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Taking the whoop out of whooping cough

Using animal models, WVU researchers have investigated whether an update of DTaP could strengthen the immune system’s attack on Bordetella pertussis, the bacteria that causes whooping cough.

Cell-phone-sized device that stimulates nerve in neck may prevent migraine

Drugs called triptans are the “mainstay of migraine treatment,” said West Virginia University neurologist Umer Najib, but typically, patients can’t take them more than twice a week. If they have a third migraine, they’re out of luck. But Najib is researching a new way to treat—and prevent—migraine attacks without this limitation: neuromodulation.

Jan. 28, 2020: WVU monitoring coronavirus outbreak

Jan. 28, 2020 - WVU students or faculty contemplating or planning to travel abroad, especially to China and other locations where coronavirus is present, should take extra precautions and be aware of the public health situations at their destination.

Project Smiles fundraiser helps with treatment planning

Members of Delta Sigma Delta Chi Chi launched Project Smiles as a philanthropic effort to bring oral healthcare to as many patients as possible. The goal is to help patients avoid ending their treatment plans because of financial burden.

Chambers’ planned gift to benefit WVU

The legacy of Drs. John T. (Jack) and June Richie Chambers of Charleston will live on through a planned gift made by the late alumni to West Virginia University.

From refugee to researcher: Graduate student focuses on harmful particle exposure

Now in her third year as a doctoral student in exercise physiology, Amina Kunovac is a graduate research assistant in Dr. John Hollander’s lab. She’s found a particularly interesting area of research — exposure to engineered nanomaterial (particles found in cosmetics, food and medical materials) — which led her to apply for and receive an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship.