Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 213 of 390

Vanderbilt Commodores mascot in a black suit, pink tie, and feathered hat, holding pink pom-poms and waving to a crowd.
February 11, 2016

Annual Pink Out women’s basketball game set for Feb. 14

Pink will be the dominant color in Memorial Gymnasium Sunday, Feb. 14, as the Vanderbilt Commodores Women’s Basketball team participates in the annual Pink Out! game to raise awareness about breast cancer.

White-haired speaker in a light blue shirt and red tie, with a blue sweater draped over his shoulders, standing beside a microphone and water bottles in front of a lecture-room chalkboard.
February 11, 2016

Statistically speaking

Statistician Roderick Little, Ph.D., the Richard D. Remington Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan, discussed his work analyzing data sets with missing values during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

Fluorescent green and blue three-dimensional biological structure against a dark background, with a circular magnified area highlighting its lower-left portion.
February 10, 2016

Promising Research Rapidly Tests Chemo Effectiveness Before Cancer Treatment

My Southern Health logo in green and dark green text, with decorative curving flourishes above and below.
February 10, 2016

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with suggestions from MySouthernHealth.com

Valentine’s Day is coming this weekend. If you’re still making plans for Sunday, see recommendations from MySouthernHealth.com for fun ideas on active dates out and for heart-healthy food ideas to make at home.

February 10, 2016

Overcoming lung cancer drug resistance

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a way to overcome the resistance of some lung cancers to certain targeted therapies, which could lead to more effective treatments for lung cancer patients.

Pink cotton candy on a stick against a plain blue background.
February 8, 2016

Cotton candy machines may hold key for making artificial organs

Vanderbilt engineers have modified a cotton candy machine to create complex microfluidic networks that mimic the capillary system in living tissue and have demonstrated that these networks can keep cells alive and functioning in an artificial three-dimensional matrix.