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December 5, 2019
Study reveals mysteries of critical brain receptor complex
Poorly functioning AMPARs have been linked to a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders including seizures, Alzheimer’s disease, major depression and autism spectrum disorder. Understanding how AMPARs are formed and operate is essential for the rational design of pharmacological compounds that, by tuning AMPAR activity up or down, could improve treatment of these conditions. -
December 5, 2019
Rounds: Lessons on reducing waste from a DIY handyman
My father-in-law, Ron, was an accomplished businessman who prided himself as a quintessential do-it-yourself guy when it came to home repairs. I, being a good son-in-law, listened attentively trying to absorb his sage advice given I’m somewhat more challenged by these tasks. -
December 5, 2019
Rathmell named interim chair of Medicine
W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, has been named as interim chair of the Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2020. -
December 5, 2019
VEI’s Lebanon surgery center moving to VWCH
The surgery center adjacent to the Vanderbilt Eye Institute Lebanon has closed and surgical care for VEI patients is moving to the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Surgery Center. -
December 5, 2019
Rate adjustment set for Medical Center employee parking
Members of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center community will see an increase in monthly fees for on-campus parking, effective Feb. 1, 2020. -
December 5, 2019
ROSA technology helps ease patient’s violent seizures
In the span of a month in December 2018, Daniel Lookabaugh suffered six severe seizures, requiring hospitalization at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt each time to have neurological care as well as intervention from Pediatric Orthopaedics to reset his jaw and shoulder. -
December 5, 2019
Children’s Hospital verified as Level 1 for trauma care
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has again been verified as a Level I pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.