by | Oct 22, 2019 | Artyomov, Maxim, Lampropoulou, Vasiliki "Vicky"
— Technology Summary: Approximately 1.3 million individuals each year in USA alone are affected by ischemia-reperfusion injuries. A substantial portion of such injuries is the result of macrophage-mediated inflammation. There are some conventional methods for treating macrophage-mediated inflammation,…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Chandra, Pallavi, Philips, Jennifer
— Background: Worldwide, there are over 10 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) annually, resulting in 1.8 million deaths. This makes Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium causing TB, the world’s leading infectious disease killer. Even for drug susceptible TB, the treatment courses a…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Colditz, Graham, Corcoran, Heather
— Zuum is a health-risk assessment software that serves as a prognostic for various types of cancer.
by | Jul 31, 2018 | Liu, Chang, Pfeifer, John
— Technology Description: In collaboration with the scientists at Broad Institute, WU scientists have developed a new software with a new algorithm that enables HLA high resolution typing from exome sequencing data. It will provide a significantly better tool to guide the bone marrow transplantation a…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Colditz, Graham
— One important aspect for individuals to maintain health and prevent disease is through an educational understanding of making healthy choices while avoiding unhealthy choices. Clinicians at Washington University in St. Louis have created an evidence-based guide to disease prevention and healthy liv…