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Ethnicity proves reliable indicator of what microbes thrive in the gut

Research increasingly links the gut microbiome to a range of human maladies, including inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes and even cancer.

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Analyzing single-cell landscapes

Single-cell RNA sequencing is a powerful tool for studying cellular diversity, for example in cancer where varied tumor cell types determine diagnosis, prognosis and response to therapy.

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Five faculty elected AAAS fellows

Five Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year.

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Lung cancer survival signal

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) represents up to 25 percent of lung cancer cell deaths and is associated with early metastasis and poor patient survival.

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Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center collaboration seeks earlier diagnosis of throat cancer

Cancers of the tonsils and the base of the tongue related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) are frequently small, often with no early-stage symptoms, so many patients go undiagnosed until tumors have spread to lymph nodes in the neck.

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Exoskeleton developed at Vanderbilt University collects R&D 100 Award

Exoskeleton developed at Vanderbilt University collects R&D 100 Award

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Online platform assures cyber-physical systems research is legit, results don’t disappear

Computer scientists from around the globe are using a one-stop shop to find research results that could help them move the field of cyber-physical systems forward, improving the relationships between humans, computers and the physical world that can make life safer, energy-efficient and more convenient.

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Novel methods to treat glaucoma

Glaucoma is characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cells, leading to irreversible vision loss. Currently, the only treatable glaucoma risk factor is increased intraocular pressure.

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Vanderbilt continues in top 10 of ‘World’s Most Innovative Universities’

Vanderbilt continues in top 10 of ‘World’s Most Innovative Universities’

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Studying cellular deliveries

Many cells, including cancer cells, are known to secrete short RNAs in tiny vesicles, which then move inside other cells — potentially a form of cell-to-cell communication.

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