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October 4, 2012

Proteins help flip tumor’s invasive switch

Vanderbilt investigators have identified how two key components of cancer’s invasive “switch” — the series of signaling events that turn on a tumor cell’s invasive behavior — work together.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 4, 2012

Grant helps expand health care, education programs in Zambia

Vanderbilt University is dramatically expanding its health care and education activities in the southern African nation of Zambia.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 2, 2012

VU study shows no gender gap in sports concussions

A new study conducted to review symptoms and neurocognitive findings in male and female high school soccer players revealed no gender-related differences.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2012

Young athlete’s case illustrates concussion’s lingering effects

Cannon County High School basketball player Rebekah Faulkner doesn’t remember much about colliding with a rival player during a training camp game early this summer.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2012

VUH debuts new unit dedicated to palliative care

When Mohana Karlekar, M.D., talks with patient families, she almost always asks what they know about palliative care, and the answer is almost always the same — “Not much.”

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2012

AAMC meet highlights need for research funds

During a meeting in Nashville last week, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) called on academic medical centers to make the case for continued, strong federal investment in biomedical research.

By Bill Snyder
September 27, 2012

Biostatistics Clinics help investigators hone studies

Amory Cox, a Pharmacy Practice resident, is making her second visit to the Biostatistics Clinic, a free, 75- minute research help session offered daily by the Department of Biostatistics.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 20, 2012

VUMC poised to lead as health care reform evolves

Congress has not yet figured out how to reduce the national debt without slashing health care spending and research. How will Vanderbilt University Medical Center respond?
By Bill Snyder
September 20, 2012

Grant renewal boosts GI cancer research program

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s gastrointestinal Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) has been awarded its third round of funding by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
By VUMC News and Communications
September 20, 2012

VUSN to host preview of new PBS series ‘Call the Midwife’

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host a free preview of the new PBS series, “Call the Midwife,” on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. at Sarratt Cinema.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 13, 2012

It helps to have Friends in fight against prematurity

By Christina Echegaray
September 13, 2012

Assembly outlines VUMC clinical enterprise goals

With the continued dedication and hard work of staff and faculty, Vanderbilt University Medical Center managed to surpass financial goals for the fiscal year that concluded June 30.
By Paul Govern
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