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June 18, 2020
COVID-19 antibody tests evaluated as diagnostic test in low-resource settings
Such antibody tests use finger-prick blood samples, deliver quick results .
News Release
June 16, 2020
Oral antibiotics work, shorten hospital stays for IV drug users with infections
Providing such patients oral meds reduces hospital readmissions.
News Release
June 12, 2020
Podcast: How do we safely navigate re-openings while coronavirus risks remain?
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' focuses on how best to fend off COVID-19 as restrictions are lifted.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
June 10, 2020
COVID-19 mouse model will speed search for drugs, vaccines
Could aid efforts to study risk factors for severe illness, death.
News Release
May 29, 2020
Burnham recognized by national microbiology society
Honored for research and leadership in clinical microbiology.
National Leaders
May 21, 2020
$5 million supports research into neglected tropical diseases
Grants fund studies of parasitic infections affecting millions worldwide.
News Release
May 12, 2020
On the front lines: Jennifer Schmidt
General internist discusses how she has changed her clinic in response to COVID-19.
Video
May 8, 2020
On the front lines: Jeffrey Henderson
Infectious diseases specialist describes how COVID-19 plasma therapy works.
Video
April 23, 2020
Maker Task Force works to protect front-line health-care workers
From medicine to engineering to clothing design, university expertise fights COVID-19.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
April 22, 2020
Diabetes reversed in mice with genetically edited stem cells derived from patients
CRISPR corrects genetic defect so cells can normalize blood sugar.
News Release
April 16, 2020
COVID-19 survivors needed to donate blood plasma
Plasma transfusion program launched at Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
News Release
April 16, 2020
Research in most university labs moved from bench to internet
Some labs remain active, with focus switched to COVID-19.
Medical Campus & Community
April 13, 2020
Podcast: Clinical trials launch to evaluate antimalarial, antidepressant drugs to treat COVID-19
Repurposing of FDA-approved drugs is fastest way to launch COVID-19 clinical trials.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
April 13, 2020
Study to evaluate antidepressant as potential COVID-19 treatment
Drug fluvoxamine may help prevent life-threatening ‘cytokine storm’.
News Release
April 3, 2020
With low supplies, DIY medical gear is on the rise
Source: NPR Science Friday
April 3, 2020
Medical clinic shifts approach to patient care to defend against COVID-19
FEMA disaster management strategy guides rapid turnaround.
News Release
March 27, 2020
Why ‘death rates’ from coronavirus can be deceiving
Source: NPR
March 23, 2020
Possible COVID-19 treatment: transfusion of antibodies from recovered patients’ blood
Century-old idea applied to modern pandemic.
News Release
March 19, 2020
Immunotherapy using ‘young cells’ offers promising option against cancer
Study in mouse, human cells suggests unique anti-cancer properties of such a therapy.
News Release
March 16, 2020
Breast milk may help prevent sepsis in preemies
Keeps gut bacteria from moving into bloodstream.
News Release
March 5, 2020
School of Medicine physicians, researchers tackle coronavirus
Clinical teams ready; research for vaccines, drugs underway.
News Release
March 3, 2020
Immune cells play surprising role in heart, mouse study suggests
Immune system’s B cells appear to influence how heart develops, beats.
News Release
March 3, 2020
Radiation therapy for colon cancer works better when specific protein blocked
Targeting protein helps radiation destroy tumor cells while preserving healthy tissue.
News Release
February 26, 2020
Revving up immune system may help treat eczema
Boosting natural killer cells in mice improves skin rash.
News Release, Video