‘Good cholesterol’ may protect liver

New School of Medicine research shows that a type of “good cholesterol” called HDL3, when produced in the intestine, protects the liver from inflammation and injury. This HDL blocks inflammatory signals produced by common gut bacteria.

Carter appointed vice chancellor for innovation, CCO

Dedric Carter, vice chancellor for operations and technology transfer, has been appointed WashU’s first vice chancellor for innovation and chief commercialization officer (CCO).

Olympics provide untapped chance to improve health

Given the increased interest in sports and exercise around the Olympics, events such as the Summer Games in Tokyo represent an unrealized opportunity to improve global health, finds a new paper from the Brown School.

COVID-19 aggravates antibiotic misuse in India

Antibiotic sales soared during India’s first surge of COVID-19, suggesting that the drugs were inappropriately used to treat mild and moderate COVID-19 infections, according to research led by the School of Medicine.

How people prefer to receive life-changing news

According to a study co-authored by an Olin Business School researcher, behavioral patterns can be predicted by understanding information-seeking and information-aversion behaviors.

Depth of perception

New research from Arts & Sciences biologists shines a spotlight on how plant cells perceive forces such as touch and explores how these cells differ from animal cells.

Notables

Brazilian immunologist José Luís Fachi will join the laboratory of Marco Colonna, MD, at the School of Medicine, as a Pew Latin American Fellow in Biomedical Sciences. Fachi plans to study how metabolites produced by healthy gut bacteria promote intestinal immunity.

Research Wire

Tae Seok Moon, associate professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a three-year $501,246 grant from the Office of Naval Research to study heat from the human microbiota.

Notables

Betsy Sinclair, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, has been named a fellow of the Society for Political Methodology. The honor recognizes Sinclair’s outstanding scholarly contributions to the development of political methodology.