Liz Entman
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Rebuilding concrete: Sanchez to help lead $6.7 million Hong Kong research project
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Florence Sanchez is a co-P.I. on an international research team searching for more resilient building materials for marine infrastructure projects. Read MoreAug 15, 2018
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Study finds behavioral changes insufficient at preventing early childhood obesity
New research by Shari Barkin shows that improving nutrition and increasing opportunities to be more active were insufficient in achieving sustained reduction in childhood obesity in poor neighborhoods. Read MoreAug 9, 2018
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Study to explore how rising medication costs impact elderly
A team led by Stacie Dusetzina has received a grant to determine whether rising drug prices and out-of-pocket expenses are causing older Americans enrolled in Medicare Part D to delay or never fill their prescriptions. Read MoreAug 9, 2018
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Repairs in the basement membrane
New research by Andrea Page-McCaw shows that a membrane that wraps around most animal tissues can heal within 24 hours, but does leave a scar. Read MoreAug 9, 2018
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Genetic balancing act
David Cortez and colleagues have found that a protein called RADX helps modulate a protein called RAD51 in order to make sure exactly the correct amount of DNA repair occurs. Read MoreAug 9, 2018
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Expert: Inspiration, anger motivate women to run for office
Amanda Clayton can provide insight into why so many women are running for office in 2018--and how they might change Washington if they are elected. Read MoreAug 2, 2018
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Vanderbilt study links gene expression, disease association data
An international team of researchers led by Eric Gamazon has integrated gene expression and disease association data to better understand the biological mechanisms of complex human diseases. Read MoreJul 27, 2018
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Vanderbilt engineers’ smart grid platform joins new Linux Foundation energy project
Vanderbilt University is the first academic partner to join a new effort by The Linux Foundation to advance open source innovation in the energy and electricity sectors, contributing both deep expertise and a platform for smart grid applications Read MoreJul 27, 2018
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Anthropology’s Ross to study children growing up in violence
Norbert Ross will use theater and other tools to explore how chronic violence impacts children growing up in El Salvador in a three-year study funded by NSF and the Fulbright Foundation. Read MoreJul 25, 2018
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History’s Lake elected to British Academy
Vanderbilt historian Peter Lake is recognized as a major voice in the history of post-Reformation politics and the history of the English Civil Wars of the 17th century. Read MoreJul 23, 2018
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Grant to develop method of measuring medical trust in African American men
Vanderbilt researchers have received a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop a new way to measure trust in African American men as it relates to health care. Read MoreJul 20, 2018
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Understanding deaths from post-surgical complications
Robert Freundlich and colleagues analyzed records for nearly 1.2 million patients and found that, among patients who died within 30 days of surgery, one in five had a complication independently associated with mortality. Read MoreJul 20, 2018
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Fueling the MATE transporter
In new research, Hassane Mchaourab and colleagues have uncovered new insights into drug resistance that could lead to the development of new anti-cancer and antibacterial drugs. Read MoreJul 20, 2018
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Novel insights on “leaky” gut
Disruption of the integrity of the intestinal lining or epithelium contributes to a “leaky” gut and is a common feature of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Yash Choksi, Christopher Williams and colleagues found that low levels of a certain protein exacerbated the condition. Read MoreJul 20, 2018
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Safe solid-state lithium batteries herald ‘paradigm shift’ in energy storage
Kelsey Hatzell studied the performance of a promising electrolyte for solid-state lithium batteries under real-world conditions. Read MoreJul 19, 2018
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Team finds potent antibodies against three Ebola viruses
Researchers led by James Crowe Jr. are a step closer to developing a broadly effective antibody treatment against the three major Ebola viruses that cause lethal disease in humans. The hope is that the antibodies — like heat-seeking missiles — would seek out and destroy the viruses before they can wreak havoc in the body. Read MoreJul 19, 2018
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Vanderbilt professors to advise Facebook data research initiative
Social Science One will study the impact of Facebook on democracy around the world. Vanderbilt political science professors Elizabeth Zechmeister and Noam Lupu will serve on the regional advisory committee focusing on research involving Latin America. Read MoreJul 16, 2018
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Study reveals opioid patients face multiple barriers to treatment
In areas of the country disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis, treatment programs are less likely to accept patients paying through insurance of any type or accept pregnant women, a new Vanderbilt study found. Read MoreJul 12, 2018
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Team explores diabetes drug’s ability to treat RSV infection
A drug used to treat diabetes, liraglutide, may point to new therapies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis — inflammation and obstruction of the lungs’ small airways. Read MoreJul 12, 2018
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Legalizing same-sex marriage increased health care access for gay men: Vanderbilt study
One of the first studies to examine the health impacts of legal marriage for LGBT individuals has found gay men were more likely to receive routine medical care following marriage legalization. Read MoreJul 11, 2018