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May 9, 2008

Quarter midget race to benefit Vanderbilt LifeFlight

The Music City Quarter Midget Racing Association will hold a charity race on Saturday, May 31, to benefit Vanderbilt LifeFlight\’s transport program.
May 8, 2008

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Vision Disorder Linked to Cell’s ‘Power Plant’

Genetic variation in the DNA of mitochondria ñ the "power plants" of cells ñ contributes to a person’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Vanderbilt investigators report May 7 in the journal PLoS ONE.
May 1, 2008

Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks announces recipients of 2008 Community Grants

Grant recipients were announced this week for the 2008 Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks Community Grant Program.
April 29, 2008

Lawn mower safety urged by Children’s Hospital experts

Lawn mower-related injuries are among the most horrific seen at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. They are devastating to families, and doctors say they see them each spring.
April 21, 2008

Autism Researchers Use Earth Day Symposium to Focus on Environmental Factors Influencing Autism Vulnerability

Confronted with evidence that one in six children are battling some type of developmental disorder, the nation\’s leading autism researchers seek to discover the impact of environmental agents on autism risk.
April 21, 2008

Jeff Balser Named Interim Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for Research for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named interim dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
April 18, 2008

Vanderbilt Burn Expertise to Assist Federal Battlefield Injuries Project

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of three clinical sites testing new products to replace burned skin as part of a massive federal grant program announced Thursday. The collaborative effort is expected to boost treatment options for soldiers injured in war zones.
April 8, 2008

Children at Highest Risk from Obesity Struggle with Change

A new study shows that children with obesity-related diabetes are reporting serious difficulties in making basic lifestyle changes that could save them from a lifetime of complications.
April 7, 2008

Vanderbilt School of Nursing Launches Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has unveiled its new Doctor in Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree in time for fall 2008 enrollment.
April 2, 2008

Vanderbilt Eye Institute Opens New Patient Care and Research Facility

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) is hosting an open house today at 5 p.m. for its new state-of-the-art patient care and research facility.
April 1, 2008

New research finding best way to fix re-torn ACLs

By VUMC News and Communications
March 26, 2008

Racial Disparities Persist for Colonoscopy Screenings

African-Americans are far more likely to be diagnosed with and to die from colorectal cancer than whites or other minority groups. Despite this increased risk, a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers found that African-Americans are far less likely to undergo colonoscopy screening than whites, even when both groups have a family history of colorectal cancer. The study was published in the March 24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
March 25, 2008

New Research Projects Growing Nursing Shortage

The United States health care system needs to brace for a severe shortage of nurses, according to findings by Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D., of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Douglas Staiger, Ph.D., from Dartmouth University, and David Auerbach, Ph.D., of the Congressional Budget Office.
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