Study seeks to improve social competence in adults with autism
Self-care crucial for providers during pandemic
Blackford, Winder labs collaborate on paper in Addiction Biology journal
April 6, 2020
M.D./Ph.D. student Elizabeth Flook spearheaded a paper published in the journal Addiction Biology. The review paper, titled "Anxiety during abstinence from alcohol: A systematic review of rodent and human evidence for the anterior insula's role in the abstinence network," was a joint collaboration between Jennifer Blackford and Danny Winder's research labs describing the role of the anterior insula in abstinence.
Read the abstract here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/adb.12861
2020 VKC Hobbs Discovery and Director’s Strategic Priorities Grants announced, next call to open May 2020
March 31, 2020
https://notables.vkcsites.org/2020/03/2020-vkc-hobbs-discovery-and-directors-strategic-priorities-grants-announced-next-call-to-open-may-2020/
A Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grant and a Director’s Strategic Priorities Grant have been awarded to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) investigators for 2020-21. The grants aim to further our understanding of the neurocognitive effects of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and to explore the brain function of comorbid reading comprehension and math problem solving learning disabilities.
Schuyler Clayton battled a decade of opioid addiction. Now a recovery coach, he serves as a beacon of hope amid a nationwide epidemic.
VUMC-led study set to explore risk factors for depression recurrence
Study seeks link between menopause, Alzheimer’s
Free memory screenings available for those 55 and older
February 5, 2020
https://news.vumc.org/2020/02/05/free-memory-screenings-available-for-those-55-and-older/
To help aging individuals be more proactive about their memory health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is offering free memory screenings to an