Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 279 of 390

Horse race at a steeplechase, with jockeys riding across a grassy course and a large crowd gathered behind the railings.
December 12, 2013

Events have long history of making a huge impact

They are touchstones on the Nashville calendar — Iroquois Steeplechase and the Music City Tennis Invitational usher in spring. The Eve of Janus is a celebration of summer. Christmas Village kicks off the holiday season.

Four researchers pose beside a large DEER spectroscopy instrument in a laboratory; one sits in front of the equipment while three stand behind.
December 12, 2013

Proton transfer powers multidrug resistance: study

Vanderbilt University researchers and their Belgian colleagues have discovered the mechanism behind a multidrug transporter. Their findings, posted this week by Nature Chemical Biology, could lead to new treatments for multidrug resistant bacterial infections.

December 11, 2013

Tennessee Poison Center physician offers tips to prevent holiday poisonings

Gold and orange Vanderbilt University background with a large stylized university logo and repeated “VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY” text.
December 6, 2013

Medical Center only: Limited Submission Opportunity: 2014 Clinical Investigator Award

Vanderbilt may nominate three candidates for the 2014 Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Award.

Andries Zijlstra, Ph.D., and colleagues are studying a biomarker that can help predict prostate cancer recurrance. (photo by Susan Urmy)
December 5, 2013

Predictor of prostate cancer outcomes identified

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alberta in Canada have identified a biomarker for a cellular switch that accurately predicts which prostate cancer patients are likely to have their cancer recur or spread.

Ribbon covered in multicolored jigsaw-puzzle pieces, with four loose puzzle pieces on a gray background.
November 27, 2013

Autism narrows brain’s reward response

MRI brain scans reveal that children with autism spectrum disorders respond to a narrower range of familiar rewards.