Wash U Researchers Test Lab-Grown Antibodies As COVID-19 Treatment
ST. LOUIS –As the COVID-19 death toll continues to climb, Washington University researchers are testing whether lab-engineered proteins known as monoclonal antibodies can be used to treat the illness. Though monoclonal antibodies have been used for decades to treat a variety of ailments, including cancer and arthritis, the pandemic has propelled these synthetic immune molecules […]
Young Cancer Patients On Medicaid At Higher Risk of Death, Say St. Louis Researchers
Children and teenagers diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. can have a very different chance of survival based on the type of health insurance they have,…
Wash U Leads Global Study To Test If Malaria Drug Blocks Coronavirus
Washington University researchers are launching an international study to test whether the drug chloroquine can prevent coronavirus infection….