NIMH

June 28, 2011

Inflammation relief: what’s the delay?

New research offers hope for patients needing the anti-inflammatory benefits of glucocorticoids without the adverse side effects associated with them.

By VUMC News and Communications

June 24, 2011

Fine-tuned protein makes memories

Researchers discover new wrinkles in how proteins build memories.

By Leigh MacMillan

June 24, 2011

Cocaine’s effects on the teenage brain

Cocaine exposure during the teen years causes long-lasting brain and behavioral changes in rats.

By VUMC News and Communications

April 14, 2011

Sleep strategy used by night nurses throws off their circadian clocks

As many as 25 percent of hospital nurses use sleep deprivation to adjust to working on the night shift, the poorest strategy for adapting their internal, circadian clocks to a night-time schedule.

By VUMC News and Communications

March 18, 2011

Spying on shape-shifting enzyme

New molecular views of an enzyme may inform therapies for neurological, psychiatric or cardiac diseases.

By VUMC News and Communications