Reporter Aug 12 2022

August 16, 2022

Nanoparticles boost anti-cancer immunity

An ingenious targeted nanoparticle approach developed by Vanderbilt researchers reduced tumor burden in a model of ovarian cancer.

By Bill Snyder
August 15, 2022

Mitochondria and retinal degeneration

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new cellular model for exploring mitochondrial dysfunction in age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over 65.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 11, 2022

Genotype-specific blood counts

Vanderbilt researchers report genotype-specific reference ranges to improve interpretation of laboratory blood results in African Americans with a common gene variant that lowers white blood cell counts.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 11, 2022

Cell-free breast cancer “biopsy”

The circulating DNA that tumors release is a reliable metric of tumor genomics and can be used to monitor molecular changes in metastatic breast cancer.

By Sarah E. Glass
Luke and Susan Simons recently made a gift to establish the Susan and Luke Simons Directorship at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
August 11, 2022

Couple’s gift helps support immunotherapy research

Luke and Susan Simons have endowed a new directorship that will support research so that more people can benefit from immunotherapies.

By Tom Wilemon
August 11, 2022

New predictive tool helps capture bedside observations of nurses

Vanderbilt is collaborating with several other medical systems to implement a predictive tool that uses machine learning to extract patient behaviors documented by nurses in electronic health records and transform them into observable data.

By Matt Batcheldor
August 11, 2022

Rise seen in parechovirus cases among children

Doctors at Vanderbilt are seeing an unusually high number of young patients infected with a virus called parechovirus.
By Jessica Pasley
August 11, 2022

National XLH Day

Vanderbilt recently hosted the National XLH (X-linked hypophosphatemia) Day, and more than 200 patients and families attended.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 11, 2022

Hundreds of Vanderbilt Health physicians named among America’s “Top Doctors”

A new list names hundreds of Vanderbilt Health physicians as being among the nation’s top providers of health care.
By Doug Campbell
August 10, 2022

Burn pit legislation hailed as a victory by physician who became veterans’ advocate

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a broad expansion of health care benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, and for Robert Miller, MD, professor of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and his Vanderbilt University Medical Center colleagues, the action is a long-awaited victory.
By Jill Clendening
August 10, 2022

NAM special publication focuses on COVID lessons learned

A new special publication from the National Academy of Medicine spotlights the opportunity to leverage lessons learned from the pandemic to transform health, health care and health delivery in the United States.
By Craig Boerner
August 9, 2022

Capers named to lead Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals

Travis Capers has been named to the newly created role of President of Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals, effective Aug. 15, following a nationwide search to fill the position.
By Craig Boerner
August 5, 2022

Study that investigated whether three smoking cessation drugs could reduce alcohol intake yields unexpected finding

A Vanderbilt study of three proven smoking cessation treatments suggests these medications could play an important role to reduce alcohol use and smoking at the same time.
By Tom Wilemon
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