Led by Simon Vandekar, PhD, a group of biostatisticians earned the honor for tools that help brain researchers tell strong, trustworthy findings from weak ones. Vanderbilt Health teams took two of 15 total NIH prizes.

Although Black and Hispanic people are more apt to have dementia, they are significantly less apt than other racial and ethnic groups to show Alzheimer's pathology on brain scans. 

DNA biobanks had lacked systematic ways to evaluate whether the medical record data being analyzed accurately reflected the diseases under study.

A national search will be conducted to identify Dooley’s successor as director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and an interim director will be announced at a later date.

A vast majority of melanoma cases are linked to ultraviolet exposure from sunlight, making it largely preventable. Risk factors include fair skin, a history of sunburns (especially in childhood), numerous moles, and a family history of melanoma.

Genetic variants known to slow or speed metabolism of drugs for depression and anxiety disorders are very common.