Creating a device out of human cells that simulates brain chemistry is the goal of a $6.4 million grant which is part of major new federal initiative to develop a series of “organs on a chip” designed to improve the drug development process.

Stress can promote breast cancer cell colonization of bone, Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology investigators have discovered.

A genetic variant may help keep an individual’s “good” cholesterol in check.

Low oxygen – and the activation of factors that respond to this situation – may be protective in chronic kidney disease.

Research reveals clues to HIV risk in Chinese men who have sex with other men.

Study finds no evidence of increased mitochondrial mutations in the children of women treated with radiation for cancer.

A new catalog of human genetic data may help researchers uncover the genetic roots of disease and enable the ultimate realization of personalized medicine.