All Texas Children’s Hospital articles
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NewsAlternative approach to Lyme disease vaccine development shows promise in pre-clinical models
An international research team finds genetically engineered Lyme bacterial proteins could offer long-standing protection against infection while requiring fewer vaccinations.
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NewsResearchers discover mechanism driving immune perturbations after severe TB infections
Rsearchers have discovered a mechanism that drives the long-term decline in immune response that is observed after tuberculosis (TB) has been successfully treated.
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NewsNew Drosophila toolkit to help reveal how Covid-19 virus impacts human health
Researchers have developed a toolkit of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> COVID-19 resources to study how viral and human proteins interact, with the goal of developing therapies for symptoms caused by existing and new strains.
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NewsFly toolkit created for investigating COVID-19 infection mechanisms
A new ‘fly-to-bedside’ resource offers a shortcut for developing drug therapies needed for long COVID and future coronavirus outbreaks.
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NewsHigh-res map of the human placenta reveals COVID virus hideouts
Researchers have developed a high-resolution map of the human placenta visualizing an array of different immune microenvironments in healthy placentas from uninfected pregnancies, and those from pregnancies affected by COVID infections.
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NewsNew tool unveils communication between gut microbes and the brain
A new laboratory protocol gives researchers a road map to understand the complex traffic system between the gut and the brain and its effects both in health and disease.
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NewsNew contamination detection tool Squeegee targets low microbial biomass microbiomes
Researchers have developed a new contamination detection tool that can distinguish between a potential environmental contaminant and a genuine microbiome signal in low biomass studies – studies that contain little microbial DNA like breastmilk, placenta or amniotic fluid.