Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 277 of 390

Six adults pose beneath a “KAY YOW CANCER FUND” banner and beside a “WELCOME TO THE NCAA” sign at a grant presentation.
January 21, 2014

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center receives $100,000 ovarian cancer research grant from Kay Yow Cancer Fund

Gray-haired man in a white laboratory coat and red tie sits beside a microscope in a research laboratory; shelves of bottles and a computer displaying a tissue image are visible behind him.
January 20, 2014

Moses to receive Vanderbilt Distinguished Alumni Award

Harold “Hal” Moses, the Hortense B. the Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University, is the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award — the highest honor for a member of the Vanderbilt alumni community.

January 16, 2014

Orthopaedic program named among U.S. best

Becker’s Hospital Review has named Vanderbilt University Medical Center to its list of “100 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs,” which recognizes the top hospitals with orthopaedic surgery departments, programs or dedicated centers.

mother and baby
January 16, 2014

Grant aids premature infant hydrocephalus research

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus is the subject of a new research study at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Two warehouse coworkers in orange high-visibility vests review a tablet and smartphone inside a warehouse.
January 16, 2014

Employment may improve autism symptoms: study

More independent work environments may lead to reductions in autism symptoms and improve daily living in adults with the disorder, according to a new study released in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

A man in a suit speaks into a microphone and gestures with both hands in front of a projected presentation screen.
January 16, 2014

Photo: Discovery Lecture

At last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture, David Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D., described how a cellular network called the mTOR pathway regulates cell growth and metabolism.