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Grant bolsters research to address rising maternal mortality rates

Study seeks to better understand the mechanism behind the association between preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease.

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$51 million NIH grant brings ELVIS to VUMC

Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists including VTRACC's Dr. Ravi Shah are launching a research platform called ELVIS that is devoted to molecular underpinnings of early-childhood…

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Vanderbilt Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System collects millionth report

The Vanderbilt Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System has collected its millionth patient-reported outcome measure (PROM), or pre-appointment survey that patients complete about their health…

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Young Investigator Awards at ACC 2023 Scientific Sessions Recognize Cutting-Edge Science

In the category of Basic & Translational Science, first place was awarded to Andrew S. Perry, MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville. Perry presented “Metabolic Signatures of…

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Team’s imaging strategy enhances lipedema treatment

A collaborative team at Vanderbilt is transforming the diagnosis and treatment of lipedema, a debilitating, abnormal deposition of fatty tissue that afflicts an estimated 17 million women in the…

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