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Recreational Ecstasy use is associated with a chronic change in brain function, raising concerns about proposals to use it to treat post-traumatic stress and other disorders. Read More

Psychology professor Isabel Gauthier, an expert in the science of face recognition, relishes the process of discovery – and mentoring graduate students along the way. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are exploring what role, if any, bacteria play in environmental diversity, with the aim of answering one of biology's most fundamental questions. Read More

Vanderbilt University researchers are partnering with the Chinese government to test methods for reducing the spread of the AIDS virus among gay men. Read More

Accepting and understanding natural variability is the key for engineers seeking to make nanoscale devices that are as efficient as living microorganisms. Read More

A new study finds higher infant mortality rates among babies with Down syndrome, offering insights into a variety of health issues among children with Down syndrome. Read More

Vanderbilt cardiothoracic anesthesiologists and surgeons are pioneering the use of a tool that many in the cardiac field are calling the “new stethoscope” when it comes to monitoring critically ill patients. Read More

Researchers have identified a gene associated with accelerated evolution in humans that may increase some women's risk to deliver their baby prematurely. Read More

Vanderbilt Heart will soon begin testing the safety of a novel, non-surgical approach to treating aortic stenosis, a common heart problem caused by an abnormal narrowing of the heart's aortic valve. Read More

Legal experts Nancy J. King and Joseph Hoffmann propose a new approach to habeas corpus cases, in this op-ed which ran in the April 17, 2011, New York Times. Read More

Illegal immigrants are finding it increasingly harder to find work, pay taxes and submit tax returns because of tighter immigration restrictions. Read More

A new study finds no link between childhood vaccinations and a type of metabolism disorder. The study is the latest to provide evidence of vaccination safety. Read More

Matthew Springer, director of the National Center on Performance Incentives, is one of the Peabody researchers who will be presenting new research at the American Educational Research Association Conference in New Orleans April 8-12. (Anne Rayner / Vanderbilt) The latest research on the nation’s key education issues, from incentive pay… Read More

Although an evaluation of existing treatments for children with autism spectrum disorders found positive results in some studies, better information is needed to target the right treatments to specific children. Read More

Jonathan Haines, director, Vanderbilt Center for Human Genetics Research (Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt researchers, who helped organize a consortium including the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and the Boston University School of Medicine, have identified four new genes linked to… Read More

Vanderbilt has received a $10.3 million federal grant to establish a national research resource for mass spectometry. Read More

A private carbon labeling system could help make a dent in greenhouse gas emissions by leveraging consumer purchasing power. Read More

People who smoke mentholated cigarettes are no more likely to develop lung cancer or die from the disease than are smokers of non-mentholated brands, a new study shows. Read More

Combining targeted therapies may increase their effectiveness in treating a common and aggressive form of breast cancer. Read More

A new study finds that when nurses' workloads increase during shifts because of high patient turnover, mortality risk also increases. Read More