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3D printed swabs developed at UofL to help fill gap in COVID-19 test kits

April 16, 2020

Innovation at the University of Louisville involving multiple departments at the university has led to a promising solution for the shortage of swabs in COVID-19 test kits.

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Can we be friends? Bacteria causing Legionnaire’s disease is just trying to find a home in human lungs

April 14, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Microbiologists at the University of Louisville have found that Legionella pneumophila uses a “tool” that allows it to thrive in an amoeba host and in human lung cells, but with very different results.

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UofL researchers publish theory that specific protein from adipose tissue promotes breast cancer development

April 13, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – It is widely accepted that higher levels of body fat increase the risk of developing breast cancer, as well as other cancers.