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March 19, 2015

Concussion Center reaching beyond school-based sports

By VUMC News and Communications
March 19, 2015

VUMC lauded for supporting employees in National Guard

By Nancy Humphrey
March 19, 2015

Data management MOOC educates students worldwide

By Paul Govern
March 12, 2015

New simulation app enhances resuscitation skills training

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s resuscitation program is taking advantage of software technology to help teach lifesaving skills to health care providers who work in critical care.

By Kathy Whitney and Sarah Carpenter
March 12, 2015

Laser technology offers new option to treat epilepsy

Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently debuted a new minimally invasive surgical treatment for epilepsy.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

Teamwork, technology help keep Stroke Center on top

For nearly a decade, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been at the forefront of stroke treatment using endovascular neuro-interventional techniques. Similar to procedures done for a heart attack, interventional stroke treatment employs suction and retrievers to remove blood clots.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

Gene mutations may predict melanoma response to immunotherapies

Melanoma patients whose tumors test positive for mutations in the NRAS gene were more likely to benefit from new immunotherapy drugs, according to a new study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Study reveals salt’s role in infection control

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and in Germany have found that sodium — salt — accumulates in the skin and tissue in humans and mice to help control infection.
By Bill Snyder
March 5, 2015

Zanic’s journey to the lab followed winding path

It’s roughly 5,000 miles from Croatia to Tennessee as the crow flies.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Kenyan team trains in health care simulation at VUMC

A team of Kenyan medical and technology professionals is spending February and March at Vanderbilt to learn how to train health care providers in their country through the use of simulation technology and to receive guidance on establishing the first medical simulation lab in sub-Saharan Africa.
By Jill Clendening
March 2, 2015

VU study finds peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases

If you’re looking for a simple way to lower your risk of dying from a heart attack, consider going nuts.
By Kathy Whitney
February 26, 2015

Studies show human antibodies can fight lethal Marburg virus

Researchers at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The Scripps Research Institute for the first time have shown how human antibodies can neutralize the Marburg virus, a close cousin to Ebola.
By Bill Snyder
February 26, 2015

Board members spur Children’s Hospital campaign

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is growing to new heights on the shoulders of its board members, who are making key contributions to the campaign for a four-floor expansion, both in the giving of their time and resources.
By Matt Batcheldor
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