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Study design compared a) a single session of transcranial magnetic stimulation to b) an accelerated, multi-session protocol. Each group of participants received pre- and post-session neuroimaging and cognitive assessments.
September 10, 2026

Noninvasive brain stimulation may help reduce cognitive deficits in schizophrenia

The procedure involves a magnetic coil placed on the scalp that generates magnetic pulses that pass through the skull and, by inducing small electrical currents, modulates neural activity in targeted areas of the brain.

September 10, 2026

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt joins Golisano Children’s Alliance with $40 million gift to advance pediatric heart care  

As part of the gift, Monroe Carell will help establish a consortium dedicated to pediatric heart care across Golisano Children’s Alliance hospitals.

September 9, 2026

25 years ago, Jill Grandas’ actions on 9/11 helped save a baby girl’s life. Last week, they met.

A donor liver needed to get from Vanderbilt to a hospital in Texas to save 6-month-old Kareena’s life. The problem: In the wake of the terrorist attacks, there were no planes flying.

The rod-shaped pathogen C. diff must overcome a variety of threats to survive and grow in the gut. (illustration by Adobe Stock)
September 9, 2026

C. diff coordinates threat response to survive in gut

It’s critical to understand how C. diff adapts to environmental stressors in the gut in order to identify novel antimicrobial targets.

Hugh Barrington Lawrence III, from Beacon, New York, admitted to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Pathway, receives his white coat from IGP Director Madhvi Venkatesh, DPhil, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 9, 2026

New graduate students are urged to forge reputations ‘others can trust’

White lab coats symbolize academic rigor, scientific excellence and commitment to benefit society through research and discovery.

September 9, 2026

Why the bridge between Hearing and Speech Sciences and Neurology takes a good listener

Changes in a patient’s voice and speech patterns can be indicators of neurological disease and provide the key to a diagnosis.