Vagus nerve stimulation could be beneficial for treating Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, Vanderbilt research findings suggest.

A precise understanding of how the enzyme topoisomerase II cuts DNA could lead to better anti-cancer therapies.

New comprehensive functional MRI measurements point to the need to update models for assessing brain white matter activity and physiology.

Using gene transfer technologies to reprogram adult human kidney cells could lead to novel therapies for chronic kidney disease.

The release of neurotransmitters and hormones in the body is tightly controlled by complex protein machinery embedded in cell membranes.

A nanobeacon imaging agent that binds specifically to colorectal cancer cells may aid the early detection of cancer during colonoscopy.

The discovery that kidney cells with mutations in a certain gene are sensitive to therapies called PI3K inhibitors opens new opportunities for applying precision medicine to cancer treatment.