Smooth muscle cells that line the aorta differ in development but not in the adult, a finding that has implications for understanding aortic development and disease.

Electronic medical records linked to DNA biobanks are a valid resource for defining and understanding the genetic factors that contribute to drug response.

Vanderbilt investigators have used two types of neuroimaging to establish a “map” of connections for a brain region important in anxiety and addiction.

Influenza and parainfluenza infections – but not other respiratory viruses – increase the risk of acquiring pneumococcal bacteria, the most common cause of severe pneumonia.

A compound identified at Vanderbilt has therapeutic potential in protecting the kidney filter barrier.

Patients who suffer a longer duration of delirium in the intensive care unit are more likely to experience long-term disability after discharge.

An ion channel protein called TRIPV1 helps retinal neurons survive the elevated eye pressure associated with glaucoma.