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The discovery of a new gene that can influence a person's risk for developing epilepsy could improve diagnostic tools and open the door for new therapies. Read More

Antioxidant compounds may counteract the neurotoxic effects of methylmercury, new research suggests. Read More

An obesity-associated genetic variation makes fatty food more rewarding yet less satisfying, new research in mice suggests. Read More

A new study finds no link between childhood vaccinations and a type of metabolism disorder. The study is the latest to provide evidence of vaccination safety. Read More

Jonathan Haines, director, Vanderbilt Center for Human Genetics Research (Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt researchers, who helped organize a consortium including the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and the Boston University School of Medicine, have identified four new genes linked to… Read More

Researchers have identified a gene that increases the risk for developing sick sinus syndrome – the most common cause for implanting a cardiac pacemaker. Read More

The brain’s ability to process multiple sensory inputs continues to develop well into childhood, a recent study shows. Read More

Combining targeted therapies may increase their effectiveness in treating a common and aggressive form of breast cancer. Read More

Researchers define the protein interactions that establish our organs' lining. Read More

New molecular views of an enzyme may inform therapies for neurological, psychiatric or cardiac diseases. Read More

Patients with certain autonomic nervous system disorders have impaired odor identification, which could aid in diagnosis. Read More

A new laser technique can measure interactions between proteins tangled in a cell's membrane and a variety of other biological molecules: extremely difficult measurements that can aid the process of drug discovery. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has established a new Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery to accelerate research that may lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and other disorders of the brain. Read More

Increasing an enzyme required for a type of colon tissue may help dampen inflammation, a known risk factor for colon cancer. Read More

Researchers use genetic manipulations in mice and single-cell analyses to help explain stem cell regulation. Read More

New gene expression atlas created for roundworms provides a basis for establishing roles for individual genes in the development of specific cell types. Read More

A component of some MRI scans reveals that "soft" components, like collagen and collagen-bound water, are important players in bone strength. Read More

A new mouse model offers the ability to better test how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work and could lead to the development of new classes of anti-depressants. Read More

Results of a landmark, seven-year National Institutes of Health-funded trial, Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), demonstrate clear benefit for babies who undergo fetal surgery to treat spina bifida, the most common birth defect in the central nervous system. Read More

Jonathan Haines and his colleagues at Vanderbilt are part of a global collaboration to discover and map all genes relating to Alzheimer's disease. (Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt University) Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and across the globe, announced today a multi-national collaboration to discover and map all genes relating… Read More