Infectious diseases December 6, 2021 The winter of complicated vaccination statusesSource: The Atlantic December 3, 2021 How COVID-19 harms the heartSource: National Geographic December 3, 2021 We’ll know more soon about Omicron. Here’s how to interpret the coming flood of dataSource: STAT News December 1, 2021 A reason for optimism on Omicron: Our immune systems are not blank slatesSource: STAT News November 19, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine elicits weak antibody response in people taking immunosuppressantTNF inhibitors especially impair antibody response against delta variant.News Release November 18, 2021 The pandemic’s next turn hinges on three unknownsSource: The Atlantic November 11, 2021 Living with COVID-19Science, medicine and healthcare adapt to a pandemic world.Outlook Magazine November 9, 2021 Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, follow-up study indicatesLow-cost drug lowers risk of hospitalizations, deaths.News Release October 25, 2021 Older people’s resilience during pandemic focus of $9 million grantResearch to explore the effects of social isolation on cognitive, emotional health.News Release October 21, 2021 Bridging the COVID-19 funding gapDonors and faculty members come together to advance critical research.Outlook Magazine October 12, 2021 Common respiratory virus manipulates immune genes to protect itselfFindings could lead to better therapies for respiratory syncytial virus infection.News Release October 11, 2021 Antiviral compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 from entering cellsNew compound also could be effective against other coronaviruses.News Release October 6, 2021 Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial underwayWashington University part of national Moderna study.News Release, Video October 5, 2021 NIH awards 4 medical school scientists prestigious ‘high-risk, high-reward’ grantsRichards, Laidlaw, Orvedahl, Shmuylovich chosen for their innovative research projects.News Release September 1, 2021 COVID-19 transmission at school rare for children with disabilitiesWeekly saliva tests contributed to low rates during previous school year.News Release September 1, 2021 Early COVID-19 shutdowns helped St. Louis area avoid thousands of deathsDelays in implementing public health orders likely would have resulted in many more hospitalizations, deaths.News Release August 30, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibodies in 90% taking immunosuppressantsHowever, people treated for autoimmune conditions produce weaker responses than healthy people.News Release August 20, 2021 Antibody protects against broad range of COVID-19 virus variantsTargets key part of virus’ spike protein that changes little across variants.News Release August 19, 2021 Antibodies block specific viruses that cause arthritis, brain infectionsCould form basis of universal therapy, vaccines for alphaviruses.News Release August 12, 2021 Memory disorders after viral infections focus of $8.7 million grantResearch program investigates link between viral infections, memory problems.News Release July 29, 2021 COVID-19 Exposure Notifications system launches for university communitySmartphone system complements traditional contact tracing.News Release July 1, 2021 COVID-19 aggravates antibiotic misuse in IndiaSales of antibiotics soar as threat of drug-resistant bacteria worsens.News Release June 21, 2021 COVID-19 dual-antibody therapies effective against variants in animal studyCombination therapies appear to prevent emergence of drug resistance.News Release June 17, 2021 Blood cancer patients with COVID-19 fare better with convalescent plasmaRetrospective study also indicates outcomes of critically ill patients in ICU improve when given antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients.News Release June 15, 2021 School-based COVID-19 testing initiative focuses on vulnerable populations$8 million for projects in St. Louis County and Maryland aimed at safely returning students, teachers to classrooms.News Release June 15, 2021 What makes us sneeze?Molecules, nerve cells in brain trigger sneezes; understanding may point to ways to quell spread of infectious viruses.News Release May 25, 2021 For men, low testosterone means high risk of severe COVID-19New clues on why more men than women develop severe disease.News Release April 22, 2021 Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illnessMajor study details numerous long-term effects of COVID-19, pointing to massive health burden.News Release April 7, 2021 Nearly half of the new US virus infections are in just 5 statesSource: Associated Press April 6, 2021 For breastfeeding moms, COVID-19 vaccinations may also protect babiesMajor boost in COVID-19 antibodies seen in breast milk after vaccination.News Release March 19, 2021 COVID-19 transmission rare in schools with masking, distancing, contact tracingSafe, in-person learning focus of CDC collaboration.News Release March 11, 2021 Combating COVID-19: Labs pivot to fight a common enemyLabs retooled to investigate how the virus causes disease and to develop drugs, vaccines and diagnostics.Outlook Magazine March 8, 2021 Immune cell implicated in development of lung disease following viral infectionFindings could help explain how asthma, COPD, severe COVID-19 are triggered.News Release March 4, 2021 New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variantsWorrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virus.News Release March 1, 2021 COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contractionStudy reveals details of how coronavirus infects heart; models of tissue damage may help develop potential therapies.News Release February 18, 2021 Plans underway for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trialsTrials to help determine how well immune systems of children respond to vaccines that are shown to be safe, effective in adults.News Release Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 Next ›
