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September 13, 2012

Carmaker’s gift boosts childhood cancer research

Patrick Grohar, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded a $250,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant last week for his research into potential drug therapies for Ewing sarcoma, a cancer of the bone.

By Christina Echegaray
September 13, 2012

New song, video set to help pump up Heart Walk awareness

At the inaugural Heart Walk Pep Rally last week, the Vanderbilt Heart Sounds introduced this year’s song, an original composition titled “Walk the Walk,” written by Cardiac Surgery administrative assistant Kurt Eger and cardiologist Mark Glazer, M.D.

By Kathy Whitney
September 13, 2012

Cells with LIP eat their neighbors

A transcription factor called LIP is capable of causing one cell to consume another.

By Leigh MacMillan
September 12, 2012

Event set to tackle youth sports safety

Doctors and safety experts from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will host a free sports safety clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mathew School in Franklin, Tenn.

By VUMC News and Communications
Brent Lemonds (Vanderbilt University)
September 12, 2012

Medical Center mourns loss of Lemonds

Brent Lemonds, M.S., R.N., EMT-P, administrator for Service Improvement at Vanderbilt University Hospital, died Sunday from a pulmonary embolism while recovering at his home from a recent orthopaedic surgery. He was 50.

By VUMC News and Communications
Stomach
September 11, 2012

Enzyme counters stomach acid attack

Dysfunction or loss of an “antioxidant” enzyme may lead to higher risk for esophageal cancer in patients with gastric reflux disease.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 10, 2012

Yale University’s Joan Steitz awarded 2012 Vanderbilt Prize

By Bill Snyder
September 7, 2012

Parkinson’s therapy may impact language

Deep brain stimulation used to treat Parkinson’s disease may impair some aspects of language processing, a recent study suggests.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 6, 2012

ROUNDS: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

The goal of this column is to dialogue with you in a meaningful way, about both the present and what we see in our future.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 6, 2012

Study tracks hormone’s role in reducing preterm birth risk

Pregnant women who have had prior preterm births may avoid a subsequent early birth if given progestogens, which are natural or synthetic forms of progesterone, a female hormone that naturally increases during pregnancy, a Vanderbilt analysis shows.
By Nancy Humphrey
September 6, 2012

Rush sees bright future ahead for Pediatrics

Meg Rush, M.D., called upon the Department of Pediatrics’ faculty, trainees and staff to ‘be the change’ they wish to see in the future of pediatric health care at Vanderbilt and in our region.
By Christina Echegaray
September 6, 2012

Personalized medicine focus of Chancellor’s Lecture

The first Chancellor’s Lecture of the academic year, entitled “Genomes, Hype and a Realistic Pathway to Personalized Medicine,” will be given Wednesday, Sept. 12, by Dan Roden, M.D., assistant vice chancellor for Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University.
By Bill Snyder
September 6, 2012

Arbogast remembered as outstanding teacher, mentor

Patrick Arbogast, Ph.D., a former Vanderbilt faculty member in the Departments of Biostatistics and Preventive Medicine, died in August.
By VUMC News and Communications