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Genetic variation in GABA-A receptors confers risk for inherited forms of epilepsy.

A number of factors during infancy increase the risk that a child will later develop asthma.

Vanderbilt researchers show that two factors promote the repair of myelin, the nerve cell covering that deteriorates in diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

A new animal model can be used to “dissect” the inflammatory response to infection.

New findings offer a potential strategy for preventing heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a high-throughput assay that will aid in identifying new compounds to treat preterm labor or postpartum bleeding.