NIMH

Electronic health records and biobanks can be effectively combined to detect and study Mendelian diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

Researchers from VUMC are investigating whether participation in a specially designed theatre program can improve social competence in adults with autism.

Roger Colbran and colleagues have discovered new molecular details about the function of an enzyme with a key role in shaping learning and memory.

An international research team has discovered a new genetic syndrome caused by mutation of a single gene and named it CATIFA, an acronym for its core symptoms.

Inhibiting COX-2 — an enzyme associated with inflammation — could provide a novel therapeutic approach for stress-related psychiatric disorders.

Vanderbilt neurologists have identified a protein modification that could be targeted to reduce neuronal excitability in epilepsy.

Studies of relational memory function may reveal novel mechanisms for therapeutic intervention for patients in the early stages of psychosis.