Health and Medicine

A protein called IRTKS helps build the microvilli that form the border of cells in the intestines, explaining why the protein is a frequent target of gut pathogens.

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that IgM-type antibodies appear to play a protective role to prevent the development of type 1 diabetes — and that purified IgM antibodies can reverse the disease.

Vanderbilt investigators have developed a new analytical tool to identify, quantify and analyze small RNAs.

New findings demonstrate a previously unappreciated role of Shh signaling activity in the proliferation of CGNPs — the presumed cell-of-origin for a subset of the malignant pediatric brain tumor medulloblastoma.

New findings link flux through glycolysis, which produces cellular energy, with transcription and gene expression via histone modification.

Extracorporeal photopheresis treatment for stem cell transplant-related complications produces a response in up to 60 percent of patients.

Risk factors for arrhythmias after heart surgery in infants include medications, infant age and higher surgical complexity, but not two genetic variants examined by Vanderbilt researchers.