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Revealing the mysteries of early development
Zebrafish embryos are transparent and develop outside the mother’s body, enabling scientists to get a detailed view of early development. A research team led by Lila Solnica-Krezel, the Alan A. and...
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Eczema drug effective against severe asthma
(Video: Huy Mach/School of Medicine) Two new studies of patients with difficult-to-control asthma show that the eczema drug dupilumab alleviates asthma symptoms and improves patients’ ability to...
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New cohort of College Prep Scholars announced
Members of the fifth cohort of high school students selected for the Washington University in St. Louis College Prep Program gathered May 12 for an orientation session at College Hall with Chancellor...
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Gordon receives British Royal Society’s highest honor
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2018 Copley Medal from the Royal Society in Britain. He is being honored for his studies of human gut...
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Senior class president William Feng’s message to the Class of 2018
Grand Marshall Drobak, Chancellor Wrighton, Dr. Slaughter, Board of Trustees and distinguished guests: Thank you. I stand before you today as a fellow classmate and student to reflect on our final...
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Splitting the difference: One person, two minds
Each of them, despite being two thinking things, is one of us — one person. It is an odd sentence to most, but not to Lizzie Schechter, assistant professor of philosophy and...
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Defects in tissue trigger disease-like transformation of cells
Homeowners know that one little termite can lead to big problems: while termites are efficient at gnawing away at wood, they can do even more damage if the wood is already broken or has another...
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Brain cancer vaccine effective in some patients
Most people with the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma die less than 18 months after diagnosis. But a multicenter clinical trial of a personalized vaccine that targets the aggressive cancer has...
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Parenting, child care services have most potential to help low-income families
Child care, parenting and child health/health care are important factors in improving the lives of children in low-income families, according to a new study from the Brown School at Washington...
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Drugs that suppress immune system may protect against Parkinson’s
People who take drugs that suppress the immune system are less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings,...
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Act fast to pay attention
Do you waste time in the morning looking for your keys? Try writing the word “KEYS” on a light switch you use every morning, and you might find them a little quicker. That’s a suggestion based on...
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Fortune — and nature — favors the bold
A field experiment with anole lizards showed not only that natural selection acts on behavioral traits, but also that selection for behavior can occur simultaneously to selection on other traits, such...
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Time is not on your side
Consider the parent playing the role of air traffic controller with his or her child’s busy schedule. First, there is homework for the kid to finish in the next hour. Then comes soccer practice...
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Flavor of the moment
An example of simulated data modeled for the CMS particle detector on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. (Image: Lucas Taylor, CERN) Particle accelerators are powerful devices that use electromagnetic...
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On the origins of agriculture, researchers uncover new clues
The invention of agriculture changed humans and the environment forever, and over thousands of years, the practice originated independently in at least a dozen different places. But why did agriculture...
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Are fast-pitch softball pitchers overdoing it?
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/embargo/MS%20softball%20.mp3 Youth baseball leagues often have fairly strict limits on how many innings pitchers can pitch, or how many pitches a player can throw....
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Brooks receives Gloria White service award
Wes Brooks has handled 15 million pieces of mail and befriended countless employees during his 17 years at Washington University. (Photo: Mary Butkus/Washington University) Drafted by the Boston Red...
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Eliot Society members gather to celebrate university’s accomplishments
The 51st annual William Greenleaf Eliot Society dinner honored Washington University in St. Louis’ group of dedicated supporters for their contributions toward advancing its institutional mission. The...
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New tools reveal prelude to chaos
Picture a herd of sheep or cattle emerging from a shed or barn to graze a field. They head straight out of their digs to the pleasure of the pasture pretty much as one entity, but as the land opens up...
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Can a Twitter-based reporting tool improve foodborne illness tracking?
Foodborne illness is a serious and preventable public health problem, affecting one in six Americans and costing an estimated $50 billion annually. As local health departments adopt new tools that...
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