It appears to be true – girls can think faster than guys – at least as teenagers.

Delays in the shipment of flu vaccine for children may leave them open to getting the flu if the season starts early.

Unlike the two previous winters, when flu vaccine was in short supply or its delivery was significantly delayed, there should be an adequate supply of vaccine on hand this year to combat Middle Tennessee‘s oncoming flu season.

Researchers have identified a common gene variant that more than doubles the risk of autism. The research, led by investigators at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, provides new insights into the genetic basis of the complex disorder.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members Ellen Wright Clayton, M.D., J.D., and Randolph (Randy) Miller, M.D., and professor emeritus of Medicine Alastair J.J. Wood, M.B., Ch.B., have been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies, the organization announced this week.

Vanderbilt University ranks fourth among the "Best Places to Work in Academia," according to a new survey done by The Scientist, a magazine catering to the life sciences.