All University of Virginia School of Medicine articles
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NewsCOVID-19 discovery opens door to new treatments for chronic lung problems
A discovery was made to understand how severe viral infections, like COVID-19 and flu could destroy the ability of immune cells to repair the tissue damage in lungs, causing long COVID and other chronic lung diseases.
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NewsNew computer models open door to far more targeted antibiotics
A powerful computer-modelling approach has been developed to give the antibiotics a laser-like precision for targeting specific types of bacteria among specific parts of the human body.
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NewsFaulty ‘fight or flight’ response drives deadly C. difficile infections
The portion of our nervous systems responsible for the “fight or flight” response can shape the severity of potentially deadly C. difficile infections.
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NewsMosquito saliva can weaken body’s defenses against deadly dengue viruses
The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that thwarts the human immune system and makes it easier for people to become infected with these potentially deadly viruses, new research reveals.