RSS Channels IndexStudy Indicates Fatigue and Loss of Sleep Takes Predictable Toll on Baseball Players Over Season
Strike zone judgment grows worse over the course of a Major League Baseball season in a predictable way, possibly due to the effect of grueling travel schedules, disrupted sleep patterns and fatigue, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center sleep...
6/5/2013 9:00 AM EDT
Experts Predict “Unbanked” Will Face Challenges Getting Health Insurance
Vanderbilt health policy expert, John Graves, Ph.D., assistant professor of Preventive Medicine, co-authored a report that shows as many as a quarter of people eligible for subsidized health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, may be shut out...
6/3/2013 10:45 AM EDT
Chemical Causes Kidney Failure in Mosquitoes
Researchers are targeting a possible new weapon in the fight against malaria, science that could also be applied in the fight against other devastating mosquito-borne illnesses, according to a Vanderbilt study published in PLOS ONE.
5/31/2013 9:00 AM EDT
Vanderbilt Physician Says Ugly Plants Worse For Allergy Patients
As allergy season continues for Middle Tennessee and much of the nation, a largely unknown adage rings true: the uglier a flower or weed, the more allergy-inducing its pollen tends to be.
Ragweed, mugwort, plantain and pigweed have more than just...
5/28/2013 10:00 AM EDT
West Tennessee Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Announce Academic Affiliation Agreement
Leaders of West Tennessee Healthcare (WTH) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center today announced an academic affiliation agreement which further establishes a collaborative relationship between the two institutions, now for the creation of new...
5/21/2013 11:00 AM EDT
Vanderbilt, County Superstar Tim McGraw Share Important Message Regarding Dangers of Distracted Driving
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is raising awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving through its participation in the newly released video for the song “Highway Don’t Care,” performed by Tim McGraw and featuring Taylor...
5/7/2013 12:00 PM EDT
Vanderbilt Launches Software Competition For Worldwide Audience
Vanderbilt University announced today a $20,000 worldwide contest called the Health App Challenge, aimed to transform patient clinical summaries into easy to understand personalized health information.
Entries may be submitted May 1- Aug. 1, with a...
5/1/2013 9:40 AM EDT
Vanderbilt Patients Collaborate With Nashville’s Music Row Superstars To Bring Their Songs To Life
Heartfelt songs penned by a group of patients of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt while working with their music therapist are being released May 14 worldwide on a compilation CD featuring some of Nashville’s top recording...
4/30/2013 9:05 AM EDT
Vanderbilt Experts Offer Tips for Minimizing Storm Stress
Spring storm season is approaching. Each year, the season brings fear and anxiety to many residents of the Southeast, including Middle Tennessee.
Last year, 37 tornadoes ripped through the state of Tennessee, 258 storms produced damaging hail, and...
4/10/2013 9:40 AM EDT
Family Holiday Time Doesn’t Have to be Stressful: Vanderbilt Expert
Getting together with extended family during the holidays can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be, says Vanderbilt psychiatrist Keith G. Meador, M.D., MPH, professor of Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine and director of the Center for...
12/17/2012 4:05 PM EST