WETENSCHAP EN TECHNOLOGIE BL – 2

The Vanderbilt-affiliated cancer center in Clarksville has a new name: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville (VICCTHC).... Read more »

  by Jessica Pasley Brayden Mahar, 12, has been riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) since he was 5 years old. It is not an unusual sight for him to ride around his Manchester, Tennessee, neighborhood that dead ends into cul-de-sacs. One thing is certain — he always wears a helmet.... Read more »

Including polygenic risk scores for blood pressure may improve predictive models to identify people at risk for treatment-resistant hypertension.... Read more »

Considering metabolic (CYP2D6) enzyme activity score and patient age may aid in determining an individual’s risk for an adverse event with administration of the anti-arrhythmic drug propafenone.... Read more »

An international team that included researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discovered a molecular switch that induces rapid proliferation of zymogen granule-secreting chief cells in the stomach to regenerate damaged tissue.... Read more »

A recent Ethics Grand Rounds, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, explored potential ways to overcome vaccine readiness and restore trust in health care providers.... Read more »

Vandrbilt's Bradley Malin, PhD, has received the Lasting Research Award from the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) annual Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy.... Read more »

Steaban, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, received the Outstanding Operational Partner Award during the Vanderbilt Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System.... Read more »

Vanderbilt University's Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Graduate School held Commencement ceremonies May 13.... Read more »

Recommendations for academic health centers in addressing a challenging economic outlook are set out in a new report issued by the Blue Ridge Academic Health Group.... Read more »

Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC, has been named a Vice President for Business Development for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.... Read more »

Colleagues, When you complete the Culture Survey, you influence VUMC’s future. This year’s survey is a wonderful opportunity to share your insights on the organization’s strengths, areas for improvement, and diversity and inclusion. All responses are confidential. Survey results will turn into actionable items. The more people who participate, the... Read more »

A global supply chain shortage of iodinated contrast continues, but the collective efforts of VUMC colleagues are making a significant difference. Because of our conservation efforts, we can now schedule contrasted CT scans for patients with Tier III clinical needs, in addition to Tiers I and II. eStar Workflow Bulletins... Read more »

VUMC employees can get two free COVID-19 test kits each (four tests total) at the Occupational Health Clinic or One Hundred Oaks COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic.... Read more »

Technology editor Sophie Bushwick breaks down  precedent for using your phone to monitor personal health data. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

A microbiologist explains what is known about this smallpox cousin -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

Earlier snowmelt can leave less water available to generate power during the height of summer -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

COVID misinformation has led to many top scientists leaving their public positions, putting health policy in the hands of people with limited expertise -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

The Starliner team is confident the malfunctions won’t prevent the spacecraft from completing its mission -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

The HIV/AIDS crisis has lessons for the COVID pandemic and other health inequities -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

Once considered practically unseeable, a phenomenon called the Unruh effect might soon be revealed in laboratory experiments -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

Four innovators are finding new solutions for the problem of injustice -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

Securing the needed minerals and metals could be a stumbling block to reaching its ambitious goals -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

A new study links sea ice decline with increasing wildfire weather in the Western U.S. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

This “gorgoning” releases antibacterial compounds and other substances that dolphins could be using to self-medicate -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

Tuberculosis is preventable and curable, yet it afflicts one quarter of the world’s population—mostly because of poverty -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

Graphics show how reefs around the globe are faring -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

Research shows that antifat bias lowers the quality of care for higher-weight patients. Here is one patient’s story -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01382-yAndrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01408-5Mexican researchers fear that a polarizing bill could ruin the chances of overhauling the nation’s science system.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01395-7Time is running out.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01384-wScientists hope an ambitious agreement to arrest species extinction will be finalized in China later this year, but the country’s pandemic response puts that in doubt.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01424-5Success stories challenge negative narratives and media portrayals, and can inspire the next generation.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01421-8Scientists are trying to understand why the virus, a less lethal relative of smallpox, has cropped up in so many populations around the world.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01426-3Ronja Weber describes living as a PhD student with narcolepsy, a chronic condition that disrupts sleep-wake processes.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01357-zArctic sea ice is thinning so fast that open-water vessels could ply northern shipping routes within decades.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04877-wCompatibility rules of human enhancer and promoter sequences... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01427-2How to build a better mask to protect again pollution and pathogens. Plus, monkeypox has been detected in Europe and the United States, and pollution causes one in six deaths worldwide.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01363-1With cases of sexually transmitted infections growing, researchers hope self-tests — made popular by the pandemic — could stem the tide.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01212-1It has been unclear how the brain creates stable visual experiences from the highly variable activity of individual neurons. Imaging from thousands of neurons across the entire mouse visual cortex provides an explanation.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04743-9Strategically perceiving and conceiving problems facilitates the effective use of limited cognitive resources.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04724-yThe mouse neocortex supports sensory performance through transient increases in sensory coding redundancy, neural codes that are robust to cellular variability, and inter-area fluctuation modes that transmit sensory data and task responses in non-interfering channels.... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 22, May 2022. <br/>... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 22, May 2022. <br/>... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 22, May 2022. <br/>... Read more »

In 1922, Dr. W. E. Upjohn gave a gift of peonies to the University of Michigan that would become what is now the University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden. Upjohn's significant gift has come full circle, as his family has come together on the 100th anniversary of his gift... Read more »

The University of Michigan has named Tabbye Chavous as the university's vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, following a national search, campus community engagement efforts and public presentations from the final candidates. Chavous, a recognized expert and champion of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in higher... Read more »

Vicki Ellingrod, the John Gideon Searle Professor and professor of pharmacy, has been named the next dean of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. Ellingrod is a scholar, educator and administrator who has dedicated her career to mentoring the next generation of pharmacy and translational science leaders. Her five-year... Read more »

Sharon Matusik—whose efforts as dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado led to greater student outcomes, record fundraising and significant growth in the academic preparedness and diversity of applicants—will be the new Edward J. Frey Dean of Business at the Stephen M. Ross School of... Read more »

Carlos Francisco Jackson, professor and associate dean of the University of California, Davis College of Letters and Science, has been appointed dean of the University of Michigan's Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. His appointment, approved May 19 by the Board of Regents, is effective July 1 and... Read more »

Math achievement for school-age children in Flint decreased and the proportion of children with special needs increased as a result of the Michigan city's water crisis during 2014-16, according to a new University of Michigan study. Those are the main conclusions from research that for the first time examined data... Read more »

On any given day, Steven Turner can stand on the Riverwalk in downtown Detroit just at the edge of America and gaze at Canada on the other side of the Detroit River. But when he was growing up in Detroit, the area wasn't a place anyone would visit. It was... Read more »

The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History's latest exhibit, "Facing the Pandemic," dissects the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on different communities and shares stories of personal experiences from early in the pandemic. Compiling data documenting these disparities and tapping into research on racial and economic public health... Read more »

FACULTY Q&A Supply chain issues, recalls and inflation are making it nearly impossible for families to find infant formula on store shelves, with some states reporting more than 50% of products sold out. Kate Bauer, associate professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, discusses... Read more »

Vibrations during 3D printing either slow down the process or warp the parts, but new software could enable manufacturers to keep up the speed without sacrificing accuracy. The product, invented at the University of Michigan and developed by the spinoff company Ulendo, launched at North America's largest additive manufacturing conference,... Read more »

News media covered the National Football League national anthem protests more heavily on their Instagram accounts when readers' reactions to protest were more negative and more polarized, according to a University of Michigan study. This reader polarization on Instagram was triggered Sept. 22, 2017, when Donald Trump criticized the athletes... Read more »

Two years into the pandemic, 72% of Detroit residents say their financial situation has stabilized or improved compared to a year ago, and there's evidence that stimulus checks and the expanded Child Tax Credit played a role in reducing Detroiters' experiences of economic hardship. However, people with household incomes of... Read more »

EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts are available to comment on the racially motivated massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Celeste Watkins-Hayes is the associate dean for academic affairs and founding director of the Center for Racial Justice at the Ford School of Public Policy. She is an... Read more »

With antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise and a continually morphing pandemic virus, it's easy to see why researchers want to be able to design engineered nanoparticles that can shut down these infections. A new machine learning model that predicts interactions between nanoparticles and proteins, developed at the University of Michigan,... Read more »

Plus: Mitochondrial base editors cause many off-target mutations & sniffing cytomegalovirus extends mouse lifespan.... Read more »

Plus: The plant-made COVID vaccine is effective at preventing disease.... Read more »

Plus: A plastic-eating enzyme and genetic tools for manipulating metabolism.... Read more »

It's the fastest enzyme yet, but the technology is still a long way from transforming the planet.... Read more »

Plus: A synthetic nerve & CRISPR-carrying nanoparticles pass the blood-brain barrier.... Read more »

An essay on poisons to ploughshares, or the duality of medicines.... Read more »

Plus: A holy grail in cellular reprogramming & engineered microbes fend off antibiotics in the gut.... Read more »

Plus: A gene therapy, delivered in a skin cream, shows promise in a Phase I/II clinical trial.... Read more »

Plus: A better base editor for mitochondrial DNA and He Jiankui is released from a Chinese prison.... Read more »

Yeast communities built using modular components behave according to simple, and predictable, mathematical equations.... Read more »

Plus: CRISPR'd cat cells & a supercharged prime editor to swap DNA bases.... Read more »

Plus: CRISPR'd cats & BigHat acquires Frugi Biotechnology, a cell-free diagnostics company.... Read more »

An opinion piece by Chris Bassil, MD/PhD candidate at Duke University.... Read more »

A computational method to design and create proteins that bind to a specific target could give rise to new drugs.... Read more »

A new study led by the University of Southampton aims to prove that commonly available peanut and milk products taken under medical supervision can be used as a treatment for people living with food allergies.... Read more »

A new study led by the University of Southampton indicates that receiving hormone replacement therapy within six months of a recorded diagnosis of COVID-19 is associated with a reduction in mortality from the disease.... Read more »

The University of Southampton’s outstanding research and impact has been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) results, announced today.... Read more »

Industrialised shipping may be leading to a large number of whale shark deaths across the world, according to a new study.... Read more »

Southampton researchers have demonstrated a quick and accurate method to diagnose bacterial infections. The technique has the potential to detect infections in cystic fibrosis patients in minutes rather than days.... Read more »

Four thousand years before Stonehenge was constructed, land within the World Heritage Site was covered by open woodland, with meadow-like clearings, inhabited by grazing animals and hunter-gatherers, according to new research by the University of Southampton.... Read more »

Human-caused climate change will make strong tropical cyclones twice as frequent by the middle of the century, putting large parts of the world at risk, according to a new study published in Scientific Advances. The analysis also projects that maximum wind speeds associated with these cyclones could increase by around... Read more »

A new study has discovered that an ancient super-earthquake took place in Northern Chile, on the same scale as the largest recorded quake in history. The earthquake, 3800 years ago, had a magnitude of around 9.5 and the resulting tsunami struck countries as far away as New Zealand where boulders... Read more »

A new study has shown how fish influence ocean ecosystems in coastal regions, revealing for the first time how they circulate nutrients and oxygen around the waters when they spawn. This process is key to keeping the ecosystems running.... Read more »

New research using computer vision to analyse tens of thousands of butterfly specimens in the Natural History Museum's collection has found that some British butterflies are getting bigger in response to climate change.... Read more »

Continued success in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, demonstrates and strengthens the University of Southampton’s position as one of the world’s leading universities.... Read more »

University of Southampton researchers are taking part in a national study to explore the lived experiences of ethnic minority groups living with Long Covid.... Read more »

New research has found that the weakened immune systems of blood cancer patients can improve after they receive a third COVID-19 vaccination.... Read more »

The ‘Jazz Transformer’, a computer algorithm designed to authentically improvise jazz compositions using artificial intelligence, is set to perform at the University of Southampton.... Read more »

The ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun was entombed with lavish grave goods. What were other Egyptian pharaohs buried with in ancient times?... Read more »

The near-Earth asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) will make a close approach to our planet on May 27, 2022, flying within about 2.5 million miles of Earth.... Read more »

Can certain foods boost the immune system? We look at what to eat to prevent infections and stay well... Read more »

Here's the science behind whether all bees die after stinging humans.... Read more »

Asian elephants, like their African cousins, seem to mourn their dead, sometimes carrying their lost infants for days or weeks.... Read more »

Cats may be able to remember the names of cohabitating cats — but it depends where they live, new research suggests.... Read more »

Cases of the rare monkeypox virus are popping up in Europe and the United States. Here's what you need to know about the virus.... Read more »

Ghostly imprints of very tiny "nannofossils" can offer a valuable window into our planet's past — and hint at its possible future.... Read more »

Monkeypox infections are appearing in Europe and North America, a rare occurrence for a disease endemic to west and central Africa.... Read more »

The program, piloted at the Homewood campus during the 2021-22 academic year, will expand to the Peabody/Mount Vernon area in the fall... Read more »

As the United States passed 1 million COVID-19 deaths, Johns Hopkins experts reflect on the pandemic's toll and the interconnected nature of public health... Read more »

As the brain ages, a region in the hippocampus becomes imbalanced, causing forgetfulness. Scientists say understanding this region of the brain and its function may be the key to preventing cognitive decline.... Read more »

The new fellows, including the first Dissident in Residence, will explore social media algorithms, political corruption, campus discourse, Black voter mobilization, and other topics... Read more »

City school students learn ups and downs of engineering during roller coaster contest held Saturday... Read more »

Krieger School senior Nader Barsoum receives his bachelor's degree on Sunday, an accomplishment that marks a shift in the trajectory of his immigrant family, he says... Read more »

The prolonged violence is shaking up global political alliances, driving food insecurity, and upending the lives of millions of refugees, Johns Hopkins experts said during a live briefing May 17... Read more »

Students in an interdisciplinary augmented reality course recently showcased their projects, including a virtual card game and educational resources... Read more »

The Society of Fellows in the Humanities will provide funding to nine Johns Hopkins fellows to pursue hands-on experiences to complement their postgraduate studies... Read more »

Thomas Burnett, Brent Ifemembi, Natalie Joe, Lea A. Marineau, and Gian Carlo Molina-Castro were each recognized for their commitment to academic and personal excellence... Read more »

A new study found that kidney cells pump blood rather than filtering it, aiding in the understanding of kidney physiological function... Read more »

The Gaston-Johansson Faculty of Excellence Program will bring 30 diverse scholars to the university, with a focus on STEM fields... Read more »

Experts say the tragic milestone, now recorded by the Coronavirus Resource Center tracker, likely occurred months ago and that higher vaccination rates could have prevented many fatalities... Read more »

In a lecture hosted by Billie Holiday Center, Baltimore-born dramatist Smith described a light that comes from the city and its people, even amidst ongoing societal struggles... Read more »

Establishing a geological chronology on Mars today is very difficult, if not complicated. In fact, unlike with the Earth, we cannot establish an absolute chronology,…... Read more »

During a meeting with Elon Musk, the president of Brazil, he stated that he would partner with Starlink to provide internet connection to 19,000 Brazilian…... Read more »

Two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. Hoje seems crazy, but it was the first purchase as a cryptocurrency – and it was just an experiment that…... Read more »

The United States held the first public hearing of unidentified flying object sightings in 50 years. A new page is added to the fascinating search…... Read more »

We are not alien to evolution. We can still experience changes that allow us to continue adapting to the environment. That yes, our species is…... Read more »

The victory of ‘Coda’ shows the trends in production and distribution in theaters and platforms. Adult cinema faces a key moment— Apple beats Netflix at…... Read more »

A cryptocurrency is defined as a digital currency built with cryptographic protocols that make transactions secure and difficult to forge. The most important feature of…... Read more »

Curiosity has been studying features on the surface of Mars for more than 10 years. – Photo: NASA NASA’s image of the “alien door”, which…... Read more »

Experts believe that the current environment precludes a further rebound Risk aversion strikes back in the stock markets that this Wednesday have again suffered significant…... Read more »

While often associated with being a vulnerability, hypersensitivity can be a beneficial strength, researchers report.... Read more »

Robotic surgery for bladder removal decreased recovery time and hospital stay duration for patients, researchers report.... Read more »

Cannabis users undergoing gastric endoscopy procedures generally require more sedation than non-cannabis users, researchers report.... Read more »

Using CPAP to treat sleep apnea could help improve cognitive decline symptoms in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.... Read more »

Surrounding tissue is likely to play a significant supportive role in the development of the neural tube by exerting pressure from the outside.... Read more »

NU-9, an experimental drug, appears to be more effective at treating ALS than existing medications.... Read more »

Black adults who grew up socially disadvantaged and poor in the American South are more likely to experience cognitive decline as they age than white people with a similar background. Researchers report socioeconomic status, race, and childhood factors play a significant role in cognitive decline associated with aging.... Read more »

Study reveals the ZNF117 gene is a major regulator of glioblastoma tumor cells.... Read more »

The chemical form of mercury found in the brains of people who consume a high fish diet is completely different from the form of mercury found in the brains of those who were poisoned.... Read more »

In rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation in one joint is transmitted to other joints via the sensory neuron connections in the spinal cord, leading to inflammation in the other joints. Inflammation in one joint led to an increase in ATP in other joints, which triggered an increase of a signaling molecule that... Read more »

Increasing ambient temperatures has a negative impact on sleep duration, researchers report.... Read more »

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