A strain of mutant mice provide a novel model for studying glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes during pregnancy and suggest that certain molecules may be useful for therapeutic applications.

Compounds developed at Vanderbilt could offer a whole new way to treat atherosclerosis.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center doctors announced today they will begin screening patients who take commonly prescribed statin drugs for a rare genetic variation that can increase risks for side effects from these drugs such as muscle aches, kidney damage and even death.

Bipolar depression and schizophrenia share patterns of changes in neurons that regulate information flow, new research shows.

Abnormalities of the hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped brain region involved in learning and memory, may play a role in the psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits of schizophrenia.

A new understanding of the biochemical pathway that builds our skin barrier could lead to treatments for skin diseases.

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