medicine

February 20, 2012

Stem cells take heart

Signaling pathway discoveries suggest ways to induce stem cells to become cardiac muscle cells, which could be useful for regenerating damaged heart muscle.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 6, 2012

Hall of Famer Raymond Berry sports Vanderbilt tie at Super Bowl XLVI

By Nancy Humphrey
February 4, 2012

Hall of Famer plans to sport Vanderbilt tie while presenting Super Bowl trophy

By Nancy Humphrey
Richard Powell
January 20, 2012

Digestive disease research bolstered by grant renewal

The Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Research Center celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a second five-year renewal of its federal research grant.

By Bill Snyder
Deciphering DNA code
January 5, 2012

Study applies random genotype sets to new disease

By Paul Govern
January 5, 2012

Melatonin found to ease sleep woes in children with autism

By Craig Boerner
December 16, 2011

Clues to skeletal form in ‘feelgood’ fish

Ela Knapik, associate professor of medicine, and colleagues are using zebrafish to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms that cause birth defects of the face and skeleton.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 15, 2011

Jeffrey Sosman named to melanoma research ‘Dream Team’

By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2011

Exercise fights fatty liver

By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2011

Skeletal defects in genetic disorder

A new mouse model provides a tool for testing novel therapeutic approaches for neurofibromatosis.
By Leigh MacMillan
November 10, 2011

Breastfeeding problems can be linked to a tied tongue

A simple procedure can correct ‘tongue-tie,’ a commonly missed condition that could prevent newborns from breastfeeding properly.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 18, 2011

Predicting hospital readmission is risky business: study

Each year millions of Americans return to the hospital within 30 days of their previous discharge. Although many readmissions could be preventable, most statistical models for predicting them "perform poorly," according to researchers at Vanderbilt and the Oregon Health and Science University and their affiliated VA medical centers.
By Bill Snyder
July 29, 2011

Connecting the dots in schizophrenia

Abnormalities of the hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped brain region involved in learning and memory, may play a role in the psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits of schizophrenia.
By VUMC News and Communications
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