Vanderbilt researchers have developed a novel algorithm to improve results from proteomic studies.

An immune system factor associated with severe asthma may actually reduce asthma attacks induced by viral infections.

In critically ill patients with sepsis, plasma hemoglobin may be a new indicator of disease severity – and a potential target for treatment with acetaminophen.

The factor IRF6 plays important roles in the development of the tongue.

Diagnostic codes used for billing purposes effectively identify smokers in a general clinic population and can be used to adjust smoking status in genetic and epidemiologic studies.

Understanding how bacteria become resistant to quinolone antibiotics could guide strategies for developing new antibacterial drugs.

Researchers have found an unusual interaction between a factor that “turns on” protein synthesis and one that produces fatty acids.