Reporter Jan 13 2017
Nine Vanderbilt nurses honored by March of Dimes Tennessee
Jan. 12, 2017—Nine nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) received top honors at the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards, held on Dec. 12 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.
Nominations sought for Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
Jan. 12, 2017—Nominations for the 2017 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science are now being accepted. The deadline is March 31.
Vanderbilt-led study finds parent’s physical activity associated with preschooler activity in underserved populations
Jan. 10, 2017—Preschool-age children from low-income families are more likely to be physically active if parents increase activity and reduce sedentary behavior while wearing movement monitors (accelerometers), according to a Vanderbilt study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Discovery sheds new light on Angelman, Prader-Willi syndromes
Dec. 22, 2016—A mutation associated with epilepsy and autism also is responsible for a “pale eye” trait in two rare genetic disorders, Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome, neuroscientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this week.
