Research

New research from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College finds ideology and partisanship do not play a significant role in whether a state considers extending in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants. Read More

A new understanding of the biochemical pathway that builds our skin barrier could lead to treatments for skin diseases. Read More

A Vanderbilt study of U.S. soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan shows a serious lung condition linked to prolonged exposures to sulfur fires and burn pits. Read More

No one in the world should be detained without due process of law, and an international legal body should be created to ensure the right, says Vanderbilt University professor Larry May. Larry May (John Russell/Vanderbilt) May, the W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt, has traced… Read More

It may be possible to prevent preterm birth by modifying the father’s diet before a baby's conception. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt University indicates images held in our working memory may skew perception of current events. (iStock) Taking a trip down memory lane while you are driving could land you in a roadside ditch, new research indicates. Vanderbilt University psychologists have found that our visual perception… Read More

Loss of the protein p120 in the intestinal lining sets the stage for tumor formation. Read More

New research from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College reveals little difference among school leaders across public, private and choice schools. Read More

The AAHRPP offers accreditation to approximately 200 research organizations nationwide that provide comprehensive protections to research participants. Read More

Groundbreaking education technology platforms under development in labs across the Vanderbilt Peabody campus are allowing cutting-edge researchers to harness what Pratim Sengupta, innovator of the technology described, calls “the virtue in virtuality.” Read More

The July 8 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis will be a bittersweet moment for Hall, for it will be the final voyage of America’s shuttle program, but it will also be carrying his niece, Sandy Magnus. Read More

Research to Prevent Blindness has awarded a grant of $100,000 to Vanderbilt’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute has signed an agreement with Russia’s St. Petersburg State I.P. Pavlov Medical University to allow collaboration between the two entities on clinical and basic science research efforts. Read More

Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that infects half of the world’s population and increases the risk for stomach cancer, appears to impair nutrient absorption. Read More

Blocking a certain protein during radiation to treat brain cancers could protect the brain’s thinking powers. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified six subtypes of an aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of breast cancer. Read More

New research offers hope for patients needing the anti-inflammatory benefits of glucocorticoids without the adverse side effects associated with them. Read More

In an essay published June 25 in the journal The Lancet, Jonathan M. Metzl argues that “surprisingly little evidence supports the notion that individuals with mental illness are more likely than anyone else to commit gun crimes.” Read More

New research into changes in the brains of obese patients and others with substance abuse issues indicate doctors should be more understanding when treating these patients. Read More

  Every so often a piece of research makes it into the popular culture. That is the case with the discovery of Vanderbilt biologists Antonis Rokas and Jason Slot that entire gene clusters have jumped between unrelated species of mold millions of years… Read More