Reporter June 30 2017

bacteria microbiome
July 5, 2017

Bile acids, microbiota and colon cancer

Bile acids produced by a western diet alter the composition of the gut microbiota and promote intestinal carcinogenesis.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 3, 2017

NOTCH1 role in heart development

The identification of a genetic culprit for hypoplastic left heart syndrome could lead to new treatments for the condition.

By VUMC News and Communications
Jeff Balser
June 30, 2017

Rounds: A message from the President and CEO of VUMC

News from our nation’s capital about budget proposals that would reduce funding that universities and academic medical centers are reimbursed for providing health care to the nation’s poor and underserved, and for conducting research that supports the nation’s health, security, and economic leadership, has reached a cacophony.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 30, 2017

Cytokine linked to blindness

A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 may be a therapeutic target to prevent vision loss or nerve degeneration in glaucoma, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 29, 2017

New institute to focus on immune system

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is launching a new institute to coordinate initiatives among the rapidly evolving disciplines of infection biology, immunology and inflammatory diseases.

By Bill Snyder
June 29, 2017

Team investigates antiviral that inhibits SARS, MERS

A new antiviral drug candidate inhibits a broad range of coronaviruses, including the SARS and MERS coronaviruses, a multi-institutional team of investigators reports this week in Science Translational Medicine.

By Leigh MacMillan
June 29, 2017

Barnett honored by AHA for minority student advocacy

Joey Barnett, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt and director of the Office of Medical Student Research, has received the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Louis B. Russell Jr. Memorial Award for his efforts as an advocate for the career advancement of minority students and trainees in cardiovascular science, and for increased representation of underserved communities among the AHA volunteer base.
By Kathy Whitney
June 29, 2017

Renewal House, VUMC team to help opioid-addicted mothers

Renewal House and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have launched an alliance that will expedite treatment and expand the community’s capacity to treat mothers and children most acutely affected by opioid addiction in the mid-state.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 29, 2017

VUMC’s diabetes prevention program lauded by CDC

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Health and Wellness has received a Certificate of Full Recognition from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its diabetes prevention program for employees.
By Wayne Wood
June 29, 2017

Diabetes education, fun come together at Camp Sugar Falls

In between zip-lining through the woods and playing ball, 13-year-old Rhett Stanley takes a break from summer camp, pulls a tiny bag from his backpack and quickly tests his blood glucose level. Then, just as quickly, he’s back to the fun.
By Jill Clendening
June 29, 2017

Event celebrates Walsh’s career as chief of Nurseries

William Walsh, M.D., has always “put the baby in the middle” — sometimes literally, but most often figuratively.
By Christina Echegaray
June 29, 2017

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension program lauded

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) program has earned the top level of accreditation from the national Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA).
By VUMC News and Communications
June 29, 2017

Genetics of lung cancer survival

Vanderbilt investigators have conducted a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study of lung cancer survival in African-Americans.
By Sanjay Mishra
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