Research
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Keep your coat on, virus!
A compound acting on serotonin receptors delays a critical step during reovirus cell entry, reducing viral infectivity. Read MoreSep 22, 2015
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Metzl assumes post in gun violence prevention organization
Jonathan Metzl of the Center Medicine, Health and Society has signed up with The Safe Tennessee Project as director of research. Read MoreSep 21, 2015
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Does knowing high-status people help or hurt?
How depressed you are may have something to do with who you know—and where you come from. Read MoreSep 21, 2015
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Vanderbilt MFA student wins top poetry prize
Tiana Clark, a first-year poetry student in Vanderbilt’s MFA Program in Creative Writing, has won first place and $10,000 in a leading poetry journal’s annual competition. Read MoreSep 21, 2015
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Nerve cell remodelers
Vanderbilt investigators have defined a gene expression program that controls the timing of synaptic remodeling – a process that is critical to brain development, learning and memory. Read MoreSep 18, 2015
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Heart repair factor
A signaling factor called Wnt10b is a novel target for optimizing cardiac repair after a heart attack. Read MoreSep 17, 2015
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Student entrepreneurial pitch competition to stream live on SEC Network Sept. 21
The SEC Network will provide coverage of the 2015 SEC Symposium, highlighted by a live SEC Network+ stream of the student entrepreneurial pitch competition on Monday, Sept. 21. Read MoreSep 17, 2015
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Study shows lower systolic BP targets reduce death risk
The initial results of a landmark clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) indicate lowering systolic blood pressure below a commonly recommended target significantly reduces rates of cardiovascular events and lowers risk of death in a group of adults 50 years and older. Read MoreSep 17, 2015
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center to continue as national Developmental Disabilities Research Center
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has been awarded a $6.5 million, five-year grant to continue as a national Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC). Read MoreSep 17, 2015
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Julian Wuerth wins Kant Society book prize
The North American Kant Society has honored Julian Wuerth of Vanderbilt for his book on philosopher Immanuel Kant. Read MoreSep 16, 2015
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How your brain decides blame and punishment—and how it can be changed
New work by researchers at Vanderbilt University and Harvard University confirms that a specific area of the brain, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, is crucial to punishment decisions. Read MoreSep 16, 2015
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Open borders – not giant wall – is best solution for immigration issue
Calling the notion of an immense wall between Mexico and the United States “nonsense,” a Vanderbilt professor in his new book makes the case for open borders between the two countries. Read MoreSep 16, 2015
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Law and neuroscience research gets $1.4 million in additional grant money
A $1.4 million grant will allow a research network based at Vanderbilt to continue its study of the intersection of neuroscience and criminal justice. Read MoreSep 14, 2015
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Holley-Bockelmann named director of Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, associate professor of physics and astronomy, has been named director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, College of Arts and Science Dean Lauren Benton announced. Read MoreSep 14, 2015
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New faculty: Choon-Leong Seow explores many interpretations of ‘Job’
Choon-Leong Seow views his move to Vanderbilt, where he is Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible, as perfect timing for the increasingly interdisciplinary focus of his research. Read MoreSep 14, 2015
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Quality pre-K subject of downtown roundtable discussion
The issues surrounding prekindergarten expansion in Tennessee and other states is the subject of a roundtable discussion among education researchers and practitioners to be held Sept. 24 at the Nashville Public Library's main branch downtown. Read MoreSep 12, 2015
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Leg braces created at Vanderbilt help dog walk
VIDEO» There are prosthetics for people, but what do pet owners do when their animal needs help walking? Read MoreSep 11, 2015
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Bridge student part of team selected as finalist for R&D 100 Awards
A doctoral student in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program has helped develop a new kind of detector with potential applications in medical diagnostics and national security. Read MoreSep 11, 2015
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Study: Consumers will covet control after terrorism strikes
If terror strikes increase in the United States, some consumers will keep buying as they always have, but others will withdraw from certain markets to minimize their risk. “The key issue we’ve identified is, ‘Do you feel like you can control the odds of becoming a victim, should a terrorist attack occur?’” said Steven S. Posavac. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Those who dwell on their past might be doomed to repeat their mistakes
New research shows that focusing on past behaviors is not always the best strategy to avoid repeating mistakes. Read MoreSep 10, 2015