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The hormone relaxin may offer a novel approach for treating diet-induced insulin resistance.

Magnesium and vitamin D appear to work together to reduce risk of death from cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer.

Importin alpha 5, a member of a family of proteins that “shuttle” other proteins into the nucleus, is a potential new target for drugs to treat inflammatory diseases.

Understanding the regulation of mutant EGF receptors commonly found in lung cancers could lead to new targeted therapies.

Patients treated in intensive care units across the globe enter their medical care with no evidence of cognitive impairment but often leave with deficits similar to those seen in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that persist for at least a year, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Vanderbilt researchers used existing genome-wide association study datasets to identify gene interactions that contribute to tooth decay.

A panel of metabolites – small molecules that are part of metabolic processes – that are unique to macular degeneration will shed light on the disease and aid diagnosis.