Lingering respiratory viruses set the stage for chronic lung disease, mouse study shows
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Newly ID’d enzyme helps pathogenic fungus build protective cell wall (Links to an external site)
Dr. Tamara Doering and Dr. Liza Loza have identified a novel enzyme involved in building the cell wall of Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungus that causes lung infections and potentially deadly cases of meningitis, primarily in people with AIDS.
Some hospitalized patients’ infections may develop from their own bacteria (Links to an external site)
Bridging the COVID-19 funding gap (Links to an external site)
In this Q&A, virologist Sean Whelan, PhD, and business leader Andrew M. Bursky explain how faculty members and donors swiftly came together to advance critical COVID-19 research.
Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells (Links to an external site)
Children hospitalized with breathing problems due to infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are likely to get sicker and remain hospitalized if they have high levels of defective copies of the virus, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Study predicts which kids hospitalized with RSV likely to worsen (Links to an external site)
Children hospitalized with breathing problems due to infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are likely to get sicker and remain hospitalized if they have high levels of defective copies of the virus, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.