If weight loss is your goal, Dr. Ali notes that it’s possible to “overcome” a genetic predisposition to be heavier. “We see this all the time,” he says. Dr. Brittain agrees.

Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues used the National Cancer Institute SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) Program to estimate age-specific ...

Though extremely rare, cancers of the appendix are being diagnosed at higher rates in Gen X and millennials compared with earlier cohorts.

Researchers have discovered that people who continue to lose and regain weight, a process referred to as weight cycling, are ...

New research indicates that Gen Xers and older Millennials are three to four times more likely to develop appendix cancer compared to those born in the 1940s. Appendix cancer is rare and regular ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center announces up to 650 layoffs after federal cuts, including to research grants.

The Wond'ry's move to Vanderbilt's engineering school comes with changes to its organizational structure and program ...

John Howser, head of communications for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, did not provide a time frame or answer additional questions about the impending staff reductions. "In response to the ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced today it will reduce its workforce by up to 650 positions as part of a ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is laying off 650 employees due to federal budget cuts. Here's what's being cut, how ...