All Dr Felipe Almeida de Pinho Ribeiro (Assistant Professor of Medicine at WashU) articles

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    Mast cells: new target for preventing meningitis and brain disease

    2025-08-04T13:30:58Z

    Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that mast cells – immune cells best known for triggering allergic reactions – also help protect the brain from bacterial and viral infections. This could have important implications for treating brain infections in the future.