Health and Medicine | News Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:41:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Christos Constantinidis: Decoding Working Memory /2026/07/22/christos-constantinidis-decoding-working-memory/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:00:40 +0000 /?p=1472421 Ege Kavalali: From Circuits to Synapses /2026/07/15/ege-kavalali-from-circuits-to-synapses/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:12:52 +0000 /?p=1472262 Michael Kim: Mapping the brain’s communication system /2026/07/08/michael-kim-mapping-the-brains-communication-system/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:47:49 +0000 /?p=1472307 BRET’s Annual Career Symposium showcases the many paths of biomedical science careers https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/06/22/brets-annual-career-symposium-showcases-the-many-paths-of-biomedical-science-careers/#new_tab Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:39:21 +0000 /?p=1472227 Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: Advancing neuroscience research at the 91ÌÆ²®»¢ School of Medicine Basic Sciences https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/06/24/alzheimers-and-brain-awareness-month-advancing-neuroscience-research-at-the-vanderbilt-school-of-medicine-basic-sciences/#new_tab Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:34:12 +0000 /?p=1472224 Eating breakfast affects how your body responds to lunch—and a hormone is to blame https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/06/09/eating-breakfast-affects-how-your-body-responds-to-lunch-and-a-hormone-is-to-blame/#new_tab Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:05:25 +0000 /?p=1472166 Gianni Castiglione named Pew Biomedical Scholar  /2026/06/18/gianni-castiglione-named-pew-biomedical-scholar/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:28:31 +0000 /?p=1471988 Martin Egli’s Kairos Lecture focused on RNA’s physical characteristics and how they influence its biological roles and disease https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/06/03/martin-eglis-kairos-lecture-focused-on-rnas-physical-characteristics-and-how-they-influence-its-biological-roles-and-disease/#new_tab Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:14:02 +0000 /?p=1471785 91ÌÆ²®»¢ researchers develop comprehensive guide for how the brain’s wiring changes with age /2026/05/27/vanderbilt-researchers-develop-comprehensive-guide-for-how-the-brains-wiring-changes-with-age/ Wed, 27 May 2026 18:53:47 +0000 /?p=1471605 Center for Structural Biology and Center for AI in Protein Dynamics symposium discusses the joining of structural biology and AI https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/05/15/center-for-structural-biology-and-center-for-ai-in-protein-dynamics-symposium-discusses-the-joining-of-structural-biology-and-ai/#new_tab Wed, 27 May 2026 17:37:18 +0000 /?p=1471599 Brandt Eichman first 91ÌÆ²®»¢ faculty member awarded prestigious Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship https://as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2026/05/12/brandt-eichman-first-vanderbilt-faculty-member-awarded-prestigious-royal-society-wolfson-visiting-fellowship/#new_tab Wed, 20 May 2026 13:41:11 +0000 /?p=1471512 A rare bacterial protein tweak could point to new antibiotic targets https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/04/21/a-rare-bacterial-protein-tweak-could-point-to-new-antibiotic-targets/#new_tab Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:09:52 +0000 /?p=1470040 91ÌÆ²®»¢ engineers identify new pathway that may influence breast cancer recurrence following radiation treatment https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2026/04/06/vanderbilt-engineers-identify-new-pathway-that-may-influence-breast-cancer-recurrence-following-radiation-treatment/#new_tab Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:59:34 +0000 /?p=1469754 PFAS—‘forever chemicals’—directly shown to alter thyroid structure and function https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/03/23/pfas-forever-chemicals-directly-shown-to-alter-thyroid-structure-and-function/#new_tab Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:52:55 +0000 /?p=1469752 Meet the departments: Unraveling the mysteries of human cells one discovery at a time https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/03/12/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-human-cells-one-discovery-at-a-time/#new_tab Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:33:39 +0000 /?p=1469333 Novel compounds open new research avenues for Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/02/24/novel-compounds-open-new-research-avenues-for-alzheimers-disease-therapeutics/#new_tab Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:14:25 +0000 /?p=1468965 Aging researchers find new puzzle piece in the game of longevity https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/02/02/aging-researchers-find-new-puzzle-piece-in-the-game-of-longevity/#new_tab Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:11:30 +0000 /?p=1468962 Targeting immune suppression to overcome melanoma resistance https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2026/02/16/proposed-drug-combination-targets-immune-suppression-to-overcome-melanoma-resistance/#new_tab Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:29:39 +0000 /?p=1468598 Frist Center for Autism and Innovation staff members receive prestigious Nimoy-Knight Foundation Award https://www.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinnovation/fcai-staff-members-receive-prestigious-nimoy-knight-foundation-award/#new_tab Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:38:28 +0000 /?p=1468378 91ÌÆ²®»¢ announces fall 2025 internal research funding award recipients /2026/02/09/vanderbilt-announces-fall-2025-internal-research-funding-award-recipients/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:18:31 +0000 /?p=1468210