An ambulance in St. Louis, Missouri, picks up a patient believed to be infected with influenza in the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic, which killed 50 million people or more worldwide. Credit: National Archives

Flu Vaccine Supply Gaps Can Intensify Flu Seasons, Make Pandemics Deadlier

Atlanta, GA

A tweak to our flu vaccine resupply logistics could save thousands of lives

A healthy human T cell. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease / National Institutes of Health

'Demolition Handshakes' Kill Precursor T Cells that Pose Autoimmune Dangers

Atlanta, GA

A mechanism tries to stop our T cells from causing autoimmune disorders, and it's like a tight handshake that kills overly aggressive T cells.

3D super-resolution microscopy cross-sectional image showing how the engineered antibody aPali works: aPali (green) is expressed on the cell surface and stops RSV particles (pink) from entering the cell.

Delivering Antibodies via mRNA Could Prevent RSV Infection

Atlanta, GA

Getting antibodies directly to the lungs protected mice from the virus.

3D printed tracheal splints are shown around a model of a patient’s trachea. The splints are designed to be absorbed into the body, allowing for expansion of the trachea and bronchus. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

3D-Printed Tracheal Splints Used in Groundbreaking Pediatric Surgery

Atlanta, GA

With support from Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta placed 3D-printed tracheal splints in a pediatric patient.

An illustration of improved delivery of anti-cancer drugs to malignancies in the brain. On the left half, focused ultrasound agitates microbubbles, which breach the blood-brain barrier, allowing drug molecules to get through. The forces also stir interstitial fluid to circulate the drug, and they also encourage the drug to cross cell membranes more easily into tumor cells. Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital / Georgia Tech / Arvanitis / Askoxylakis

Buzzing Cancer Drugs into Malignancies in the Brain

Atlanta, GA

As a new anti-cancer drug delivery method heads into phase I clinical trials, researchers explore the tissue-level mechanisms that make it work.

Illustration for dehydration fMRI study. Free sources: Getdrawings.com and Remi Yuan on Unsplash

Dehydration Alters Human Brain Shape and Activity, Slackens Task Performance

Atlanta, GA

Visible proof that dehydration messes with the brain and cognitive performance.

  Hydrogel delivered stem cells called muscle satellite cells integrate to form new muscle strands, in green, along with existing muscle tissue, in red. Yellow strands may descend from existing muscle cells and from delivered MuSCs.

This Matrix Delivers Healing Stem Cells to Injured Elderly Muscles

Atlanta, GA

Elderly accident victims and Duchene muscular dystrophy sufferers could someday benefit from this stem cell hydrogel successfully tested in mice.

This is J. Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. (Credit: Allison Carter)

Material Formed from Crab Shells and Trees Could Replace Flexible Plastic Packaging

Atlanta, GA

STAMI Researchers have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.

This is J. Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. (Credit: Allison Carter)

Material Formed from Crab Shells and Trees Could Replace Flexible Plastic Packaging

Atlanta, GA

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.

headshot of David Knobbe, CRC

Shaping Leaders through the Great Outdoors: Meet David Knobbe

Atlanta, GA

As the assistant director of Outdoor Recreation at the Campus Recreation Complex (CRC), David Knobbe enjoys seeing Tech students grow and find their way.