by | Apr 20, 2022 | Jain, Umang, Stappenbeck, Thaddeus
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have identified a new avenue for treatment of non-healing ulcers in patients with Crohn’s disease by targeting Debaryomyces hansenii. While the cause of Crohn’s disease is unknown, the fungus D. hansenii colonize…
by | Apr 18, 2022 | Chandra, Pallavi, Coullon, Heloise, Philips, Jennifer
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Researchers in Jennifer Philips’ lab at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a more sensitive biomarker test for active tuberculosis infection. These biomarkers, found in the sputum and plasma, comprise of cholesterol metabolites that are cooperatively prod…
by | Mar 10, 2022 | Kremer, Jeff, Lange, Sara, Van Tine, Brian
— Background: Synovial sarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma that most commonly affects young adults. Like many other cancers, there are currently no targeted chemotherapies for synovial sarcoma. Current treatment often consists of a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. The met…
by | Feb 18, 2022 | Mudd, Philip
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Researchers in Philip Mudd’s lab at Washington University have developed a blood biomarker test that detects impending respiratory failure before existing diagnostics. High levels of the biomarker IP-10 in the blood are correlated with the subsequent development of acu…
by | Feb 16, 2022 | Azab, Abdel Kareem, Muz, Barbara
— Researchers in Prof. Abdel Kareem Azab’s laboratory have developed a biologically-targeted cellular drug delivery system to precisely target therapeutic or diagnostic agents to a wide range of cancers. Delivering drugs directly to cancer cells and not to healthy cells could improve outcomes by…