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91�Ʋ��� researchers help answer the question of why patients with autoimmune diseases like lupus are more susceptible to bacterial infections: their neutrophils have impaired antibacterial activity.

A new study found that several, but not all, of the human monoclonal antibodies used clinically to prevent patients from becoming severely ill from COVID-19 may not be protective against the Omicron variant now sweeping across the United States.

A new data portal called Cancer-Immu established by a team of 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center biostatisticians can help cancer clinicians and researchers predict which patients will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

New research finds that fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 infections remained at high risk for hospitalization and death.

There is strong evidence that the medication apixaban (Eliquis) is preferable to rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for stoke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), with both reduced rates of severe bleeding complications as well as strokes, according to study published Dec. 21 in JAMA.

91�Ʋ���ers at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center have constructed a single-cell “atlas” of lung development that tracks multiple cell types over time.

Two devices for placing a breathing tube during critical illness had similar success rates for intubation on the first attempt, according to a study published Dec. 8 in JAMA.

New research shows the potential to identify therapeutic directions that could improve outcomes for people who stutter.

Signaling molecules called EETs could improve insulin resistance, a primary risk factor for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, 91�Ʋ��� researchers have discovered.

Minimizing variation in how rejection is diagnosed and creating standardized surveillance protocols may help inform best practices in pediatric heart transplants.

A combination of two broadly acting monoclonal antibodies isolated by researchers at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center protected non-human primates from ebolavirus disease, which causes severe and often-fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans.

91�Ʋ��� researchers are exploring the outcomes and experiences of Black and White athletes following a sports-related concussion.

Patients with schizophrenia have functional changes in the white matter of the brain, 91�Ʋ��� researchers have discovered, which may contribute to impaired working memory and processing speed.

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who received the rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib, in combination with the standard of care including corticosteroids, died less often than those receiving only the standard of care, according to a study released this week.

The tumor suppressor protein p53 is mutated in more than half of all human cancers. Several drugs that potentially can restore mutant p53 to its normal cancer-killing function are in clinical investigation.

Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center, reminds us the reasons to get vaccinated. Read More

Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center, explains how signals on deaths after COVID-19 is collected and interpreted. Read More

Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center, shares what we know about COVID-19 booster shots. Read More

A multi-institutional team led by researchers at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center has isolated monoclonal antibodies that prevent infection by alphaviruses, including the often-lethal Eastern equine encephalitis virus.

A high-fat diet disrupts the biology of the gut’s inner lining and its microbial communities — and promotes the production of a metabolite that may contribute to heart disease, according to a study published Aug. 13 in the journal Science.