Reporter Oct 2 2015

October 1, 2015

Hochmair set for next Discovery Lecture

The co-creator of the world’s first microelectronic multi-channel cochlear implant — a device that provides sound signals to the brain in deaf individuals — will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 1, 2015

Photo: Discovery trio

Vanderbilt’s Thomas Wang, M.D., left, Nancy Brown, M.D., and David Bader, Ph.D., explored the human determinants of cardiovascular disease and treatment at last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 1, 2015

Social behavior focus of Conte Center Symposium

The eighth annual Conte Center Symposium will be held from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, in room 1220, Medical Research Building III.

By Bill Snyder
October 1, 2015

Many hands help make wedding dream come true

Their wedding date was just weeks away when Caleb Hanby and his fiancée Bethany Davidson rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center last Thursday.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 1, 2015

New digital tools set to enhance patient experience at VUMC

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is introducing a host of customer-focused digital tools to increase access and help patients better manage their health.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 30, 2015

Reduced-nicotine cigarettes decreased dependence and frequency of smoking: NEJM study

Reduced-nicotine cigarettes were beneficial in reducing nicotine exposure and dependence, and also the number of cigarettes smoked per day, when compared with standard-nicotine cigarettes in a six-week study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

By Craig Boerner
September 30, 2015

Theatre program benefits children with autism: study

Children with autism who participated in a 10-week, 40-hour, theatre-based program showed significant differences in social ability compared to a group of children with autism who did not participate, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
By Craig Boerner
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