Reporter April 26 2013 Archive — Page 2 of 2

A software engineer stands beside two tall IBM Netezza data warehouse appliance cabinets in a data center, with additional server racks in the background.
April 25, 2013

New computer speeds clinical data collection

Tucked in a data center in the basement of Vanderbilt University Hospital, a new computer the size of a large armoire, called a data warehouse appliance, is delivering a new order of speed to Vanderbilt clinical scientists as they search, filter, analyze and annotate the de-identified medical records of approximately 2 million patients.

By Paul Govern
Heart illustration
April 25, 2013

Study takes ‘cool’ approach to reducing heart attack damage

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a clinical study to further evaluate the safety and feasibility of rapidly lowering the body’s temperature to significantly reduce the amount of damage caused by a heart attack.

By Kathy Whitney
Two female runners wearing race bibs 155 and 287 hold hands and raise their joined arms while running on a sunny tree-lined street; other participants and spectators are visible behind them.
April 25, 2013

Shade Tree Trot

Last Saturday’s Shade Tree Trot drew more than 700 runners and walkers to the Vanderbilt campus.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Lower legs and feet standing on a bathroom scale, with orange-painted toenails and an anklet visible.
April 25, 2013

Food variety drives overeating in mouse model of obesity syndrome

Dietary variety – not high-fat or sugary foods – appears to stimulate overeating in a mouse model of an inherited obesity syndrome.

By Bill Snyder