VUMC News and Communications

December 18, 2007

Vanderbilt awarded $4.4 million by the Michael J. Fox Foundation

A drug discovery team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn., Ph.D., has been awarded a $4.4 million “LEAPS” grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson’s disease drugs.
December 18, 2007

RNA therapy heals growth deficiency disorder in a live animal

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has demonstrated for the first time that a new type of gene therapy, called RNA interference, can heal a genetic disorder in a live animal.

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December 14, 2007

Vanderbilt Announces Opening of New Primary Practice in Westhaven

Vanderbilt Medical Group Westhaven is pleased to announce the opening of a new Primary Care Practice. The new practice, opening Jan. 2, 2008, is located off Highway 96, at1025 Westhaven Blvd, Franklin, Tenn., in the Westhaven Community.
November 30, 2007

Tennessee Poison Control Center offers holiday safety advice; Keep a watchful eye for unsafe toys and potentially dangerous poisonous plants

Poisonous plants, holiday decorations and unsafe toys are just a few of the potential hazards children face during the holidays.

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November 27, 2007

Vanderbilt doctors warn against “Merry Christmas Coronary”

Some studies indicate that death rates from heart attacks and stroke as well as non-heart-related causes spike during the holiday season. Researchers have coined this phenomenon "Merry Christmas Coronary and Happy New Year Heart Attack."

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November 6, 2007

Vanderbilt study links melatonin excretion with sleep levels in children with autism; Children with deeper levels of sleep have higher levels of melatonin

Vanderbilt sleep researchers are reporting a relationship between good sleep and how much melatonin the body produces ñ the first in a series of research studies intended to help children with autism spectrum disorders sleep through the night.

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October 30, 2007

Children’s Hospital experts urge parents to keep children safe from preventable injuries this Halloween

Now that Halloween night is upon us, experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt say it‘s time for one last safety review. Trick-or-treating is a fun family event and accidents are rare, but they do still happen. Accidents are more common in children who are just old enough to ask for less parental supervision.
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October 25, 2007

New insights into how lasers cut flesh

Lasers are at the cutting edge of surgery. From cosmetic to brain surgery, intense beams of coherent light are gradually replacing the steel scalpel for many procedures.
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October 25, 2007

New review clears silicone gel breast implants of serious health risks; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers find no cancer link

Women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants do not have a higher risk of breast cancer or other cancers and do not experience lower survival rates after breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new report published in the November issue of Annals of Plastic Surgery. This is the first exhaustive review in almost a decade of the health effects of cosmetic breast implants.
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October 22, 2007

All you need to know about coffee to be covered at Vanderbilt conference; Free tasting at event’s conclusion

Coffee, an enticing beverage that is one of Latin America‘s most prized exports, will be the focus of a conference and tasting at Vanderbilt University on Friday, Oct. 26. The event will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center and is free and open to the public.
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October 15, 2007

Vanderbilt student being treated for bacterial meningitis

A Vanderbilt University student was in stable condition Monday at the university's hospital where she is being treated for bacterial meningitis.
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October 1, 2007

Some common sedatives could negatively affect the brain

Doctors say it is a massive public health problem - very sick patients in intensive care may get better, but their brains suffer from delirium, an acute brain dysfunction - very likely caused by the care they got in intensive care.
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