Research Archive — Page 117 of 194
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October 8, 2015
New faculty: Deonni Stolldorf studies the effectiveness of nursing innovations
Deonni Stolldorf’s research focuses on determining how innovations in health care can be sustained to enhance organizational performance related to patient safety and the quality and effectiveness of care. -
October 8, 2015
Major grant boosts AIDS education, training efforts
Vanderbilt University has been awarded a major federal grant — $16 million over four years — to coordinate AIDS education and training efforts in Tennessee and seven other southeastern states. -
October 8, 2015
Creech to direct Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program
Buddy Creech, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Pediatrics, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program (VVRP) in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. -
October 8, 2015
Depression poses heart risk for HIV patients: study
The first study to suggest that major depressive disorder (MDD) is an independent risk factor for heart failure in HIV-positive adults has been published in Circulation. -
October 8, 2015
Study shows compression device helps ease lymphedema
Lymphedema patients saw a nearly 80 percent reduction in cellulitis episodes by using an advanced pneumatic compression device at home, according to a study in JAMA Dermatology co-authored by Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Sheila Ridner, Ph.D., and University of Minnesota School of Public Health Associate Professor Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Ph.D. -
October 7, 2015
Rational design of novel antifungals
Structural and molecular details of an anti-fungal target's interaction with inhibitors suggest ways to design better treatments for fungal infections. -
October 6, 2015
Flu vaccine helps reduce hospitalizations due to influenza pneumonia: study
More than half of hospitalizations due to influenza pneumonia could be prevented by influenza vaccination, according to a study led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.