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Viruses Found Hiding in Lungs’ Immune Cells Long After Initial Illness

A study by researchers at WashU Medicine shows that respiratory viruses can hide out in immune cells in the lungs long after the initial symptoms of an infection have resolved, creating a persistently inflammatory environment that promotes the...
29-Sep-2024 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

$12 Million Grant Aimed at Probing How Vaccines Induce Lasting Immunity

Researchers at WashU Medicine have received a $12 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to identify the factors that are responsible for long-lasting immunity against disease.
26-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Nickolas to lead Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases

Thomas Nickolas, MD, has been named the next director of the Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He comes to WashU Medicine from Columbia University and will...
26-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Census Data Reveals Significant Drop in Uninsured Missourians

The uninsured rate in Missouri has dropped significantly, according to a new analysis by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research at Washington University in St. Louis.
24-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Language Agents Help Large Language Models “Think” Better and Cheaper

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis devise an agent to help large language models think.
24-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Covid-19 Job Losses Impacted Early Withdrawal From Retirement Accounts

Having a robust emergency savings fund could help people weather financial shocks, such as job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
18-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Washu Expert: Small Business Plans Should Include Ownership Transition Support

Peter Boumgarden, director of Olin Business School’s Koch Family Center for Family Enterprise at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to expand the small business tax credit and other ways in which the...
16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

WashU Medicine Leads Two Major Pandemic Preparedness Research Projects

WashU Medicine scientists lead two large, multicenter programs to develop vaccines and antibody-based therapies for understudied viruses with pandemic potential. The programs are supported by two grants from the National Institute for Allergy and...
16-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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WashU Expert: Strike Will Test U.S. Supply Chain Resiliency

Panos Kouvelis, director of the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses the impact of the port workers’ strike on supply chain inventory and prices.
1-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT