Twenty-seven chemical elements are considered to be essential for human life. Now there is a 28th — bromine.

An international research group led by Vanderbilt University scientists has shown for the first time that a lipid, or fat molecule, can regulate “psychostimulant” behaviors by interacting with a brain protein.

Science and beauty are linked, for when a scientist makes a discovery, “she sees something truly beautiful for the first time and reveals that beauty to the world.”

Laurie Glimcher, M.D., recipient of the 2013 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Lecture on Thursday, May 1.

Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered how intestinal cells build the "brush border" -- a specialized surface structure that is critical for absorbing nutrients and defending against pathogens.

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new signaling system that anthrax bacteria uses to infect its host.

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have identified a potential new drug target in subtypes of lung cancer that are difficult to treat.