Featured Research
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VUMC researchers reveal darker side of common cold
Human rhinovirus (HRV), also known as the common cold, can be uncommonly serious for certain children, a study led by a Vanderbilt University Medical Center pediatrician shows. The study, published in the Dec. 28, 2011 online issue of the journal Pediatrics, shows that not only can HRV lead to hospitalization… Read MoreJan 5, 2012
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Negative ads may not be Gingrich’s problem
The conventional wisdom about Newt Gingrich's troubles at the Iowa caucuses may be mistaken, says John Geer of Vanderbilt University. Blaming a barrage of attack ads aimed at the former House speaker for his decline in the polls may be inaccurate, Geer believes. Read MoreJan 3, 2012
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Training addresses returning service members’ mental health needs
A Vanderbilt-led workshop for military health care providers could lead to more post-deployment mental health referrals. Read MoreDec 21, 2011
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce mortality for influenza patients
Statins, traditionally known as cholesterol-lowering drugs, may reduce mortality among patients hospitalized with influenza, according to a new study released online by The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Read MoreDec 19, 2011
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“Extractionator” could bring high-tech medical diagnostics to rural areas
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given them $1 million to three Vanderbilt scientists to develop a point-of-care sample collection and preparation product that could bring advanced medical diagnostic testing to the third world. Read MoreDec 16, 2011
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Virus-linked cancer gets help from host
Host cell protein may be a target for strategies to limit spread of virus-induced squamous cell cancers. Read MoreDec 15, 2011
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Offspring of childhood cancer survivors have no increased risk for birth defects
Children of childhood cancer survivors who were treated with radiation or some forms of do not have an increased risk for birth defects compared to children of cancer survivors who did not receive such treatments. Read MoreDec 15, 2011
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Vanderbilt sets record for number of new AAAS fellows
Fourteen Vanderbilt researchers have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read MoreDec 14, 2011
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New method for enhancing thermal conductivity could cool computer chips, lasers and other devices
Vanderbilt engineers have discovered a surprising new way to increase a material’s thermal conductivity that provides a new tool for managing thermal effects in computers, lasers and a number of other powered devices. Read MoreDec 14, 2011
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Something big from something small: The 10th anniversary of VINSE
Vanderbilt researchers working at the smallest scale celebrate a huge milestone this year. The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE), seeded from a university-funded $16 million venture capital fund initiative, celebrates its 10th anniversary in December. Read MoreDec 13, 2011
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Stanley Cohen’s Nobel Prize: 25 years of progress
Twenty-five years after he received the Nobel Prize, Stanley Cohen’s discovery of epidermal growth factor continues to transform medicine. Read MoreDec 9, 2011
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Higher education, federal government ‘intimately connected’
The federal government’s increasing involvement in higher education over the past 100 years has created an intimate relationship that was once virtually nonexistent. Read MoreDec 9, 2011
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Parent-led discussion enhances children’s learning from television
Children learn more from television when parents interact with them similarly to book reading. Read MoreDec 7, 2011
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Study points to personal treatment for atrial fibrillation
Individuals with atrial fibrillation who have a particular genetic variant respond better to rate control therapy. Read MoreDec 6, 2011
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Study finds more young people becoming nurses
Nursing shortage eased by 62 percent increase in young nurses over past decade. Read MoreDec 6, 2011
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Ecstasy drug produces lasting toxicity in the brain
Recreational use of the "rave" drug Ecstasy is associated with chronic changes in the human brain. Read MoreDec 6, 2011
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Groundbreaking legal research shows potentially serious failures in the Model Penal Code
Groundbreaking new legal research from a team of Vanderbilt University and other researchers suggests that juror confusion over how to apply the Model Penal Code in criminal trials could cause major, unnoticed and life-altering sentencing errors. Read MoreDec 1, 2011
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ISIS pioneers model-integrated computing
Recent ongoing research highlights the Institute for Software Integrated Systems' broad, multidisciplinary impact. Read MoreNov 30, 2011
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Researcher: Republicans are fumbling the immigration issue
When the Republican presidential candidates ramp up anti-immigrant rhetoric this campaign season, they are likely to alienate conservative-leaning Latinos. Read MoreNov 28, 2011
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Vanderbilt scholar’s research with black males expands to Pittsburgh
Two western Pennsylvania school systems will use a program developed at Vanderbilt University to encourage young black males to be successful in school and go on to college. Read MoreNov 23, 2011