VUMC News and Communications

Darius Rucker with campers
March 28, 2011

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center campers join Darius Rucker at ACM Awards

A special performance at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards April 3 at 8 p.m. on CBS featuring country music star Darius Rucker and participants in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp will benefit the Kennedy Center.

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March 23, 2011

Mama Lere Hearing School at Vanderbilt now enrolling peer models

By VUMC News and Communications
March 23, 2011

Master of health professions education degree to commence fall 2011

Vanderbilt offers healthcare educators the new Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) degree through a collaboration among Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSM) and Peabody College of Education and Human Development.

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March 18, 2011

Protein combos keep cells straight

Researchers define the protein interactions that establish our organs’ lining.

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March 18, 2011

Spying on shape-shifting enzyme

New molecular views of an enzyme may inform therapies for neurological, psychiatric or cardiac diseases.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 10, 2011

Osher spring term has invigorating curriculum for older learners

The spring term 2011 of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt offers a diverse offering of non-credit classes for older adults with shared interests.

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March 7, 2011

Enzyme protects against inflamed colon

Increasing an enzyme required for a type of colon tissue may help dampen inflammation, a known risk factor for colon cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 4, 2011

What our medical past can tell us about our genomic future

By VUMC News and Communications
March 3, 2011

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center launches online genetic research tool

A new online tool enables cancer patients and researchers to track the latest developments in personalized cancer medicine and connect with clinical research trials.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 2, 2011

A better picture of bone strength

A component of some MRI scans reveals that "soft" components, like collagen and collagen-bound water, are important players in bone strength.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 24, 2011

Support needed to help nurses tackle substance abuse

Support and treatment, not punishment, are needed to help the 10 to 20 percent of U.S. nurses and nursing students who may have problems with substance abuse and addiction.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 16, 2011

Integrin curbs cancer’s spread

Cell surface molecules called integrins have been found to play an important role when cancer metastasizes.
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