019

Health disparity for black people exists within lung screening guidelines

By Tom Wilemon
June 26, 2019

VUMC receives portion of $14 million AHA award to study arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrest

VUMC receives more than $3.7 million from the American Heart Association to study cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac arrest

By Matt Batcheldor
Wendy Lloyd
June 26, 2019

Wendy Lloyd receives SoCRA recognition award

Wendy Lloyd, BA, LPN, CCRP, recognized by the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA)

By Bill Snyder
June 26, 2019

International conference explores best practices for vestibular schwannoma

Last week, the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center co-hosted the 8th Quadrennial Internal Conference on Vestibular Schwannoma and Other CPA (cerebellopontine angle) Tumors in partnership with Mayo Clinic.

By Kelsey Herbers
June 26, 2019

Biomarkers of DNA methylation can be a predictor of breast cancer risk

Biomarkers of DNA methylation, which regulate gene expression, can be a predictor of breast cancer risk.
By Tom Wilemon
June 26, 2019

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt reminds drivers about July 1 cellphone law

Injury prevention experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt weigh in on state’s newest law banning cellphone use while driving
By Jessica Pasley
June 26, 2019

Study explores treatment options for babies with cataracts

Cataracts are uncommon in babies but when they occur the cloudy lenses must be removed without delay or blindness may result.
By Bill Snyder
June 26, 2019

Researchers explore perceptions of touch in people with autism

Is the sense of touch perceived differently in people without autism?
By Kelsey Herbers
June 25, 2019

Children’s Hospital reminds drivers about new cellphone law: hands on the wheel, not on the phone

No reading or writing texts or emails either
By Jessica Pasley
June 24, 2019

Early detection of schizophrenia

Inhibited temperament — a tendency to respond to novelty with wariness, fear or caution — may be a risk factor for schizophrenia that could be targeted for preventative interventions.
By Leigh MacMillan
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