New insights to the workings of a protein that moves neurotransmitters across the nerve cell membrane could aid the design of more effective antidepressants.

Vanderbilt University researchers are closer to understanding the link between obesity, chronic inflammation and type 2 diabetes.

A Vanderbilt University-led research team has discovered a “master regulator” for cholesterol production and transport in the liver — a tiny piece of RNA called microRNA-223.

It sounds like a potato chip. But CRISPR is actually the acronym for a new genome editing technique that, by many accounts, is accelerating the study of genes and disease.

Understanding how to control the generation of regulatory T cells could have important implications for treating autoimmunity and cancer.

Insights into the workings of DNA damage response proteins such as SMARCAL1 could suggest new ways to improve genome integrity and prevent cancer.

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered small molecules that turn off cancerous Ras signals in a new way.