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UofL researcher determines how Legionnaires’ bacteria cause disease; Science publishes results
A University of Louisville scientist has determined for the first time how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease manipulates our cells to generate the amino acids it needs to grow and cause infection and inflammation in the lungs.
Playwright Pearl Cleage to make several campus appearances Dec. 1-2
Award-winning playwright and novelist Pearl Cleage will visit the University of Louisville Dec. 1-2 to attend a theater performance of her work and to give public talks.
Phase I trial shows adult stem cell heart treatment three times more effective than expected
Patients who suffered from heart failure due to a heart attack showed an average of 12 percent improvement in heart function one year after they underwent an investigative treatment that involved infusing them with their own stem cells.