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Seven researchers pose in a laboratory surrounded by benches, scientific equipment, glassware and supplies; one sits in front while the others stand behind.
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
Two men stand together indoors near marked exit doors; one wears a green shirt and tie, and the other wears glasses and a light-colored shirt.
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 Vanderbilt Health News
Three children in colorful soccer attire play on a sunny grass field, with one kicking a red ball near a white boundary line and other campers practicing in the background.
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 Vanderbilt Health News
Teenage basketball player in a white maroon-trimmed jersey and black shoes sits on a gym floor beside a basketball, smiling at the camera. The jersey reads “HORNETTES” and shows number 10.
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 Vanderbilt Health News
A physician in a white coat speaks to a group of hospital staff gathered indoors, with a colorful floral arrangement in the foreground.
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 Vanderbilt Health News
Francis Collins speaks at a podium beside a projection screen reading “NIH… Turning Discovery,” with scientific images and an AAMC logo visible.
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