Hundreds of Vanderbilt medical, nursing and graduate students took part in last week’s Commencement ceremonies.

Santisteban’s research project will investigate whether the renin angiotensin system plays an important role in the progression of pathology in Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers found that increased sedentary behavior in aging adults was associated with worse cognition and brain shrinkage in areas related to risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Hamm and Skaar are among 120 voting members and 30 international members of the NAS whose elections were announced on April 29.

For decades no effective preventive options existed, and the tools now exist to prevent severe disease.

Through cost savings initiatives that began earlier this year, the Medical Center is positioning itself to thrive despite reductions in research funding from the NIH and changes impacting reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid.

The findings give patients and clinicians have another reason to screen for and treat depression in order to prevent potential future heart failure.