Research
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Creating space within law for nonbinary genders
Vanderbilt law professor Jessica Clarke has developed a legal toolkit for making policies and regulations more inclusive of nonbinary gender identities. Read MoreJan 29, 2019
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Major grant to bolster research on inflammation-related cancers
Cancer Research UK has awarded a 20-million-pound grant (about $26 million U.S.) to a team of international investigators, including Vanderbilt’s James Goldenring, Eunyoung Choi and Jimin Min to study inflammation-related cancers. Read MoreJan 25, 2019
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Study to track teen development in those with, without autism
A new Vanderbilt study examining stress in teens with and without autism spectrum disorder is now enrolling participants, thanks to a $2.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Read MoreJan 25, 2019
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VUMC scientists ‘sprint’ to find anti-Zika antibodies
Scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues in Boston, Seattle and St. Louis are racing to develop — in a mere 90 days — a protective antibody-based treatment that can stop the spread of the Zika virus. Read MoreJan 25, 2019
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Students lead three-day race to ‘make with a purpose’ for kids with special needs
Teams of makers from Vanderbilt and beyond raced the clock to create innovative solutions to the problems facing those living with disabilities as part of Vanderbilt’s Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) makeathon. Read MoreJan 24, 2019
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Biologist duo brings Wolbachia curriculum to students, citizen scientists around globe
A curriculum directed by biologists Seth and Sarah Bordenstein is responsible for helping countless thousands of college students, schoolkids and citizen scientists worldwide contribute to research on microbes using cutting-edge technology. Read MoreJan 22, 2019
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Nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch telling them to fight
A team of Vanderbilt University bioengineers announced a major breakthrough: designing a nanoscale particle that flips on cells' defenses to fight cancer. Read MoreJan 21, 2019
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Study finds unique form of chronic sinusitis in older patients
Older patients with a diagnosis of chronic sinusitis have a unique inflammatory signature that may render them less responsive to steroid treatment, according to new research led by Justin Turner. Read MoreJan 18, 2019
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DNA’s on/off switch
Walter Chazin and colleagues have identified how a chemical "switch" in DNA primase, an enzyme essential to the replication of our genomes, works in order to hand off genetic information to the next enzyme. Read MoreJan 18, 2019
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Signals from the “conveyor belt”
Carlos Lopez, Tina Iverson and Vsevolod Gurevich propose that a conveyer belt best describes the mechanism by which cellular signals are handed off from enzyme to enzyme in the brain. Read MoreJan 18, 2019
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Building a pancreas
Ken Lau and Guoqiang Gu have identified a critical biomarker in determining how a pancreatic progenitor cell will develop. Read MoreJan 17, 2019
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Study points to alternate therapy for rare form of diabetes
An unexpected finding by Rachana Haliyur during the cellular analysis of human pancreatic tissue has revealed new information about a rare type of diabetes and underscores the importance of genetic testing for some individuals diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Read MoreJan 17, 2019
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Research explores link between stem cell transplant, diabetes
Brian Engelhardt is studying why as many as 50 percent of stem cell transplant recipients develop diabetes. Read MoreJan 17, 2019
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Pain relievers a risk for C. diff?
David Aronoff and colleagues report an increased risk of the serious gastrointestinal infection C. diff following the use of NSAID pain relievers. Read MoreJan 17, 2019
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Stress fractures and running wearables: The mistake that could mean injuries
Working with an orthopedic specialist who advises the NFL Players Association, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Karl Zelik discovered that sensors only measuring the impact of the foot hitting pavement tell users little about the forces on bones that lead to stress fractures. Read MoreJan 17, 2019
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Findings on eye-signal blending re-examine Nobel-winning research
Knowing which neurons are involved in the eye signal blending process also opens the door to targeted brain therapies that reach well beyond eye patches. Read MoreJan 17, 2019
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Courts must not ignore explicit bias in discrimination claims, says Vanderbilt law professor
Too often, courts will exclude or minimize evidence of explicit bias when considering discrimination claims out of an overabundance of caution, but that approach only further entrenches the inequality that gave rise to the claim in the first place, finds law professor Jessica Clarke. Read MoreJan 17, 2019
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Trans-institutional team documents potential new treatment path for breast cancer
A team led by biomolecular engineer John Wilson and cancer biologist Rebecca Cook have found a way to trigger an immune response that targets breast cancer cells. Read MoreJan 16, 2019
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Labels like ‘Asian fail’ and ‘Black genius’ are no joke for STEM students of color: report
Vanderbilt professor Ebony O. McGee studied the collegiate experiences and academic and career decisions of 61 Black, Latinx and Asian advanced undergraduate STEM college students. Read MoreJan 14, 2019
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Team finds how error and reward signals are organized within cerebral cortex
Psychiatrists diagnose people with schizophrenia, ADHD, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses by spending time with them, looking for the particular behavior symptoms of each. What follows can be a hit-or-miss series of medications and dosages until disruptive behaviors go away. By deciphering the circuitry of the medial frontal cortex… Read MoreJan 14, 2019