Department of Medicine Archive — Page 98 of 120
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October 13, 2016
Grant spurs research on how nerves guide organ function
Michelle Southard-Smith, Ph.D., associate professor of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has won a major award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support her research on how nerves control organ function. -
October 6, 2016
Vanderbilt scientists to lead chronic disease research initiative in Vietnam
Scientists in the Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center (VEC) and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) have been awarded a grant to plan and develop a Regional Center of Research Excellence in non-communicable diseases in Vietnam. -
September 29, 2016
Childhood health influences focus of new NIH initiative
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced it will provide $157 million in awards to launch a multi-center, seven-year initiative that will investigate how exposure to environmental factors in early development — from conception through early childhood — influences the health of children and adolescents. -
September 29, 2016
American College of Critical Care Medicine honors Bernard
Gordon Bernard, M.D., Executive Vice President for Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), will receive the American College of Critical Care Medicine’s highest honor, the Distinguished Investigator Award, during the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu in January, 2017. -
September 29, 2016
BMI genotype and breast cancer risk
For breast cancer prevention, a new study provides evidence for lifestyle modification to reduce weight gain in adults. -
September 28, 2016
Celebration honors nine endowed chair recipients
Nine faculty members who hold endowed chairs were honored and donors were thanked during a festive celebration Sept. 26 at the Student Life Center. -
September 22, 2016
‘Shed-Meds’ to explore helping elderly reduce number of medications
Vanderbilt University Medical (VUMC) researchers have received a $2.9 million federal grant to test the effectiveness of a new intervention that aims to help older patients reduce the number of medications they may be taking on a regular basis.