What if diagnosing a bacterial infection took minutes instead of hours? Vanderbilt scientists are working to make that a reality. Every year, 23 million Americans…
Forging a path to the end of the peanut allergy
Having grown up with allergies, I am very familiar with the painstaking process of skin and blood tests used to determine my sensitivities to a…
Tylenol: The everyday painkiller with a hidden edge
If you’ve ever reached for a bottle of Tylenol to help you recover from a long day of studying, a banging headache, or a fever…
The fluoride fix: How a tiny mineral makes a big splash in your tap water
Fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral, has been added to public drinking water supplies across the United States since 1945 to combat tooth decay. This practice,…
Floor vs. bed: Exploring possible health benefits of floor sleeping
For Vanderbilt students, sleeping on the floor or in a bed might seem like a small detail, but it could impact your health, especially when…
The health benefits of forest bathing through the art of shinrin-yoku
Vanderbilt’s campus is a designated arboretum — home to 6,181 trees as of 2013 — so students can take advantage of the Japanese tradition of…
How Vanderbilt researchers are pioneering pancreatic cancer detection
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, mainly because it’s so hard to catch early. By the time doctors detect it, the…
Rejuvenating cells, reversing aging: Yamanaka factors in medicine
Aging has long been viewed as inevitable. The thought of wrinkles marking our skin may not seem so daunting until the fear of age-related diseases…
Lung cancer: Most neglected, most deadly
A grandparent, a parent, an aunt, or an uncle — almost everyone knows someone affected by lung cancer. Lung cancer kills more people than any…
My surgeon is a robot: Vanderbilt’s efforts to develop a fully autonomous surgical robot
A Vanderbilt University research team has launched a project to develop a fully autonomous surgical robot capable of performing surgical procedures without any human intervention.…