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May 7, 2021

Finding alternatives to traditional antibiotics aim of $11 million grant

Team aims to treat bacterial infections without antibiotics, develop new class of antibiotics.

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May 4, 2021

Brain’s lymphatic system tied to Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice

Source: The Scientist

April 28, 2021

Draining brain’s debris enhances Alzheimer’s therapies in mice

Impaired drainage also may play a role in Alzheimer’s in people.

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April 9, 2021

Genomic testing services in pathology & immunology department to be expanded

Changes aimed at improving diagnosis of cancer, inherited diseases.

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March 24, 2021

Zika virus helps destroy deadly brain cancer in mice

Virus-based therapy may unlock potential of immunotherapy for glioblastoma.

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March 11, 2021

Combating COVID-19: Labs pivot to fight a common enemy

Labs retooled to investigate how the virus causes disease and to develop drugs, vaccines and diagnostics.

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March 11, 2021

Foodborne fungus impairs intestinal wound healing in Crohn’s disease

Study in mice, people suggests new approaches to treating symptoms.

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March 4, 2021

New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants

Worrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virus.

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February 16, 2021

Antibody-based COVID-19 treatments work best in concert with immune cells

Findings involving antibody effector functions could help improve design of next-generation COVID-19 antibody drugs.

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February 15, 2021

Immune therapies for heart disease aim of international research network

Washington University researchers part of team probing inflammation after heart attack.

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February 5, 2021

Scientists to explore whether anti-inflammatory drugs control blood sugar

New grant to fund research into drugs that showed promise in small study of people with Crohn’s disease.

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January 27, 2021

How does the immune system keep tabs on the brain?

Study finds site of immune surveillance of the brain, points to new ways to target brain inflammation.

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January 20, 2021

For some, GI tract may be vulnerable to COVID-19 infection

People with Barrett’s esophagus have SARS-CoV-2 receptors in upper GI tract.

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December 8, 2020

Bateman, Diamond, Hultgren named to National Academy of Inventors

School of Medicine scientists honored for innovation.

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November 18, 2020

Lethal brain infections in mice thwarted by decoy molecule

Discovery of receptor, generation of decoy could help contain outbreaks of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus.

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November 13, 2020

Study: Respiratory failure in COVID-19 usually not driven by cytokine storm

Findings indicate anti-inflammatory drugs likely to benefit only a fraction of people with severe disease.

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November 3, 2020

Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus

Other viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, replicate in corneal tissue.

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October 13, 2020

Role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease is focus of $8.5 million grant

Tools developed to probe the virome could aid in variety of research .

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September 24, 2020

Antibodies protect against wide range of influenza B virus strains

Findings point the way to developing a broad-spectrum flu drug.

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September 14, 2020

Immune system affects mind and body, study indicates

Immune cells produce molecule that influences vigilance, alertness in mice.

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August 31, 2020

Study provides insight on how to build a better flu vaccine

New approach enables scientists to see how immune system responds to vaccination.

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August 27, 2020

Identifying emerging diseases focus of new international collaboration

School of Medicine to become 1 of 10 sites under new Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

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