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October 15, 2015

Risk of death in the ICU

The irregular heart rhythm atrial fibrillation increases the risk of death in patients in the intensive care unit.

By Bill Snyder
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October 8, 2015

Major grant boosts AIDS education, training efforts

Vanderbilt University has been awarded a major federal grant — $16 million over four years — to coordinate AIDS education and training efforts in Tennessee and seven other southeastern states.

By Bill Snyder
October 8, 2015

Five VUMC faculty members on list of most frequently cited researchers

Five current faculty members at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made this year’s list of scientists whose papers have been cited most frequently by others.

By Bill Snyder
October 8, 2015

VUMC poised to transform health care in region

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., started his annual State of the Medical Center Address last Thursday by affirming that many who work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) feel “called to do so,” often compelled by life-shaping experiences.

By Bill Snyder
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October 1, 2015

Major grant to transform region’s clinical practices

Vanderbilt University has received a contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for up to $28 million over four years to help more than 4,000 clinicians in the Southeast transform their clinical practices in ways that improve quality of patient care and hold down costs.

By Bill Snyder
October 1, 2015

New online system for animal research protocols set to launch

Animal Research Information Enterprise System (ARIES), a new online system for submitting animal research protocols, will be launched at Vanderbilt University on Oct. 12.

By Bill Snyder
October 1, 2015

Social behavior focus of Conte Center Symposium

The eighth annual Conte Center Symposium will be held from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, in room 1220, Medical Research Building III.
By Bill Snyder
September 24, 2015

Study tracks brain’s trigger for overeating high-fat food

Disruptions in a specific signaling pathway in the brain can cause overeating of high-fat food, researchers at Vanderbilt University have found.
By Bill Snyder
September 24, 2015

Survivors of Ebola outbreak take part in VUMC vaccine study

Two survivors of a 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria visited Vanderbilt University Medical Center last week to share their experiences and participate in a study aimed at finding ways to treat the often-fatal infection.
By Bill Snyder
September 17, 2015

Vanderbilt researchers to discuss heart disease, treatment at lecture

Three Vanderbilt University researchers on the cutting edge of discovery will discuss the “human determinants of cardiovascular disease and treatment” during the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Sept. 24.
By Bill Snyder
September 10, 2015

Grants spur effort to add genetic data to EMR

Vanderbilt University researchers have received two major federal grants — totaling $7.6 million over four years — to support groundbreaking research aimed at making genetic information a routine part of patients’ electronic medical records.
By Bill Snyder
September 10, 2015

Initiative seeks to bolster ‘rediscovery research’

The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) is partnering with a public charity, Cures Within Reach, to encourage “rediscovery research,” the “repurposing” of already approved medical treatments to other conditions or diseases for which there are no “universally” effective therapies.
By Bill Snyder