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 ...

When news broke of the NCAA vs House settlement’s final approval–which allows schools to directly compensate college athletes ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is expected to lay off up to 650 of its workforce as it nears the end of its fiscal year on June 30. The layoffs come after VUMC ...