Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 222 of 390

Close-up of a person applying ointment from a small white tube to a scraped, bruised knee.
October 16, 2015

Healing without scarring

Drugs that inhibit the Wnt signaling pathway can regenerate injured skin and may be useful in treating fibromatosis, degenerative joint disease and cancer.

Bethany Rhoten, identified in the caption as an assistant professor of nursing, smiles outdoors in front of a modern glass building and greenery.
October 15, 2015

New faculty: Bethany Rhoten examines quality of life among cancer survivors

Bethany Rhoten’s research focuses on issues that few people openly discuss—those surrounding body image and sexuality among cancer survivors.

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D.
October 15, 2015

Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

As the heat of summer fades away and we welcome the cooler days of autumn, I write to share thoughts about our work together in the coming days.

Older woman with short white hair in the foreground, with a younger woman standing blurred behind her.
October 15, 2015

VUSN Alzheimer’s study to explore perception of pain

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a four-year $660,633 grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Aging to study how psychophysical responses to acute experimental thermal pain differ between older adults with and without Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).

Group portrait of eight adults and two young adults, including a person using a wheelchair, gathered indoors in front of large windows overlooking trees.
October 15, 2015

Photo: Kennedy Center celebration

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, fourth from left, recently met with Vanderbilt Kennedy Center leadership and Next Steps at Vanderbilt students to celebrate VKC’s 50th anniversary.

Portrait of Bapsi Chakravarthy, M.D., wearing a white medical coat.
October 15, 2015

Radiation Oncology’s Chakravarthy named ASTRO fellow

A. Bapsi Chakravarthy, M.D., professor and residency director of Radiation Oncology, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). She is one of 17 ASTRO members named to the 2015 class of Fellows.