VUMC News and Communications

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.

By VUMC News and Communications
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.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

Shinohara honored by radiation oncology group

Eric Shinohara, M.D., MSCI, assistant professor of Radiation Oncology, has been recognized by the Association for Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO) as one of the recipients of the 2013 ARRO Educator of the Year Award.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

Purchase of Ringling Bros. circus tickets will benefit Children’s Hospital

By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

May, Merchant elected to American Surgical Association

Two Vanderbilt University Medical Center surgeons, Addison May, M.D., professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology, and Nipun Merchant, M.D., professor of Surgery and Cancer Biology, were elected members of the American Surgical Association (ASA) at the 133rd annual meeting of the organization and will be officially inducted at the 2014 annual meeting.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

Photo: Breaking Ground in Williamson County

By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

Study finds limited resources for injured surgeons

Nearly half of orthopaedic surgeons sustain at least one injury during their career and, in many cases, the resources available to them are inadequate, according to a Vanderbilt study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

‘Bedside Matters’ caregiver rounds moved to Dec. 11

The next Bedside Matters monthly rounds, originally scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 11.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

Photo: Cancer survivorship celebration

More than 650 cancer survivors, family members and cancer health care providers attended Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s Cancer Survivorship Celebration earlier this month during a special evening dinner and concert at the Loveless Barn in Nashville.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

Clinic helps patients cope with Huntington’s disease

Melissa Darnall could easily look around her family reunions and pick out who had Huntington’s disease (HD). The genetic disorder had affected four of her five aunts and uncles and her father, and the balance problems and shakiness typical of HD were readily apparent in those siblings.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

Research contributions of VUMC nurses highlighted

Nursing research and evidence-based practice at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was on full display Nov. 13 at the annual Nursing Research Day.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 21, 2013

Children’s Hospital after-hours clinic in Hendersonville debuts

Care is closer at hand for children who need it, when they need it, now that the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has opened a second after-hours clinic in Hendersonville, Tenn.
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