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June 28, 2018

Team identifies new gene candidates for breast cancer risk

Jun. 28, 2018—An international coalition led by scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Herston, Australia, has identified 48 candidate susceptibility genes for breast cancer risk, including 14 genes at loci (chromosome regions) not yet reported for breast cancer.

By Bill Snyder
Smiling man seated on the edge of a bed in a bedroom, with medical equipment on the bedside table and a patterned wall behind him.
June 21, 2018

Treating sleep apnea key to reviving overall health

A sleep apnea diagnosis can often be the start to a healthier and better life.

By Tom Wilemon
Ashley Brady, Kim Petrie, and Kathy Gould stand together for a posed photograph in a building lobby.
June 21, 2018

New BRET course offers introduction to data science

By Leigh MacMillan
Seven consortium members standing together in Alumni Hall at Vanderbilt, posed in front of tall windows and wood paneling.
June 21, 2018

Vanderbilt hosts National Transformation Network to discuss “Triple Aim” of medical education

The National Transformation Network, a collaborative of seven medical schools that seeks to transform medical education by focusing on its “Triple Aim” — character, caring and competence, met at Vanderbilt on June 14-15 for its semi-annual in-person meeting.

By Kathy Whitney
Stylized blue profile of a human head with a glowing brain beside a large white DNA double helix on a blue and magenta technological background.
June 14, 2018

Shared genetics may shape treatment options for certain brain disorders

Symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, including psychosis, depression and manic behavior, have both shared and distinguishing genetic factors, an international consortium led by researchers from Vanderbilt University and Virginia Commonwealth University is reporting.

By Bill Snyder
Stylized blue human torso beside a glowing green electrocardiogram waveform on a dark grid background.
June 14, 2018

VUMC joins research network to fight atrial fibrillation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been selected by the American Heart Association (AHA) to participate in a six-member research network to advance treatment and prevention of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heart rate that increases the risk of stroke and other heart-related complications.

By Bill Snyder