Targeted News Service logo

-- Preview Email Newsletter
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for 2026-01-18 ( 3 items )  
Dolly Parton honors milestone birthday by giving back to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Dolly Parton honors milestone birthday by giving back to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt * In celebration of her milestone 80th birthday on Jan. 19, global superstar Dolly Parton has released a powerful new rendition of her classic hit "Light of a Clear Blue Morning," featuring Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah and Reba McEntire, on the 50th anniversary o more PR

Study finds so-called super agers tend to have at least two key genetic advantages (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Study finds so-called super agers tend to have at least two key genetic advantages * The gene variant posing the greatest genetic risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called APOE-e4. A different variant of the same gene, APOE-e2, is thought to confer protection against AD. A comparatively large study reported Jan. 16 in Alzheimer's & Dementia, The Journal of the Alzheime more PR

The Sister Jean bounce: An oral history of the Ramblers' 2018 March Madness run (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * The Sister Jean bounce: An oral history of the Ramblers' 2018 March Madness run * It was the college basketball story the world needed when the 11th-seeded Loyola Ramblers made it to the Final Four during 2018's March Madness alongside their then-98-year-old team chaplain, Sister Jean. The following is an account of the Ramblers' NCAA Tournament run that catapulted Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt more PR