http://www.mc.vanderbilt.eduNews for the Vanderbilt Medical Centerhttp://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7757http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7757You are about to get far fewer official e-mails.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7760http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7760Vanderbilt University scientists have received 182 federal "stimulus" grants totaling more than $79 million to support new and existing research projects, buy major equipment and hire additional personnel.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7761http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7761Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to lead the way in providing uncompensated care in Middle Tennessee, according to figures recently released by the Tennessee Department of Health in its most recent Joint Annual Report of Hospitals (JAR).Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7759http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7759Before "one Vanderbilt" became a common phrase on campus, the University's Commons campus area was using the concept to maximize resources available to new students through Vanderbilt Visions and Faculty Associates to the Houses.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartFailure/beating-heart-bypass-surgery-riskier/Story?id=8999797&page=3http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartFailure/beating-heart-bypass-surgery-riskier/Story?id=8999797&page=3A new type of bypass surgery that aims to minimize the cognitive side effects that can often accompany heart surgery has become the norm at Vanderbilt, although there are some indications that it may be a riskier procedure. John Byrne, M.D., chair of cardiac surgery, is quoted.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7702http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7702Combining two targeted cancer therapies may overcome the resistance that some lung tumors develop during treatment, according to a recent report in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7703http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7703When a family member in a patient's room suspects their loved one's condition is rapidly worsening or a serious new health concern is developing, their instincts are often correct.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7705http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7705During development, organs including the kidney and lungs develop by "branching" out from a central tube of cells, like the limbs of a tree. Interactions between the cells and the material that surrounds them - the extracellular matrix - regulate this branching growth.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7704http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=7704Personalized medicine holds increasing promise for improving health care outcomes and preventing adverse drug events, and smack at the forefront of institutions set to usher in this new approach to care is Vanderbilt University Medical Center.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/3748http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/3748He may be a busy medical student at Vanderbilt University, but Demetri Tavoulareas still finds time to keep his muscles pumped. That dedication paid off on Oct. 24 when he was named winner of an underwear-model contest at Play Dance Bar.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500