The elasticity of a scaffold used for healing skin wounds is a key factor in promoting regeneration versus scarring.

Vanderbilt investigators report an improved model for estimating brain health, using MRI.

An enzyme that builds DNA is able to insert the wrong building blocks, which could generate mutations.

Certain protein factors have been identified as attractive targets for treating diabetic retinopathy, a major cause of blindness in adults.

Vanderbilt investigators have identified a new biomarker to assess platelet function.

Providing an educational booklet on colonoscopy preparation increased the odds of an adequate quality of bowel preparation by more than two-fold.

Telomeres – the caps on the end of chromosomes – are a source of stress for a particular protein involved in copying DNA, a new study reports.