Topic: Pathology & Immunology Department March 24, 2021 Zika virus helps destroy deadly brain cancer in miceVirus-based therapy may unlock potential of immunotherapy for glioblastoma.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 11, 2021 Foodborne fungus impairs intestinal wound healing in Crohn’s diseaseStudy in mice, people suggests new approaches to treating symptoms.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 February 16, 2021 Cote named a National Academy of Inventors senior memberRecognized for developing technologies to improve cancer diagnosis, care.National Leaders February 16, 2021 Antibody-based COVID-19 treatments work best in concert with immune cellsFindings involving antibody effector functions could help improve design of next-generation COVID-19 antibody drugs.News Release February 15, 2021 Immune therapies for heart disease aim of international research networkWashington University researchers part of team probing inflammation after heart attack.News Release February 5, 2021 Scientists to explore whether anti-inflammatory drugs control blood sugarNew grant to fund research into drugs that showed promise in small study of people with Crohn’s disease.News Release 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.News Release January 20, 2021 For some, GI tract may be vulnerable to COVID-19 infectionPeople with Barrett’s esophagus have SARS-CoV-2 receptors in upper GI tract.News Release December 8, 2020 Bateman, Diamond, Hultgren named to National Academy of InventorsSchool of Medicine scientists honored for innovation.News Release November 18, 2020 Lethal brain infections in mice thwarted by decoy moleculeDiscovery of receptor, generation of decoy could help contain outbreaks of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus.News Release November 13, 2020 Study: Respiratory failure in COVID-19 usually not driven by cytokine stormFindings indicate anti-inflammatory drugs likely to benefit only a fraction of people with severe disease.News Release November 3, 2020 Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirusOther viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, replicate in corneal tissue.News Release October 13, 2020 Role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease is focus of $8.5 million grantTools developed to probe the virome could aid in variety of research .News Release September 24, 2020 Antibodies protect against wide range of influenza B virus strainsFindings point the way to developing a broad-spectrum flu drug.News Release September 14, 2020 Immune system affects mind and body, study indicatesImmune cells produce molecule that influences vigilance, alertness in mice.News Release August 31, 2020 Study provides insight on how to build a better flu vaccineNew approach enables scientists to see how immune system responds to vaccination.News Release August 27, 2020 Identifying emerging diseases focus of new international collaborationSchool of Medicine to become 1 of 10 sites under new Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases.News Release August 21, 2020 Nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in miceNasal delivery produces more widespread immune response than intramuscular injection.News Release August 19, 2020 New center to explore brain, immune system connectionsDiscoveries will aid efforts to develop immune therapies for neurological diseases.News Release August 11, 2020 Immunotherapy-resistant cancers eliminated in mouse studyAntibody that blocks TREM2 protein frees immune cells to reject cancer.News Release July 20, 2020 Lab-made virus mimics COVID-19 virusIs safer to work with, can aid efforts to find drugs, vaccines.News Release July 15, 2020 Loeb Teaching Fellows announcedHagemann, Mian, Miller-Thomas awarded fellowships for 2020-22.Medical Campus & Community Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 10 Next ›