Monthly Archives: June 2019

For many people, simple sensations such as the gentle caress of a loved one or walking barefoot through the grass feel pleasant. For individuals with autism, the feeling of light pressure on the skin may be perceived as aversive or even cringe-worthy. Continue reading →

Tennessee tops the list for distracted driving deaths in the nation. Injury prevention experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hope the state’s newest law banning cellphone use while driving will have an impact. Continue reading →

Cataracts are uncommon in babies, but when they occur, the cloudy lenses must be removed without delay or blindness may result. Continue reading →

Get ready for free ice cream and frozen treats across campus on Friday, July 12, during VUMC Chill Out, the annual Employee Celebration event. Continue reading →

A randomized control trial showed that pantoprazole did not reduce upper gastrointestinal events among patients taking aspirin or rivaroxaban Continue reading →

Capsule endoscopy has revolutionized investigation of the small bowel. However, this technique produces a video that is 8–10 hours long, so analysis is time consuming for gastroenterologists. Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can recognize sp… Continue reading →

Trends of mortality associated with extrahepatic complications of chronic liver disease might be changing. We studied trends in mortality from extrahepatic complications of viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease (ALD), and nonalcoholic fatty liver di… Continue reading →