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December 1, 2016

Vanderbilt team a winner in health data privacy competition

A two-member team from Vanderbilt has won the 2016 iDASH Healthcare Privacy Protection Challenge, a competition open to international participants and devoted this year to privacy protection for genome analysis in a cloud computing environment.

By Paul Govern
December 1, 2016

Investigators explore new way to control mosquitoes

In a new study, Vanderbilt pharmacologist Jerod Denton, Ph.D., Ohio State entomologist Peter Piermarini, Ph.D., and colleagues report an experimental molecule that inhibits kidney function in mosquitoes and thus might provide a new way to control the deadliest animal on Earth.

By Paul Govern
November 10, 2016

Grants enhance Tuberculosis Center’s global research efforts

Since July, investigators in the Vanderbilt Tuberculosis Center have been awarded research grants totaling $5 million.

By Paul Govern
November 10, 2016

Program seeks to optimize appropriate use of antibiotics

Relying on a core team of physicians and pharmacists, the Vanderbilt Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (VASP) is seeking to ensure optimum use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

By Paul Govern
October 27, 2016

Study tracks makeup of VUMC collaborative care teams

At Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) there are about 486 distinct operational units involved in inpatient care and evaluation.

By Paul Govern
October 13, 2016

Antidepressants’ heart impact less than expected: study

A Vanderbilt University study published today in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry may help patients prescribed higher doses of certain antidepressants feel better about attributed cardiac risks.

By Paul Govern