A new study identifies interactions between genes and nutrients that may participate in determining levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has stepped up its support of research aimed at cracking the mysteries of the genome, the master DNA code.

Warfarin dosing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center just got safer and more effective.

Two newly identified gene variants linked to breast cancer may aid in predicting disease risk and targeting screening and prevention strategies.

When O.T. Hayes, 67, of Lebanon, Tenn., first starting seeing his cardiologist, David Hansen, M.D., for treatment of his coronary artery disease, it was hard to predict which of the various medications available would help control Haynes’ high cholesterol.

A rare, inherited mutation confers an eightfold increased risk of prostate cancer, a recent study shows.

Vanderbilt researchers are investigating the potential benefits of prospective genetic testing for drug safety.