NIGMS

Study adds evidence for infectious agents’ role in sarcoidosis, an inflammatory condition that can lead to respiratory failure and death.

The structural architecture of the reovirus attachment protein is required for efficient reovirus infection of host cells.

Vanderbilt investigators have identified how two key components of cancer's invasive "switch" — the series of signaling events that turn on a tumor cell’s invasive behavior — work together.

A transcription factor called LIP is capable of causing one cell to consume another.

A tool developed for one institution’s electronic health records can work at other institutions, potentially facilitating the use of these records in research studies.

Stress can promote breast cancer cell colonization of bone, Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology investigators have discovered.

Cells in the back of the developing brain can give rise to brain tumors, suggesting they may be a target for treatment.