Posts Tagged ‘Vanderbilt University’
Tiny droplets ‘flow’ like quark-gluon plasma
VANDERBILT (US) — Physicists may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab—only the size of three to five protons. Continue…
Monday, May 20, 2013 11:47 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - May 20, 2013 10:18 - 2 Comments
Big data sets create ‘tree of life’ confusion
VANDERBILT (US) — The genomics revolution has given experts mountains of DNA data to reconstruct the evolution of all living beings, but the vast information has led to contradictory conclusions. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 17, 2013 10:26 - 2 Comments
Kindergarten math lessons are ‘old news’
VANDERBILT (US) — Kindergarten teachers say they spend most of their math instructional time teaching lessons students have already mastered, like shapes and basic counting. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 13, 2013 16:02 - 2 Comments
Salt adds to stomach bug’s cancer risk
VANDERBILT (US) — Combining a high-salt diet with a type of H. pylori infection can increase the risk of gastric cancer, according to new research with gerbils. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2013 12:12 - 5 Comments
Kids with autism spot motion faster
U. ROCHESTER / YALE / VANDERBILT (US) — Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 26, 2013 11:06 - 0 Comments
Android phone pinpoints sniper’s location
VANDERBILT (US) — A new system can turn an ordinary Android smartphone into a shooter location device. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 24, 2013 9:46 - 1 Comment
Social change shows up in preteen brain
U. OREGON (US) — New research reveals which brain regions are active as kids on the brink of adolescence consider their identity and social status. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 15, 2013 16:08 - 8 Comments
Moms with elite education opting out of careers
VANDERBILT (US) — Female graduates from top-ranked universities who become mothers are working less despite the promise of higher wages, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2013 13:57 - 0 Comments
Gene tied to double Alzheimer’s risk in African Americans
COLUMBIA (US) — African Americans with a specific gene variant have almost double the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease compared with African Americans who lack the variant. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 4, 2013 8:11 - 1 Comment
Better robotics to treat bladder cancer
VANDERBILT (US) — A new telerobot could improve bladder cancer treatment by giving surgeons a better view and sub-millimeter precision movement. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2013 12:43 - 1 Comment
Title loans are pricey, but most keep their cars
VANDERBILT (US) — Title loans may be expensive, but they don’t usually result in people losing their cars—or their way to work—according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 15:17 - 3 Comments
Interactive robot trains kids with autism
VANDERBILT (US) — A humanoid robot shows promise for teaching a basic social skill called joint attention to children with autism spectrum disorder. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 6:45 - 0 Comments
Genes tied to severe autism may play bigger role
BROWN / VANDERBILT (US) — Two genes once shown to cause rare forms of autism now appear to have a wider role in general forms of the disease, a new statistical analysis shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 19, 2013 10:06 - 0 Comments
Double majors ‘cross-pollinate’ campus
VANDERBILT (US) — College students with double majors are the kind of innovative thinkers that society needs to tackle its big problems, a new report suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 12, 2013 10:08 - 0 Comments
Follicle count could predict menopause
VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists have found a potential way to determine the start of menopause—findings that could lead to better fertility assessment and insight into disease risk. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 6, 2013 11:46 - 0 Comments
Carbs for mom tied to respiratory virus in babies
VANDERBILT (US) — A mother’s diet during pregnancy is an important predictor of the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 6, 2013 9:23 - 1 Comment
Did black hole smash-up shape the Milky Way?
VANDERBILT / GEORGIA TECH (US) — There’s growing evidence that the center of the Milky Way galaxy has a violent past and two astronomers say a black hole collision can explain all the forensic clues. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2013 11:26 - 0 Comments
Genes clarify risks for macular degeneration
BOSTON U. (US) — Genetic research is narrowing the genetic influences that affect a person’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 4, 2013 12:38 - 0 Comments
‘Worry’ genes may stifle risky investments
STANFORD (US) — How much risk you’re willing to take in your investments may be guided by more than financial savvy. It could depend on genetics. (more…)
