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As knowledge of pain and the highly addictive nature of opioids has grown, so has the knowledge grown about pain and its origins. A pain specialist explains the intricacies, and how treatment is changing as a result.
Chytrid fungus has caused a global "amphibian apocalypse," killing frogs worldwide. Now some appear to be evolving resistance – but a closely related fungus threatens newts and salamanders.
It's not shallow to be upset by the latest scandals. Learning about the bad behavior of people we admire can harm our very sense of self.
A chemist explains how some molecules in human breast milk help fight infection. Understanding their properties could lead to better infant formulas that share the health advantages of breastfeeding.
A mummy unearthed during construction in Iran may be the body of a former shah. For the Islamic regime, the discovery is an unwelcome reminder of Iran's secular past. For protesters, it holds promise.
The current reckoning with data has been a long time coming, a historian of privacy in the US writes.
The best way to protect elections is to plan and prepare for an audit of the results after the votes are cast.
Cognitive psychologists know the way our minds work means we not only don't notice errors and misinformation we know are wrong, we also then remember them as true.
New research suggests that hints left in Creole languages can identify where the original speakers came from – even hundreds of years after they migrated and mixed together.
A recent study found that one in three college-aged women prioritized their male partner's sexual pleasure over their own. Here's how that might lead to difficulties in saying no.
Flu virus mutates so quickly that one year's vaccine won't work on the next year's common strains. But rational design – a new way to create vaccines – might pave the way for more lasting solutions.
New research suggests politics and risk perception may explain why the US and Caribbean see climate change so differently, though both places are ever more vulnerable to powerful hurricanes.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos once called Excel Academy Public Charter School a 'shining example.' A Vanderbilt scholar explains why that description was woefully off target.
The debate around photos of two Nigerian Salafi clerics taken in London wasn't a trivial conversation about dress and recreational choices. It was loaded with symbolism.
If government and industry overhype autonomous vehicles, the public may expect too much, be disappointed and reject the new technology.
For the African-American community, Kwanzaa is not just any "black holiday. " It is a recognition that knowledge of black history is worthwhile.
Kalau pengemudi tidak perlu lagi memperhatikan jalan, maka ia bisa lebih lama menatap layar telepon seluler.
Mexico may celebrate its mixed-race heritage, but a new study shows that racism is powerful there. Darker-skinned Mexicans earn less and finish fewer years of schooling than white citizens.
The proposed PROSPER Act would change the way student financial aid is doled out and how student loans are paid back.
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Ph.D. Student in Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University
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Doctoral Student, Political Science, Vanderbilt University
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Division Chief, Pain Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of History and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Director of LAPOP, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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Research Associate, Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University
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PhD Candidate, Vanderbilt University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical & Physical Biology, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University
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Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of History; Associate Professor of Political Science; Associate Professor of Sociology; Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
