Liz Entman
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Lung cancer survival signal
New research by Jonathan Lehman and Pierre Massion have identfied a bioimarker that suggests poor prognosis for small-cell lung cancer, as well as potential target for new therapies. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Ethics study explores precision medicine’s risks, rewards
Results of the study suggest the prospect of an array of individual and societal benefits to personalized medicine, as well as risks for physical, dignitary, group, economic, psychological and legal harms, many of which may have been over-emphasized or overlooked in the literature. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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NEI grants help bolster glaucoma research efforts
Tonia Rex and David Calkins were recently awarded National Eye Institute grants totaling $6.8 million over five years to develop new treatments for optic neuropathies and glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Green tea and diabetes
A recent study led by Xiao-Ou Shu and colleagues found that green tea drinking was associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults, possibly due to the use of pesticides on tea plants--though the researchers call for further study of the exact mechanism. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Analyzing single-cell landscapes
Qi Liu, PhD, Ken Lau, PhD, and colleagues have developed a new tool, sc-UniFrac, to quantify diverse cell types in single-cell studies. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Parsing diabetic skin infections
People with diabetes may be prone to more skin infections due to an overabundance of a compound that controls inflammation in the body. Read MoreNov 30, 2018
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Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center collaboration seeks earlier diagnosis of throat cancer
Vanderbilt researchers in the schools of engineering and medicine are exploring the feasibility of using Raman spectroscopy for early detection of HPV-related cancers of the throat in order to reduce the need for biopsies and to offer less intensive therapies. Read MoreNov 28, 2018
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The ‘clean plate’ mentality drives us to overeat. To-go bags can help.
We’re more likely to overeat when we only have a little bit of food left over, and we justify it by convincing ourselves it’s not as unhealthy as it is, according to new research by marketing professor Kelly Haws. Read MoreNov 27, 2018
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Immunotherapies linked to specific heart complications
In the first large-scale analysis of cardiovascular complications linked to immune checkpoint inhibitors, Vanderbilt researchers have identified several of the conditions that arise and have determined that they usually appear early in treatment. Read MoreNov 16, 2018
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Benefits of smoking cessation take time: study
It can take up to 16 years for a smoker's body to return to the same state of health as a non-smoker, but significant benefits do begin to appear right away, according to new research by Meredith Duncan. Read MoreNov 15, 2018
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Vanderbilt study suggests way to prevent rare lung disease
Pulmonary hypertension may be treated by targeting a bone marrow cell that normally promotes the growth of new blood vessels, according to new research by David Merryman. Read MoreNov 15, 2018
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Expert: How to keep your cool—and stick to your budget—on Black Friday
[vustarinfo] Kelly Goldsmith, associate professor of marketing at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management, is available to discuss shopping behavior on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. She studies how the perception of scarcity drives consumer behavior. Reminders of scarcity prompt consumers… Read MoreNov 14, 2018
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Launching new tech? How do you make data-driven decisions without any sales data?
Kejia Hu has developed an improved method for forecasting the lifecycle of novel tech products that incorporates historical sales data from similar products with business insights to estimate demand. Read MoreNov 14, 2018
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Grant funds study of social media’s role in spreading political misinformation
Elizabeth Zechmeister and Noam Lupu will study the role that messaging app WhatsApp plays in the spread of political misinformation and public opinion in Latin America. Read MoreNov 14, 2018
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New faculty: Jennifer Larson
Jennifer Larson is associate professor of political science. Read MoreNov 12, 2018
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New faculty: Bianca Manago
Bianca Manago is assistant professor of sociology. Read MoreNov 12, 2018
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Low health literacy associated with early death for cardiovascular patients
Patients hospitalized with a cardiovascular event are more likely to die within one year if they have low health literacy, according to new research by Lindsay Mayberry and Sunil Kripalani. Read MoreNov 8, 2018
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Evading cell death
Susan Wente and Laura Glass have developed an experimental cell culture model system to investigate the link between stress granules and cell resistance to toxic stress, which could lead to new avenues for treating cancer treatment resistance. Read MoreNov 8, 2018
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Vitamin C protects brain from seizures
Fiona Harrison and colleagues have found evidence that Vitamin C can help protect brains against seizures and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Read MoreNov 8, 2018
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Novel methods to treat glaucoma
Rebecca Sappington and colleagues have found that increasing cGMP — part of a signaling pathway that was previously found to regulate intraocular pressure — protects retinal ganglion cells affected by glaucoma. Read MoreNov 8, 2018