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Together, the co-leaders bring complementary expertise aimed at delivering the most innovative and advanced options for patients at all stages of lung and other thoracic cancers. The post Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center names co-leaders for Thoracic Oncology Program appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

Since joining Vanderbilt Health in 2004, he has helped shape how congenital and acquired heart disease is diagnosed and managed for patients across the region.    The post David Parra named Associate Director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology   appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

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The award recognizes Fogo’s pioneering discoveries and lasting impact on understanding the pathophysiology and diagnosis of kidney disease. The post Agnes Fogo receives lifetime achievement award for contributions to renal pathology appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, is recognized for her visionary leadership and national impact in clinical and translational research. The post Consuelo Wilkins receives Duke Medical Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

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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 »

These hospitals were awarded Five-Star ratings for overall quality of care for 2026, placing Vanderbilt Health’s hospitals among the top 12% in the nation for overall performance. The post Vanderbilt Health Hospitals receive Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star Overall Quality Ratings appeared first on Vanderbilt Health News.... Read more »

The Division supports Vanderbilt Health’s various entities such as Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Health Services, along with Vanderbilt Health’s regional hospitals and ambulatory clinics. The post Bryan Harris named Executive Vice President for Shared Clinical Services Division appeared first on Vanderbilt Health... Read more »

Themed around healing, social connection and the power of song, the panel discussion will feature two panelists representing Vanderbilt Health in addition to world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming. The post Music Cognition Lab partners with Nashville Symphony on Music and Mind panel event at Schermerhorn Symphony Center appeared first on Vanderbilt... Read more »

Dean C. André Christie-Mizell, PhD, told students at the Vanderbilt University Graduate School Commencement ceremony May 8 on Alumni Lawn that their graduate education had prepared them to think deeply, ask difficult questions and embrace uncertainty. The post Commencement 2026: Biomedical sciences graduates challenged to be ‘opportunity detectives’ appeared first... Read more »

Researchers know very little about how long the Andes version of the hantavirus can remain in human hosts... Read more »

A strange, tiny fish that resembles the famous Sesame Street character camouflages amid red algae thanks to its flamboyant reddish “hairs”... Read more »

Varda’s plan to develop medicines in microgravity has its advantages, but it requires a big up-front cost... Read more »

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame... Read more »

The filmmaker behind the newly released movie Silent Friend shares the scientific and historical inspiration for its story of botanical consciousness... Read more »

As more people turn to chatbots for medical guidance, the technology is revealing both its promise and its risks... Read more »

There are parts of the universe, and of the electromagnetic spectrum, that we’re not covering with our telescopes—but not as many as you might think!... Read more »

Some of Earth’s tiniest life-forms inhabit slowly sinking particles of fish poop and debris, playing a crucial role in ocean carbon storage... Read more »

This snail became the first animal living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents to be added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species—it also turns poisonous sulfur into armor... Read more »

A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women... Read more »

The nation’s top court extended a stay on a lower court order banning telemedicine access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions—but the order sets up a longer legal fight... Read more »

The El Niño climate event is due to return this year, with U.S. forecasters predicting an 82 percent chance of it coming in May through July and a 96 percent chance for it doing so in December through February 2027... Read more »

A mathematical ratio could explain why AI-generated art doesn’t evoke awe from viewers... Read more »

In a “breakthrough,” researchers demonstrate how engineered bacteria held in a jellylike container could help fight infection in mice... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01590-wThe Trump administration has spent months investigating the lab after a Chinese postdoc was charged with smuggling biological material into the country.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01559-9Could spinach extracts be the next treatment for dry-eye disease?... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01083-wForging connections.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01391-1Brandon Brown sees parallels between life as an academic and tending a citrus grove following his move to the country.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01558-wEight of the top ten officials at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have now been pushed out since President Donald Trump took office.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01503-xThe personalized treatment encourages the immune system to attack the tumours called glioblastomas.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01534-4A survey of more than 300 mouse strains has found widespread discrepancies between how mutant mice are reported and their actual genetic make-up.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01575-9Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01504-wSome bacterial species became less abundant in the guts of American football players as the season progressed.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01545-1More than 140,000 fake citations across four research repositories were identified in papers and preprints published in 2025 alone.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01531-7Old T cells secrete an enzyme that can impair brain function in mice.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01538-0An El Niño is coming, models say, but Nature spoke to researchers about when and how we’ll know its intensity.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01549-xHealth-evidence reviewers reverse recommendation on a blood test that detects a biomarker of a common cancer after decades of controversy.... Read more »

Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01537-1Some units at the US funding giant are so understaffed, they are focusing on mandated grant renewals rather than new awards.... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceLarge language models (LLMs) enable the generation of data that could potentially be analyzed for social research. While the need for assessing the validity of such AI-generated data is widely recognized, we do not yet have a... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceIn this work, we address a question that has attracted intense interest in recent years: whether machine learning-assisted algorithms can genuinely outperform classical approaches in challenging combinatorial optimization problems. While ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceThe basis for the selective activity of saponins across organisms, and for plant self-resistance during their biosynthesis and storage, is not fully understood. Here, we show that membrane sterol identity governs susceptibility to saponins and ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceInflammasomes are supramolecular complexes that activate caspase-1 and other inflammatory caspases in response to pathogenic and damage stimuli. While inflammasomes play important roles in host defense, their excessive activation leads to ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceHow has evolution shaped the diverse gene repertoires of extant genomes? We find that current methods seeking to reconcile a genome phylogeny with complex gene sequence histories quickly hit a crisis-point where the phylogenetic signal for ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceCytotoxic T cells [cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs)] play a critical role in antitumor immunity; however, cancer cells have evolved immune evasion strategies that impair CTL recognition and effector function. Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-positive ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceThere is growing attention and concern about racial biases in some of the decision tools that clinicians use to decide on medical interventions, but considerably less evidence on the downstream consequences of these biases for patient ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceOur work reveals how the D614G mutation in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein reshapes its internal communication pathways and speeds up receptor binding domain (RBD) opening, providing mechanistic ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceIn a time of accelerating climate change, we need a predictive theory of species’ range shifts, adaptation, and resilience of populations. Currently, predictions rely on theory that fails to incorporate the effects of interactions between ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceUnderstanding the structure of biomolecules is key to explaining their function. Cryoelectron microscopy is a method for reconstructing the electrostatic potential distribution of a biological macromolecule, a quantity which contains ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>Global crop movement has traditionally been viewed as a major driver of emerging plant diseases through the introduction of pathogens into naïve environments. Here we show that the reverse process, introducing crops into regions containing endemic ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificancePhysical conditions at the Moon’s permanently shadowed regions are ideal for constructing an ultrastable optical resonator. This passively cooled optical cavity will stabilize a laser with unprecedentedly long phase coherence time, surpassing ...... Read more »

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceWhy does inhibiting the endosomal lipid kinase PIKfyve, which generates PI(5)P and PI(3,5)P2, block entry of some enveloped viruses but spare vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV-G)? Using single-round infectivity and live-cell three-dimensional (...... Read more »

The University of Michigan has once again earned a Gold rating through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System in recognition of universitywide sustainability efforts spanning academics, operations, planning and community engagement.... Read more »

Silk threads can be fused into transparent, plastic-like materials that twist terahertz frequencies of light, according to research led by Imperial College London, University of Michigan Engineering and Tufts University. The findings could enable components of 6G networks to be made from upcycled silk.... Read more »

U.S. teens report far less anabolic steroid use than they did two decades ago, but creatine use has risen rapidly in recent years, according to a new University of Michigan study.... Read more »

A national study of kratom use in the U.S. found rising popularity among young adults, and it is linked to addiction and mental health issues, according to new research from the University of Michigan and Texas State University.... Read more »

Making healthy meals more convenient through meal delivery services could improve depressive symptoms by removing some of the daily burdens that often accompany depression, according to a new University of Michigan study.... Read more »

Michigan's labor market has hit a soft patch, though a modest recovery is expected in the next couple of years.... Read more »

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off June 11 in Mexico City and concludes July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, University of Michigan experts are available to comment.... Read more »

Teens in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to smoke, but it depends on whether they live in rural or urban areas.... Read more »

EXPERT Q&A DETROIT—When Lauren Hood wanted to know how to improve the quality of life for Black Detroiters, she looked to people who were already thriving. Hood, assistant professor of practice at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, is the founder of the Institute for... Read more »

The University of Michigan announced the winners of the 2026 Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards and other writing contests administered by the Hopwood Program.... Read more »

Oil and gas companies use wells to extract the raw materials eventually sold to consumers as everyday goods. But what happens when wells begin to yield less product?... Read more »

University of Michigan federal grants supported more than 16,000 jobs and generated nearly $396 million in research-related spending nationwide in fiscal year 2025.... Read more »

Michigan Language Assessment at the University of Michigan will host a two-day virtual symposium, "Global Solutions to the U.S. Nursing Shortage: Policy, Recruitment, and Collaboration," to explore strategies for strengthening the U.S. nursing workforce through global collaboration, with a focus on internationally trained nurses and the systems that support their... Read more »

Autonomous robots and AI models could help shipyard workers catch when a ship's built structure differs from design drawings, allowing workers to fix problems or adapt sooner. University of Michigan Engineering is leading the American arm of an international project to develop such a system.... Read more »

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A "very strong" El Niño is now the most probable scenario for the October-to-February period.... Read more »

AI chatbots normalize sexual violence, initiate unwanted sexual conversations and offer personalized stalking advice because of how they're designed. Their makers need to be held accountable.... Read more »

In 2015, after decades of relative stability, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly began to disappear. Sea ice extent reached a record low in 2023, and scientists have now figured out what happened in that period.... Read more »

This hybrid smartwatch is everything your regular fitness tracker is not, and we absolutely love it for that. It is not without its faults, though.... Read more »

Don Juan Pond is a mysterious lake in Antarctica that contains so much calcium chloride, it doesn't freeze in subzero temperatures.... Read more »

In their first visit to Canada since returning to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts opened up about the moments that blew their minds — and brought them to tears.... Read more »

A blurry new photo captured by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia shows Artemis II's Orion capsule circling the moon more than 200,000 miles away, making it a candidate for the longest-distance image of humans ever taken from Earth.... Read more »

A pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.... Read more »

A burial of an elite Roman-era woman who appears to have been buried with exotic resins has been discovered in Colchester.... Read more »

The Dreame FP10 excels at removing hair, pet dander and bad odors, all without making excessive noise or requiring never-ending filter maintenance.... Read more »

Samples of "trinitite" created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before.... Read more »

Starship V3's maiden spaceflight is scheduled for next week as SpaceX prepares to launch the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built.... Read more »

Live Science spoke with a leading epidemiologist from Emory University about her impressions of how the hantavirus outbreak is being managed in the U.S.... Read more »

A hole found in a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth was likely made by a stone drill, making the discovery the oldest evidence of intentional dentistry to date.... Read more »

The vitamin K shot at birth is a lifesaving intervention, but more parents are refusing it—with deadly consequences... Read more »

Ulrich Mueller, Erika Pearce recognized for their groundbreaking work on hearing loss and immune metabolism, respectively... Read more »

A goal by Taylor Hoss with less than a second to play sends the Blue Jays to the NCAA semifinals for the first time in school history... Read more »

Students Dayrin Marquina and Rodrigo Guerra were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Baltimore STEM education and psychedelics research... Read more »

In his new book, JHU president emeritus William R. Brody offers some practical wisdom to help navigate the twisty and sometimes dead-end streets of the real world... Read more »

John Singer Sargent's celebrated painting depicting four famous founding Johns Hopkins physicians emerges from its first conservation effort... Read more »

The AI system detects deadly infections faster than doctors, saving thousands of lives from a condition that claims more than 250,000 lives each year in the U.S.... Read more »

NASA writer and Hopkins alum Madison Tuttle shares her experience on the frontlines of space exploration and discusses what good science writing entails... Read more »

The society, which celebrates outstanding scholars who exemplify academic and personal excellence, recognized its new members during a ceremony on May 6... Read more »

Blue Jays top Army 21-13 to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time since 2007... Read more »

Jimmy Ayers netted the winner in extra time to lift the Blue Jays past the defending national champions and into the NCAA quarterfinals for the third time in four years... Read more »

The virus, and how it spread on a cruise ship, is raising questions though the World Health Organization says the risk to the public is low... Read more »

'Kind of Blue,' a large-scale diptych named for the iconic album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, will be installed in the university's Eisenhower Library... Read more »

Members of the student-run community garden offer their best advice for new gardeners... Read more »

How the James Webb Space Telescope Is Revealing the Birth of Star Clusters Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are providing an…... Read more »

The Ongoing “Moon Race”: Saturn Expands Its Lead Over Jupiter The competition between the giant planets of our Solar System has taken an unexpected turn.…... Read more »

“A Rare Observation of Cometary Breakup in Real Time” “Unexpected Hubble Data Reveals Comet Disintegration” The Unexpected Breakup of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) In a…... Read more »

45 Potentially Habitable Planets Discovered Beyond Our Solar System In a discovery that could reshape our understanding of the universe, scientists have identified 45 planets…... Read more »

This Signal Should Be Impossible — But It’s Real Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object in space that is challenging everything scientists thought they knew…... Read more »

A Planet That Probably Smells Like Rotten Eggs — What Astronomers Just Discovered Astronomers have identified an extraordinary new world that may be one of…... Read more »

This Small Satellite Just Captured Light From Distant Worlds NASA’s Tiny Spacecraft Sends First Images in New Exoplanet Mission A spacecraft no bigger than a…... Read more »

Scientists Discover a Black Hole–Neutron Star Collision With a Strange Orbit Astronomers have discovered a surprising cosmic event that is forcing scientists to rethink how…... Read more »

Astronomers Detect a 100-Solar-Mass Black Hole Merger That May Have Produced Light Astronomers have observed one of the most intriguing cosmic events in recent years:…... Read more »

Can a targeted antibody reverse paralysis following a traumatic spinal cord injury? A landmark multinational clinical trial shows that the novel antibody NG101 preserves damaged nerve tissue and accelerates lesion regression in acute spinal cord injuries.... Read more »

A new study utilizes Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) monitoring to provide rare biological evidence of parent-child "co-regulation." While less-harsh mothers naturally exit the regulatory driver's seat as their preschoolers age into independent self-regulation, aggressive parenting upends this evolutionary pipeline.... Read more »

A new ultra-lightweight device provides a multi-dimensional, real-time view of biophysical stress without needing access to bodily fluids.... Read more »

Why is the human population overwhelmingly right-handed? A study solves this long-standing evolutionary puzzle by linking lateralized behavior directly to bipedalism and brain expansion.... Read more »

A new study establishes a direct causal link between IgLON5 antibodies and Tau pathology. By applying patient antibodies to mouse models, the team discovered that antibody-induced clustering of cell-surface IgLON5 proteins sparks profound neuronal hyperactivity.... Read more »

Can a single dose of psilocybin replace daily antidepressants? A new randomized clinical trial shows that a 25 mg dose of the psychedelic compound delivers rapid, clinically meaningful symptom reductions for common depression in just 48 hours.... Read more »

A new study confirms that alcohol is a major cause of over 60 entirely attributable diseases and injuries, ranging from liver cirrhosis to dementia. By temporarily crippling the immune system and altering neurological judgment, alcohol increases susceptibility to both chronic diseases and acute infections. While long-term abstinence allows for the... Read more »

The study identified "gene expression gradients", overlapping chemical signals that give every brain region a unique molecular ID.... Read more »

Researchers found that NSAIDs (like ibuprofen, naproxen, and diclofenac) taken during the first trimester are NOT associated with an increased risk of major birth defects.... Read more »

We often assume that a higher IQ leads to better social outcomes, like being more trusting and cooperative. But new research suggests that your childhood environment might be the "volume knob" for that advantage.... Read more »

Researchers mapped the organizational "rules" of the visual cortex, revealing that synaptic inputs are meticulously arranged by distance, local clustering, and stimulus selectivity. By imaging the "glow" of individual synapses in mice, researchers discovered that visually responsive neurons use specialized dendritic structures to sharpen their focus, providing a vital baseline... Read more »

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