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.

One of the most formidable weapons in a cancer’s arsenal is the ability to spread to other organs.

Influenza and parainfluenza infections – but not other respiratory viruses – increase the risk of acquiring pneumococcal bacteria, the most common cause of severe pneumonia.

A compound identified at Vanderbilt has therapeutic potential in protecting the kidney filter barrier.

An ion channel protein called TRIPV1 helps retinal neurons survive the elevated eye pressure associated with glaucoma.

Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego and Vanderbilt University have discovered a “missing link” in the structure of a transmembrane receptor that could lead to new treatments for autism, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.