Health and Medicine
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July 20, 2023
Rare case: brain injury stirs creativity, synesthesia
Vanderbilt researchers report on a musician who acquired synesthesia — a merging of sensations — and improved creativity following a traumatic brain injury. -
July 19, 2023
Summer program gives high schoolers taste of discovery
Since the Aspirnaut high school summer research internship program was launched in 2009, 334 students from 34 states have participated. To date, nearly 90 of them have gone to earn MD degrees, PhDs, or both. -
July 19, 2023
Holowatyj receives National Cancer Institute MERIT Award
Vanderbilt's Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI, has received the National Cancer Institute’s Method to Extend Research in Time Award to support her ongoing investigation into how early-onset colorectal cancer and its treatments impact reproductive health. -
July 17, 2023
Alzheimer’s genetic risk tracked across sex, race
A Vanderbilt study of genetic risks for cognitive impairment later in life uses data from 32,426 research participants ages 60 and older to elaborate these risks across sex and across the intersection of sex and race. -
July 11, 2023
Aspirnaut scientific symposium set for Friday, July 14
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center community is invited to attend a scientific symposium on Friday, July 14, presented by high school participants in the Aspirnaut K-20 STEM pipeline for diversity and wellness. -
July 7, 2023
Novel treatments for fake patients
A customizable framework uses simulated patients to distinguish effects of a new treatment from “learning effects” for clinicians; it should help identify training opportunities and hasten treatment improvements. -
July 7, 2023
Study reveals new clue to gastric cancer
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have uncovered evidence of fibroblast cells' direct involvement in the development of gastric cancer.