New details about a host mechanism that fights off HIV may reveal strategies for therapies to treat or prevent HIV infection.

Identification of a gene that is involved in the development of heart valves offers new insights into congenital heart valve disease.

Abnormalities of the hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped brain region involved in learning and memory, may play a role in the psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits of schizophrenia.

Brain systems involved in the body’s stress response may drive drug relapse.

A new understanding of the biochemical pathway that builds our skin barrier could lead to treatments for skin diseases.

It may be possible to prevent preterm birth by modifying the father’s diet before a baby's conception.

Blocking a certain protein during radiation to treat brain cancers could protect the brain’s thinking powers.