Research
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IOM study calls for better evidence for biomarker tests
Biomarker tests that help determine which patients may benefit from molecularly targeted therapies need better evidence and oversight to improve their effectiveness and availability, according to a study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Pioneering diabetes researcher Park celebrates 100th birthday
Pioneering Vanderbilt diabetes researcher Charles R. “Rollo” Park, M.D., celebrated his 100th birthday on March 2 at the Heritage of Brentwood with his wife of more than 70 years, Jane Park, Ph.D., professor emerita of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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The Conversation: Are looser gun laws changing the social fabric of Missouri?
Jonathan Metzl, director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, writes: "Again and again, people with whom I spoke raised concerns, not just about the lethal potential of firearms, but about the ways that allowing guns into previously gun-free communal spaces might impact a host of commonplace civic encounters as well." Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Erik Carter serves as expert speaker at Congressional briefing
Changing post-school pathways of youth and young adults with severe disabilities was the focus of Erik Carter’s presentation at a Congressional briefing. Read MoreMar 9, 2016
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Eye of a cytokine storm
A new animal model can be used to “dissect” the inflammatory response to infection. Read MoreMar 9, 2016
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Lim’s research on evangelical activism awarded Louisville Institute grant
A Vanderbilt Divinity School professor has been awarded a grant from the Louisville Institute for his transnational study of the evangelical community's fight against human trafficking. Read MoreMar 9, 2016
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Fat hormone’s role in zebrafish
The hormone leptin regulates glucose balance, but not fat stores, in zebrafish. Read MoreMar 8, 2016
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Vanderbilt researchers identify potential antibody treatment for H7 avian flu
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human antibodies against a type of bird flu that has killed more than 200 people in China since 2012 and which may pose a worldwide pandemic threat. Read MoreMar 7, 2016
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A clue to cell cleavage
Actin and microtubule cytoskeletons are coordinated during cytokinesis – the process that separates one cell into two and is linked to events underlying cancer. Read MoreMar 7, 2016
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Vanderbilt Economics ranked first in the South in top scholarly output
Vanderbilt’s Department of Economics has been ranked first in the South by researchers who study economics education at Columbus State University and the University of New Haven. The ranking measures research competitiveness. Read MoreMar 7, 2016
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Vanderbilt mourns former Graduate School dean Russell Hamilton
The first African American dean of a Vanderbilt school or college has died. Russell G. Hamilton was 81. Read MoreMar 4, 2016
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Harsh immigration rhetoric pushes Latinos away: Survey
When Latinos hear tough talk about immigrants and immigration from politicians, their level of political trust is reduced and they start identifying more with their ethnic group than other qualities such as class or religion. Read MoreMar 4, 2016
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Melanoma response to immune therapy
Melanoma-specific expression of a certain protein identifies tumors that are more responsive to an immune therapy. Read MoreMar 3, 2016
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Study reveals possible ‘dimmer switch’ drug for Rett syndrome
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have relieved symptoms in a mouse model of Rett syndrome with a drug-like compound that works like the dimmer switch in an electrical circuit. Read MoreMar 3, 2016
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Study seeks to ease pediatric HIV infection rates in Africa
Mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, is still a major problem in resource-limited, rural areas of the world where health care providers are scarce. Read MoreMar 3, 2016
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Study finds health literacy efforts ease readmission rates
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston recently collaborated on a study analysis to determine the effect of a tailored, pharmacist-delivered health literacy intervention on unplanned hospital readmission or emergency department visit following discharge. Read MoreMar 3, 2016
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Grant spurs research into how cancer cells spread
Aron Parekh, Ph.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology, has received a four-year, $790,000 Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society to further his research into the mechanical and biological properties of cancer cells and the methods by which they leave the initial tumor and spread or metastasize to other parts of the body. Read MoreMar 3, 2016
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How to make electric vehicles that actually reduce carbon
Scientists from Vanderbilt and George Washington universities have worked out a way to make electric vehicles that not only are carbon neutral but carbon negative. Read MoreMar 2, 2016
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Law school to host conference with top minds in artificial intelligence
Vanderbilt Law School will host a conference on the role of artificial intelligence in the legal profession April 13-14. Read MoreMar 1, 2016
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Vanderbilt’s Gary Henry named AERA Fellow
Vanderbilt education professor Gary Henry is among 22 scholars selected as 2016 fellows by the American Educational Research Association. Read MoreMar 1, 2016