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May 10, 2012

Vision study changes how we see the brain

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that the pulvinar, a mysterious structure buried in the center of our brains, determines how we see the world — and whether we see at all.

By Bill Snyder
May 9, 2012

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt opens $30 million expansion

By VUMC News and Communications
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April 26, 2012

Cost study shows timing crucial in appendectomies

Removing a child’s ruptured appendix sooner rather than later significantly lowers hospital costs and charges, according to a recently published study.

By Christina Echegaray
April 20, 2012

Vanderbilt University Medical Center achieves Magnet status

By VUMC News and Communications
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April 19, 2012

MRSA in pregnancy may be less dangerous than previously thought

Vanderbilt pediatric infectious disease researchers studying antibiotic-resistant staph say fears that mothers carrying the germ may set their newborns up for infection are unfounded.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 17, 2012

‘Healing Broken Hearts’ to air on WTVF-Channel 5 April 23

By VUMC News and Communications
April 13, 2012

Researchers spot Achilles’ heel in respiratory virus

A new viral protein structure could jump-start vaccine development for two leading causes of lower respiratory disease in children and elderly adults.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 28, 2012

Vanderbilt researchers find rise in teen hearing loss; offer headphone safety tips

According to a Vanderbilt-led study published in Journal of the American Medical Association, hearing loss is now affecting 20 percent of U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 19, which is a 5 percent increase over the past 15 years.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 28, 2012

Children’s Hospital offers headphone safety tips to prevent long-term hearing loss

By VUMC News and Communications
March 19, 2012

Warm weather kicks off early ‘trauma season’ in Middle Tennessee

By VUMC News and Communications
March 15, 2012

Now it’s your turn to tell the Children’s Hospital story

By VUMC News and Communications
March 9, 2012

Shyness study examines how brain adapts to stimuli

Shyness may be caused by deficits in the brain.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 10, 2012

Opinion: Scientific research is essential to state’s economic health

In this Tennessean opinion piece, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Jeff Balser discusses the impact scientific research has in Tennessee and the critical importance of continued federal investment in this research.
By VUMC News and Communications
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