Individuals with overexpression of the gene MECP2 have core features of autism spectrum disorder.

The factor STAT6 appears to play a role in the pathogenesis of an inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting it may be a promising target for new treatments.

Researchers have found an unusual interaction between a factor that “turns on” protein synthesis and one that produces fatty acids.

Vanderbilt researchers report that they have found a factor involved in the persistence of embryonic cells implicated in childhood liver cancer.

Adult cells in the pancreas can return to a less mature state – and then become a different cell type, like the beta cells that secrete insulin.

It’s possible to cure Chagas disease – a deadly tropical infection transmitted by “kissing bugs” – in a mouse model.

A protein that connects cells together participates in the calcification that occurs in heart valve disease.