Health and Medicine

It’s possible to increase the permeability of blood vessels and accelerate insulin action in muscle, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

A new study identified multiple genetic locations associated with the size and number of uterine fibroids — common non-cancerous uterine tumors.

Targeting the immune system may provide a new avenue for therapeutic intervention in psychiatric diseases characterized by motivational and cognitive deficits.

New research sheds light on how changes in blood vessel forces enhance immune cell activation and promote hypertension.

Alyssa Hasty and colleagues demonstrated that immune cells called macrophages act in fat tissue to store iron and prevent iron toxicity.

The research suggests that metformin should be further studied clinically for the prevention of liver cancer.

The new mapping approach, called suitability score mapping, should improve public health assessments and interventions for geographic-specific infections.