Outbreak Experts: What to Expect Next from Coronavirus

Researchers from BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories explain how the virus “jumped” from animals to humans and how lethal it might prove to be Airports in China and around the world are screening travelers for signs of infection with the new coronavirus. Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images. The world has been on high alert since […]

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CAS Physicists Uncover Swimming Secrets of H. pylori

How the ulcer- and cancer-causing bacterium survives the stomach Rama Bansil (left) and Maira Constantino study how the shape of H. pylori shape contributes to its swimming ability. Their work could impact the fields of drug delivery and cancer treatment. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. While not as inspiring as the heart or as mysterious as the brain, […]

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New Targets to Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Chemist Arturo Vegas wins $1.4 million NIH grant to develop therapies that intervene at early stage of disease Arturo Vegas wants to create novel therapies that will either suppress rogue immune cells attacking the pancreas of people with type 1 diabetes or strengthen the pancreas’ defenses against the rogue cells. Photo courtesy of Arturo Vegas. […]

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