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MyVUMC News is the twice-weekly news digest from VUMC News and Communications. Click on the date to view that day's edition. The post View the latest MyVUMC News editions appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

As CNO,Harris will be the senior nursing leader at VPH, overseeing nursing operations and helping shape the hospital’s strategic direction. The post Lori Harris named Chief Nursing Officer of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

Vanderbilt Health informatics leader will head the world’s largest biomedical library and the nation’s leading funder of biomedical informatics and data science research. The post Peter Embí named Director of the National Library of Medicine at NIH appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, along with representatives from the offices of U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty and U.S. Rep. Matt Van Epps, toured Vanderbilt Health's new "MICRO" lab suite on Sept. 1. MICRO is a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory with state-of-the-art biosafety features made possible in part by an $8 million... Read more »

The disease is driven by complex combinations of multiple genetic mutations rather than a single defect. The post Decoding the ancestry gap in diagnosing and treating acute myeloid leukemia appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

The annual lecture is Oct. 5, and the speaker will be John Tarpley. The post Call for nominations open for Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Award; deadline is Sept. 20 appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

The post Biochemistry Special Seminar with Florida Atlantic’s Rajappa Kenchappa is Sept. 21 appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

Vanderbilt Health study offers potentially new avenues to explore in the treatment of colorectal cancer. The post ‘Balancing act’ helps keep colorectal cancer in check appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

In these new roles, the physician leaders’ main responsibility is to support the patient care centers in their care of hospitalized patients. The post Jared O’Leary, Russ Ledford named Associate Chiefs of Staff for Vanderbilt University Hospital appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

A study shows current testing is providing false reassurance about genetic disposition for a rare life-threatening drug reaction. The post Millions get wrong genetic test, study finds appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

Award funding will support innovative studies in AI-powered survivorship care planning and financial navigation for families facing pediatric cancer. The post Hyundai Hope on Wheels helps drive pediatric cancer research with $400,000 in award funding to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt researchers appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

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Some voting districts are tilted intentionally toward one party or another—a factor in the midterms. Geometry plays a critical role in gerrymandering... Read more »

The silliest science awards of the year are here, but the Ig Nobels aren’t just funny business... Read more »

Experts say there is not enough evidence to support broadly screening men for testosterone without any symptoms... Read more »

A researcher’s social media post that revealed how to break part of a popular encryption protocol has gone viral. But did he really do it with just “good old paper and pencil”?... Read more »

The newfound star S301 orbits the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole so closely that its view of the heavens gets twisted... Read more »

Author Sarah Pierce explores dating apps, loneliness and human connection through a novel about a corpse-matching algorithm... Read more »

The findings, which were made in mice, may offer a new way to prevent a common chemotherapy side effect that can last well beyond treatment... Read more »

In a critical maneuver on Thursday, the mission successfully deployed its two science orbiters—beginning the final phases of its arrival at Mercury... Read more »

The endangered animals displayed a first in raccoons and their kin... Read more »

The world is set to blow past the Paris Agreement’s longtime threshold “within the next few years,” according to a new report... Read more »

After one of the worst natural disasters in the region’s history, attention is turning to the looming super El Niño... Read more »

The strange structure appears to have formed recently, but nobody can explain exactly why... Read more »

The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year... Read more »

Giving old mice semaglutide—commonly sold as Wegovy or Ozempic—extends their lifespan remarkably, a new study finds... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02758-0Study shows that the venerable device does not waft bacteria away from workbenches, as is often assumed.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02799-5An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defence.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02650-xThe awards highlight weird, funny and improbable research that also makes you think.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02801-0Nobel laureate persisted despite widespread derision and revolutionized structural biology by protecting fragile crystals.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02643-wThe track and intensity of tropical cyclones can be predicted with high accuracy using an AI model, which has the potential to protect lives if shared responsibly worldwide.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02739-3Coffin decorations and wall paintings were made with tissue from a broad range of organisms.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02741-9Comparison using signals sent over fibre-optic cable tests agreement between seven devices spread across Europe.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02800-1Nature staff discuss the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes — plus, the isolated energy flash that could be the first glimpse of dark matter.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02517-1India, Peru and Vietnam are rolling out policies that limit opportunities for scientists who fall foul of research-integrity guidelines.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02744-6Study shows that psilocybin acts on nerves to prevent the painful condition called peripheral neuropathy.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02765-1Results from a small trial suggest a modified virus can instruct the immune system to wipe out disease-causing cells.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11091-5Ketone homologation via palladium-catalysed decarboxylative rearrangement... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02781-1Mice on GLP-1s also performed better on cognitive tasks than those on a calorie restricted diet . Plus, satellite images showed early warning signs of glacier collapse near the Nepal–Tibet border and the impact of people saying fewer words aloud.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02467-8An autonomous-vehicle system that directly explains its decisions in a way that can be interpreted by humans could improve driving safety.... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceUnderstanding how electrons interact in two-dimensional materials is essential for explaining phenomena like high-temperature superconductivity, but existing numerical methods are often limited by systematic biases. Neural quantum states offer ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificancePlants possess rapid defense responses that help them survive environmental stress. Calcium ions (Ca2+) act as universal messengers in these responses. However, their role in plastids, a cell organelle with central function in stress ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceEfflux pumps often play major roles in antibiotic resistance in clinically important pathogens, yet many of these transporters remain poorly defined. In this study, we identify and mechanistically characterize FoeAB, a previously unrecognized ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceUnderstanding how global change will affect ecosystem carbon storage is central to climate mitigation, yet most projections focus on climate and vegetation while largely underrepresenting trophic regulation. By synthesizing 708 full-factorial ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceAI is evolving from a tool to an active collaborator, making it crucial to design AI agents for effective teamwork. In a large-scale experiment, we tested how personality pairing in human–AI teams affected collaboration outcomes. We measured... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceBose–Einstein condensation, superconductivity, and even lasing can be understood as the tendency of identical particles or waves to accumulate in a single-momentum state. A natural way to relax the indistinguishability requirement is to mix ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceMutations are the source of evolutionary novelty but also the cause of genetic diseases and cancer. Here we show that mutation rates vary among individuals at numerous locations across the human genome. In at least some of... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceFibrosis is a major cause of organ dysfunction and mortality worldwide and arises when fibroblasts become locked in pathological states that disrupt normal tissue architecture. However, the mechanisms that stabilize these states remain poorly ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificancePeople’s cooperative intentions are often shaped by the social norms of their community. These norms determine how people ought to act and how their actions affect reputations. However, models of evolutionary game theory suggest that such ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceTraditionally associated with motor control, the cerebellum is increasingly recognized for its role in cognition. Yet how cerebellar cortical circuits can sustain evidence accumulation without assuming dense cortical-style local excitatory ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceEarly life adversity is a risk factor for psychiatric disorders, yet the biological mechanisms driving these conditions-and their distinct prevalence in men and women-remain poorly understood. By integrating robust behavioral phenotyping, ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceThe most well described outcome of ubiquitylation of intracellular pathogens is degradation through the microbe-specific autophagy pathway called xenophagy. We found that xenophagy is not the only way for a cell to kill ubiquitylatedChlamydia ...... Read more »

The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business has announced the opening of the Michigan Ross Los Angeles campus, expanding its West Coast presence and creating greater opportunities for business education, collaboration and innovation in one of the world's most influential economies.... Read more »

Americans are deeply divided. At least that's what we've been told for years. But how divided are we really? A new review suggests the answer may depend on how researchers ask the question.... Read more »

The pigments that give beets their red color may have helped a major group of flowering plants repeatedly adapt to dry environments, setting the stage for the evolution of traits that allowed plants to adapt to some of the harshest environments on Earth, according to a University of Michigan study.... Read more »

As you walk onto the stage to perform a piano solo, you hear the echo of your shoes on the stage floor. You shield your eyes from the bright lights and take your seat at the grand piano.... Read more »

Smartwatches can provide useful health information, but many of those numbers are algorithmic estimates rather than direct measurements of the body, and some outputs are more accurate than others, a new University of Michigan study found.... Read more »

University of Michigan experts are available to talk about a range of issues related to the 9/11 terror attacks and the quarter century since.... Read more »

A student-designed bird-friendly window mural will soon transform the elevated walkway connecting Weiser Hall and the North University Building, part of a broader effort to reduce bird collisions and support biodiversity at the University of Michigan.... Read more »

Children might feel relieved when their teacher spares them from punishment and allows them to go to recess despite sneaking in a cell phone or running in the hallway.... Read more »

The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to elect C. Cybele Raver as the university's 17th president, making official the choice announced Aug. 18. Raver will take office Dec. 1.... Read more »

The LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment has reported a compelling result in its search for dark matter. Although the result doesn't meet the statistical threshold for claiming a discovery of dark matter, LZ's international research team, including members from the University of Michigan, cannot currently explain it with known background signals.... Read more »

The research team will study a range of planets beyond our solar system, from rocky planets similar in size to Earth to planets that are several times larger, but smaller than Neptune. These worlds are called sub-Neptunes and are the most abundant type of planet in the galaxy. One popular... Read more »

The experts call them "cornflakes," a whimsical nickname that belies their profound cultural significance. On closer inspection, these seemingly nondescript fragments are rare scraps of ancient papyri that have never been opened, flattened or read in 2,000 years.... Read more »

As Nepal reels from deadly flash floods, scientists say the flooding was triggered by the collapse of a glacier. University of Michigan geoscientist Marin Clark studies how erosion processes at the land surface, like landslides and river floods, cause disasters, and she has specifically studied landslide hazards in Nepal.... Read more »

Consumer sentiment dropped about 6% from last month, landing around 11% below a year ago amid continued worries that inflation will remain elevated for the foreseeable future, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.... Read more »

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When a New Glenn rocket blew apart at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in May, it released ultra-low-frequency sound waves that reached as far as Texas. Researchers estimate that the blast was roughly equivalent to the Chernobyl reactor explosion of 1986.... Read more »

An inscription written in the time of Ramesses II may indicate the location of a lost ancient Egyptian city.... Read more »

People's bodies may reflect their ages very differently at the molecular level, even when they are the same chronological age, according to a new study.... Read more »

An image from NASA Worldview shows how brittle Arctic sea ice is becoming due to global warming, with large patches of open water visible near the North Pole on Aug. 29.... Read more »

A psychedelic best known for its effects on the brain may also protect peripheral nerves from chemotherapy damage, early research suggests.... Read more »

The Hubble Space Telescope spied a large atmospheric phenomenon on Saturn: a decagon surrounding the south pole.... Read more »

The ancient bath complex was tucked in a tower in the corner of the royal palace and reveals unique architecture.... Read more »

Physicists have proven a 100-year-old prediction of relativity by showing that Einstein's equivalence principle holds at quantum scales.... Read more »

Almost every aspect of our food system will be transformed by climate change.... Read more »

A new map of the adult male fruit fly brain and nerve cord includes over 166,000 neurons and the millions of connections between them.... Read more »

Geologists recently identified a 454.4 million-year-old volcano on England's east coast, but whether the structure can be considered a "supervolcano" remains an open question.... Read more »

China is rapidly expanding its ability to harness renewable energy sources.... Read more »

Human remains found in a giant Roman jar in Bulgaria may belong to a young Roman who armed himself with two knives during an enemy attack.... Read more »

After an organ transplant, a woman developed a new food allergy.... Read more »

With help from the Johns Hopkins Innovation Fund for Community Safety, grassroots organizations like Tendea Family are fostering safer neighborhoods... Read more »

The cancelled awards supported the work of young researchers, a loss that jeopardizes not only their critical work but also the pipeline of talent interested in pursuing scientific research in the United States... Read more »

The renovation of Eisenhower Library has brought sunlight where you least expect it—to the once-dim, subterranean depths of D-level... Read more »

Members of the university's newest undergraduate class assembled and spelled out their class year, a Hopkins Orientation tradition... Read more »

Historian Andrew Jewett, author of 'Johns Hopkins: The First 150 Years,' discusses how the university has changed since its founding and what lessons it should take into the future... Read more »

The Disney-Pixar favorite starring Remy and friends will be shown on the big screen at JHU on Saturday, Sept. 19... Read more »

Proposals are being accepted through Sept. 18 for projects that promote scholarly collaboration and model reasoned exchange across different viewpoints... Read more »

Cal Ripken, Sr. STEM Center at Collington Square Elementary/Middle School designed to strengthen critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration skills essential for academic success... Read more »

Creator of sepsis detection platform recognized for her work on commercialized tool that serves as lifesaving early warning system... Read more »

Study of an experimental alternative to the industry standard suggests therapeutics could be delivered faster and more efficiently... Read more »

Technology Ventures, the university's commercialization and entrepreneurship hub, steers research from the laboratory to the market... Read more »

The committee supports JHU's public arts initiative, which selects artwork by local artists for acquisition and installation; applications due by Sept. 3... Read more »

Seven biology labs from across the university square off in a series of fun physical feats and flex their 'worm skills' in this second-annual showdown... Read more »

Lecturer and alum Bill Hilgartner takes students from his Environmental Restoration course to Big Spring Run in Pennsylvania—a restored wetlands site he helped bring back to its roots... Read more »

Salk scientists discover how severe illness during pregnancy alters fetal epigenomes, increasing the risk for autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.... Read more »

A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains robust and unchanged in older adults, even as executive functions and memory decline.... Read more »

Researchers discovered that the youth-associated protein TIMP2 restores healthy immune function in the aging brain by rejuvenating microglia.... Read more »

A new study involving 1,200 men reveals why male victims of intimate partner violence avoid seeking help, citing shame, stigma, and cultural barriers.... Read more »

Researchers have mapped over 830,000 brain immune cells, revealing a protective subtype of microglia that increases with Alzheimer’s progression. This subtype aids in clearing harmful material via the TREM2 pathway. The findings suggest new therapeutic targets focused on bolstering the brain's immune response rather than solely targeting amyloid plaques.... Read more »

A new study study shows specialized astrocytes repair brain damage by sending cell nuclei through long cellular extensions to rebuild glial networks.... Read more »

A new study compares human eye-tracking to 400+ LLMs, revealing where AI fails to explain human rereading and text integration.... Read more »

Happy human faces activate the canine reward system, while dog brains generate distinct activity patterns to differentiate between human anger, fear, and sadness.... Read more »

The medial prefrontal cortex can block creative problem-solving by enforcing default habits, and silencing it accelerates strategy shifts.... Read more »

A new study shows how exercise releases muscle-derived "exerkines" that protect dopamine neurons and counter sarcopenia in Parkinson's disease.... Read more »

A new study introduces "apical hypercontextualisation," explaining how psychedelics target serotonin receptors on layer V pyramidal neurons to shift brain processing from raw sensory input toward associative context.... Read more »

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