Research Archive — Page 11 of 139

Infographic titled “2025 Vanderbilt Child Health Poll (VCHP): A Voice for Tennessee Parents.” It presents statistics on Tennessee parents’ top child-health concerns, mental health, social media, school-related concerns, firearm injury prevention, immunizations, food insecurity, and children’s overall health, with a QR code and Vanderbilt Pediatrics URL at the bottom.
March 11, 2026

Poll: Tennessee parents are worried about the future for their kids; 1 in 3 say their child has been diagnosed with a mental health condition

Teen mental health, social media, bullying, screen time and school quality top list of parental concerns

Silhouette of a solitary person standing in a white beam of light beneath a black spotlight against a yellow background.
March 10, 2026

Loneliness is a critical step on the road to suicide: Study

Mental health treatment is often out of reach. A person-centered approach to reducing loneliness that helps people engage with others might be more feasible.

(photo by Erin O. Smith)
March 9, 2026

Review of firearm-related deaths among Tennessee children highlights public health crisis

Study findings support the use of location-based prevention strategies and resource allocation to high-risk communities.

Medical illustration combining a close-up of thyroid tissue under a microscope with an anatomical neck showing the thyroid gland and a rounded nodule on its left side.
March 5, 2026

Thyroid cancer ‘atlas’ points to cell types that contribute to disease progression

A multi-institutional study led by Vanderbilt Health investigators provides a spatial understanding of thyroid cancer evolution and identifies cell types that may predict aggressive disease in both children and adults.

Sagittal MRI scan of the head and upper spine showing multiple discrete lesions in the brain, including a prominent lesion in the posterior fossa, with additional lesions visible near the fourth ventricle and brainstem.
March 3, 2026

Study led by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt looks at international cohort with rare cancer

Novel research is paving way for less invasive therapies for gliomas in pediatric patients.

Four masked surgical staff in gowns and gloves work around an anesthetized patient under bright operating-room lights during heart transplant surgery.
February 27, 2026

Multiple surgeries that open chest don’t add extra risk for transplant patients: Study

Researchers retrospectively reviewed 552 Vanderbilt Health patients from Jan. 2024 to Dec. 2025, placing them in 3 groups: those with no sternotomies, those with one, and those with two or more.