Department of Medicine Archive — Page 119 of 127

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February 10, 2014

Keeping the beat after heart surgery

Variation in the gene for the beta-1 adrenergic receptor increases the risk that a patient will have an abnormal heart rhythm after cardiac surgery.

By Leigh MacMillan
Stylized blue lungs on a dark background, with the right lung breaking apart into floating geometric fragments.
February 7, 2014

New direction for treating lung cancer

Targeting the production of molecules that promote tumor blood vessel development offers a new path for treating lung cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
Portrait of Tina Hartert, M.D., MPH, wearing a tan collared jacket against a brown studio background.
January 30, 2014

Hartert to help lead Translational Science efforts

Tina Hartert, M.D., MPH, professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, has been named assistant vice chancellor for Translational Science.

By Kathy Whitney
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a gray-haired man with glasses, a mustache and goatee, wearing a white coat and tie.
January 30, 2014

Powers named to American Diabetes Association board

Alvin Powers, M.D., professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, has been named to the American Diabetes Association Board of Directors.

By Leigh MacMillan
Two doctors in white lab coats stand side by side in a medical research laboratory, with equipment and supplies on the benches behind them.
January 30, 2014

AIDS Clinical Trials Unit lands renewal of NIH funding

Vanderbilt University’s AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU) has received a seven-year grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

By Bill Snyder
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January 23, 2014

Human and Helicobacter co-evolution

By Vanderbilt Health News