A Vanderbilt expert on health policy and economics says that many people who get subsidized private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 could face confusing changes in eligibility and cost sharing, and some will be required to pay the government back after the first year of participation.

Understanding how an environmental hazard damages DNA may shed light on processes of tumor formation.

Enhancing stem cell survival is key to improving cell-based therapies for regenerative medicine, and a new drug could help.

A rare genetic change adds support to the idea that altered dopamine signaling is a key risk factor for ADHD.

The epithelial cells that line the intestines have a newly discovered mechanism for protecting us against microbes: they fire anti-bacterial "bullets" into the gut.

Identification of brain regions involved in processing sights and sounds may offer insights into disorders like autism and dyslexia.

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that the pulvinar, a mysterious structure buried in the center of our brains, determines how we see the world — and whether we see at all.