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July 29, 2020

Kirabo receives award from American Heart Association

Annet Kirabo, DVM, MSc, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, is receiving the 2020 Harry Goldblatt Award for Early Career Investigators from the American Heart Association (AHA).

By Matt Batcheldor
Vanderbilt University Women’s Basketball team members showed their support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and spent time with patient ambassador Gabee Barnes during the Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon in February.
July 29, 2020

Vanderbilt students recognized for support of Children’s Hospital

Vanderbilt University was recently awarded the 2020 Community Service Award by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Fiesta Bowl for its Dancing Dores program and Dance Marathon. Both programs raise funds for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 28, 2020

Study challenges idea that lower BMI shields smokers from fat-associated health risks

While some smokers might rationalize continuing to smoke because of the lower weight often associated with the habit, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined that even with a lower body mass index (BMI), smokers have a higher risk of depositing fat in and around organs and tissues compared to those who never smoked.

By Jill Clendening
July 28, 2020

Post-transplant complication

Vanderbilt researchers conducted the largest analysis to date of a heart complication in children following stem cell transplant. The findings may help guide screening practices to improve outcomes.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 27, 2020

Soy food, metabolism and the microbiome

Consumption of soy foods may shape the microbiome and protect against hypertension only in individuals with soy-responsive microbiota, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Sarah E. Glass
July 24, 2020

Health, well-being and food security of families deteriorating under COVID-19 stress

The ongoing disruptive changes from efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are having a substantial negative impact on the physical and mental well-being of parents and their children across the country, according to a new national survey published today in Pediatrics.

By Holly Fletcher
July 23, 2020

Stomach bug hit-and-run

The H. pylori machinery that “injects” an oncoprotein into stomach cells contributes to the development of gastric cancer, Vanderbilt researchers demonstrate.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 23, 2020

Program helps children with hand, upper extremity issues

Brinkley Sandvall, MD, bonds quickly with her young patients — children who have acquired or congenital hand and upper extremity differences.
By Nancy Humphrey
July 23, 2020

VUMC’s program to repurpose drugs lands international acclaim

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is attracting international attention for its proposal to repurpose existing drugs for new uses in ways that can dramatically improve access to medicines by billions of people throughout the world.
By Bill Snyder
July 23, 2020

Star-studded virtual visit

Patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, along with patients from Seacrest Studios across the country, recently tuned in for a special virtual visit with 17-year-old YouTube and TikTok sensation Jojo Siwa.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2020

Criteria for lung cancer screens may be expanded

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is recommending two changes that will nearly double the number of people eligible for lung cancer screening by lowering the age from 55 to 50 and reducing the number of smoking history pack years from 30 to 20.
By Tom Wilemon
July 23, 2020

Kawai receives award to accelerate lupus research

Vivian Kawai, MD, MPH, research assistant professor of Medicine, has received an LRA-BMS Accelerator Award from the Lupus Research Alliance and sponsoring partner Bristol Myers Squibb.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 23, 2020

Rice named to new leadership role for VICTR operations

Todd Rice, MD, MSc, has been appointed vice president for Clinical Trial Innovation and Operations in the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR).
By Bill Snyder
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