Reporter July 23 2021

July 27, 2021

Prediction models for breast cancer

Vanderbilt researchers developed new prognostic models for breast cancer outcomes and found that adding postdiagnostic weight change as a factor improves the prediction.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 26, 2021

Mood and cognition after chemotherapy

Validation of cognitive complaints appears to improve mood in patients with persistent chemotherapy-cognitive impairment, Vanderbilt researchers report.

By Emily Stembridge
Madison Adolph, PhD, left, David Cortez, PhD, and Archana Krishnamoorthy are studying fundamental processes involved in DNA replication.
July 22, 2021

Researchers discover that protein switches functions to regulate DNA replication

Vanderbilt biochemists have discovered what the DNA damage response protein RADX does — and how it does it.

By Leigh MacMillan
From left, Dan Roden, MD, Ayesha Muhammad, Jonathan Mosley, MD, PhD, and Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD, found that a genome-wide approach can improve the prediction of drug responses.
July 22, 2021

For more precise drug treatments, ‘squeeze’ the genome: study finds

Large-scale studies will be required to identify the complexity of genetic variations that affect how patients respond to a given drug and whether they will have side effects, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Bill Snyder
July 22, 2021

Change in respiratory care strategies benefits preterm infants

A decade’s worth of data shows that neonatologists are shifting the type of respiratory support they utilize for preterm infants, a move that could lead to improved health outcomes.

By Christina Echegaray
July 22, 2021

Children’s Hospital adds online scheduling option

Self-checkout and online ordering have become ways for consumers to gain both control and convenience in today’s marketplace. And health care is no exception.

By Jessica Pasley
July 22, 2021

Osheroff elected to AAMC council leadership post

Neil Osheroff, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and Medicine, has been elected to a leadership position for a council of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
By Leigh MacMillan
July 22, 2021

Resident’s opioid-related efforts become TMA priority

Leah Jesse, MD, a Psychiatry resident, successfully brought an anti-stigma resolution to the floor of the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) House of Delegates meeting in May.
By Emily Stembridge
July 22, 2021

TRIAD, TEIS partnership expands early intervention services

The Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has renewed its contract with Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) to continue and expand a partnership with Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS).
By Courtney Taylor
July 22, 2021

Influenza network sizes up COVID

Hospital data from a CDC network that monitors influenza revealed that adults hospitalized for COVID-19 in the early months of the pandemic were 20x more likely to die compared to hospitalized influenza patients.
By Paul Govern
July 21, 2021

Father, son benefit from jaw reconstruction guided by 3D virtual planning

By Jill Clendening
July 20, 2021

Grand Prix preview

Four-time and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves (wearing blue shirt) visited VUMC’s LifeFlight last week to visit emergency responders.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 19, 2021

Statement from VUMC: COVID-19 vaccination continues to be the way forward

Last week, Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced that COVID-19 vaccinations for leaders will become mandatory. This was a carefully considered step forward in VUMC’s ongoing efforts to protect its patients and employees from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants.
By VUMC News and Communications
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