The identification of a protein important for insulin synthesis may hold clues for understanding the pathogenesis of diabetes.

Structural details of a protein that is essential to normal brain function could improve treatments for epilepsy and other seizure disorders.

Researchers at four institutions, including Vanderbilt, have been awarded a five-year, $9.4 million federal grant to tackle undiagnosed congenital diarrheas caused by a single gene mutation.

Immune cells that produce an anti-inflammatory factor are enriched in fat tissue around the heart and may be good targets to improve heart attack outcomes.

New findings establish a role for the pro-inflammatory molecule IL-33 in the early development of antibody-producing B cells.

New research findings provide insight into the detrimental events that develop in response to H. pylori infection.

An inexpensive generic drug once used to prevent gastrointestinal ulcers in people taking daily NSAIDs protects against C. diff infection in mice.