Department of Medicine Archive — Page 73 of 120
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February 20, 2020
Post-transplant diabetes may be reversible: study
Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM), a common complication of immunosuppressive drugs that are given to prevent transplant rejection, may be reversible and at least partially preventable, researchers at VUMC report. -
February 19, 2020
Vanderbilt University Medical Center among top 100 proposals for MacArthur Foundation $100 million grant
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled a grant proposal from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the “Top 100,” in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical societal challenges. -
February 18, 2020
Barbershops targeted to improve health of black men
Black men with high blood pressure could benefit from a research study beginning this month to check their vitals while they are getting a haircut at a barbershop. -
February 13, 2020
Advocacy group’s gift boosts lung cancer research efforts
An advocacy group for patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive lung cancer has awarded a $500,000 grant dedicated to overcoming treatment resistance to the cancer. -
February 13, 2020
Nashville VA dialysis unit named in Stone’s honor
The Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center has dedicated its dialysis unit to William Stone, MD, a nephrologist and professor of Medicine at VUMC -
February 6, 2020
Team tracks integrin’s role in lung function
Beta-1 integrin, a critical component of epithelial extracellular matrix receptors, is essential for normal lung function in adulthood, researchers at VUMC have discovered. -
February 5, 2020
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers included in ASCO annual report
Two researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) are featured in Clinical Cancer Advances 2020: ASCO’s Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer.