Featured Research
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Carbon labeling: putting the power in consumer’s hands
A private carbon labeling system could help make a dent in greenhouse gas emissions by leveraging consumer purchasing power. Read MoreMar 29, 2011
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Cancer Center study snuffs out menthol myths
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 MoreMar 24, 2011
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Breast cancer vulnerable to multi-hit therapy
Combining targeted therapies may increase their effectiveness in treating a common and aggressive form of breast cancer. Read MoreMar 21, 2011
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Graphene expert receives NSF CAREER award
Vanderbilt physicist Kirill Bolotin has received NSF’s CAREER award, which supports exceptionally promising junior faculty members. Read MoreMar 21, 2011
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Nurse staffing levels linked to patient mortality risk
A new study finds that when nurses' workloads increase during shifts because of high patient turnover, mortality risk also increases. Read MoreMar 17, 2011
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Large Hadron Collider could be world’s first time machine
Prof. Thomas Weiler, right, and graduate fellow Chui Man Ho (John Russell / Vanderbilt) If the latest theory of Tom Weiler and Chui Man Ho is right, the Large Hadron Collider – the world’s largest atom smasher that started regular operation last year – could be… Read MoreMar 15, 2011
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Researchers put school choice options under the microscope
Vanderbilt education experts explore the complex issues surrounding school choice in new book published this month by Harvard Education Press. Read MoreMar 14, 2011
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New laser technique opens doors for drug discovery
A new laser technique can measure interactions between proteins tangled in a cell's membrane and a variety of other biological molecules: extremely difficult measurements that can aid the process of drug discovery. Read MoreMar 14, 2011
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Brain imaging may hold clues to help children improve grammar
Researchers have for the first time successfully used brain imaging to predict how children will respond to programs that help them improve their grammar. Read MoreMar 11, 2011
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Elephants can transmit TB to humans
Elephants can transmit TB to humans, researchers at the CDC, Tennessee Department of Health and Vanderbilt University have reported. Read MoreMar 11, 2011
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Exercise can curb marijuana use and cravings
Just a few sessions on the treadmill can prevent marijuana cravings and use, new research finds. Read MoreMar 4, 2011
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Campaign spending’s clear winner: Corporations
Researchers discover corporations gain clear financial benefits when individual employees make political donations. Read MoreMar 2, 2011
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Identification of glaucoma gene brightens future for therapies
Researchers have identified a new candidate gene for the most common form of glaucoma, which runs in families. The findings offer novel insights into glaucoma pathology and could lead to targeted treatment strategies. Read MoreFeb 24, 2011
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Tennessee pre-k students see 82 percent gain over peers
Students in Tennessee's state prekindergarten program experience an average of 82 percent greater gains in literacy and math skills over their peers who do not attend state pre-k. Read MoreFeb 24, 2011
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‘Glass ceiling’ exists for women surgeons
Less than a third of surgeons who advance to senior ranks in the U.S. are women, and it's not because they're less qualified or less productive than their male counterparts, new research finds. Read MoreFeb 21, 2011
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New model to test how antidepressants work
A new mouse model offers the ability to better test how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work and could lead to the development of new classes of anti-depressants. Read MoreFeb 18, 2011
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The Invisible Line: American families’ journeys from black to white
African Americans have continually crossed the color line and assimilated into white communities since the 17th century, without science or surgery. A new book reveals how, and why. Read MoreFeb 17, 2011
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Vanderbilt-pioneered fetal surgery procedure yields positive results
Results of a landmark, seven-year National Institutes of Health-funded trial, Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), demonstrate clear benefit for babies who undergo fetal surgery to treat spina bifida, the most common birth defect in the central nervous system. Read MoreFeb 9, 2011
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Improving heart patients’ outcomes goal of nursing study
(iStock photo) Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in a multi-site, national study to identify the role nurses play in improving outcomes among heart failure patients. Nancy Wells (Vanderbilt) “Heart failure is being recognized as a huge issue in elderly and middle-aged people, and it has a profound effect on… Read MoreFeb 9, 2011
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What fourth-down decisions in pro football tell us about deadlines and risky decision making
Try asking any Monday morning quarterback about blown fourth-down play calls in the NFL and you are guaranteed passionate opinions. In most fourth-down plays, an NFL team will punt or try for a field goal. But, occasionally, teams decide to do something that is viewed as risky – attempt a… Read MoreFeb 2, 2011