Reporter Oct 29 2021

November 2, 2021

Shifts in neuroendocrine cancer clinical trial design

Clinical trials that focus on specific types of neuroendocrine neoplasms — heterogeneous tumors that can occur anywhere in the body — will be more likely to enhance drug development for these tumors, Vanderbilt physicians assert.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 1, 2021

Breast cancer survivors: eat nuts

Breast cancer survivors who reported eating nuts regularly had 50% reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence, metastasis or mortality, Vanderbilt epidemiologists found in Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 29, 2021

HCV infection among pregnant people increasing

By Emily Stembridge
October 28, 2021

Tips for a spooky and safe Halloween

Vanderbilt experts offer multiple tips to help keep trick or treaters safe this Halloween.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 28, 2021

Pancreatic beta-cell booster

Blocking inflammatory signaling improves beta-cell characteristics in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes and may provide added benefits to GLP-1R diabetes medications.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 28, 2021

The challenge of rejection

Minimizing variation in how rejection is diagnosed and creating standardized surveillance protocols may help inform best practices in pediatric heart transplants.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 28, 2021

VUMC researchers a step closer to broad ebolavirus protection

By Bill Snyder
October 28, 2021

New Vanderbilt Wound Center provides comprehensive, convenient treatment

By Jill Clendening
October 28, 2021

Reid receives NRG Oncology early-stage investigator award

Vanderbilt's Sonya Reid, MD, MPH, is a recipient of an NRG Oncology Underserved Minority Scholars Award.
By Tom Wilemon
October 28, 2021

Zost honored for research on COVID-19, other life-threatening viral diseases

Vanderbilt's Seth Zost, PhD, has been awarded a major international prize for his research on COVID-19 and other life-threatening viral diseases. 
By Bill Snyder
October 28, 2021

Patricia Townsend Meador Lecture

Seattle Children’s Research Institute’s Douglas Diekema, MD, MPH, was at Vanderbilt last week to deliver the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society’s Patricia Townsend Meador Lecture.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 28, 2021

VICC’s Mayer departing to take new role with AstraZeneca

Ingrid Mayer, MD, MSCI, is departing Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a new role as an executive with AstraZeneca.
By Tom Wilemon
October 28, 2021

Nashville Heart Walk set for Nov. 6 at TSU

Vanderbilt is proud to again serve as the presenting sponsor for the Greater Nashville Heart Walk, set for Nov. 6 on the campus of Tennessee State University.
By VUMC News and Communications
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