Health and Medicine Archive — Page 79 of 178

Two clinicians in surgical attire stand in an operating room beside medical monitors; the clinician in blue scrubs holds a handheld instrument, and a monitor behind them displays an internal body view.
October 26, 2017

Team to develop steerable robotic needle for biopsies

Collaboration between a mechanical engineer at Vanderbilt University and a pulmonologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has resulted in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant that will be used to develop a steerable robotic needle to safely biopsy hard-to-reach lung nodules.

By Kathy Whitney
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October 26, 2017

Study to test combination therapy for breast cancer

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has received $2.3 million to fund a clinical research trial testing a combination of three immunotherapy compounds for patients with a specific type of advanced breast cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Man in a suit and woman in glasses and a red-and-black striped jacket pose indoors in front of large windows. The man's name badge appears to read “Dr. Josh Denny.”
October 19, 2017

Forum highlights strong clinical, translational research efforts

Clinical and translational research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is thriving.

By Bill Snyder
White vitamin tablets spilling from an open brown bottle onto a blue surface beside its metal cap.
October 18, 2017

Calcium intake and colorectal cancer

Calcium intake appears to protect against colorectal cancer in individuals with certain gene variants, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Leigh MacMillan
Older adult’s hands resting together on a pink knitted blanket, with another person’s hand gently holding them.
October 16, 2017

Gender, pain and dementia

Understanding sex differences in pain perception could lead to more targeted and effective pain assessment and management strategies in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of Mariann Piano, identified in the caption as a professor of nursing and senior associate dean for research, smiling in a dark teal dress against a light background.
October 16, 2017

New faculty: Mariann Piano, professor of nursing and senior associate dean for research

Four to five drinks in an evening. Starting the weekend on Thursday with happy hour. No big deal, right? Wrong, according to Mariann Piano, whose work indicates that binge drinking by young adults 18-30 may lead to vascular dysfunction and increased vulnerability to cardiovascular disease.

By Vanderbilt Health News