molecular physiology and biophysics Archive
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November 18, 2015
Fighting type 2 diabetes with FGF1
The growth factor FGF1 induces the growth of new insulin-producing beta cells and may help treat type 2 diabetes. -
September 8, 2015
Immune cells and obesity
Understanding how macrophage immune cells accumulate in fat tissue and contribute to the pathology of obesity could lead to the development of novel therapeutics for metabolic disorders. -
August 20, 2015
New therapeutic target for diabetes
The factor FoxM1 increases the proliferation and function of insulin-producing beta cells, making it an attractive therapeutic target for diabetes. -
July 29, 2015
In a zebrafish’s eye
Vanderbilt investigators demonstrate that a certain eye lens protein is evolutionarily conserved between zebrafish and rat, suggesting that zebrafish can be used as a model system to understand eye lens disorders such as cataracts. -
July 9, 2015
Signals of schizophrenia
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a possible molecular mechanism of schizophrenia that could lead to new treatments for the disorder. -
June 11, 2015
A “CRISPR” way to study disease
Using revolutionary CRISPR technology, Vanderbilt investigators have developed a fast and simple method to simultaneously turn off multiple genes in order to study complex diseases. -
April 20, 2015
Boosting beta cells in diabetes
New findings suggest that it might be possible to treat diabetes by regenerating insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.