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Unless we spot changes, most life experiences are fabricated from memories
We may not be able to change recent events in our lives, but how well we remember them plays a key role in how our brains model what’s happening in the present and predict what is likely to occur in...
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Vibrations at an exceptional point
A team of international researchers led by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has seen the light and now has a lasing system that produces “good vibrations.” They developed a lasing system...
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Leggy lizards don’t survive the storm
Nobody knows exactly what happens at the eye of the storm. But biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have published a first-of-its-kind look at the physical characteristics of lizards that...
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Parking and Transportation 2018-19 updates and reminders
Washington University in St. Louis announced that eligible individuals can now purchase Occasional Parking Program (OPP) or Bearly Drivers Carpool permits for the 2018-19 academic year by applying...
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Chancellor Wrighton to co-chair United Way campaign
Chancellor Mark Wrighton’s tenure may be in its final year, but his commitment to the St. Louis region shows no sign of slowing down. Washington University employees who wish to pledge and engage the...
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Can testosterone plus exercise improve healing after hip fracture?
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/embargo/Testosteron%20study%20.mp3 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are leading a national, multicenter study exploring whether...
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Role of cell group behavior in cancer target of $1.9 million award
Researchers have thought that cancer begins when a single cell goes rogue in the body, then begins to grow and multiply. Now, they are investigating evidence of more damage when a group of cells breaks...
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Locusts help uncover the mysteries of smell
Understanding how a sensory input becomes an experience — how molecules released by a blooming flower, for instance, become the internal experience of smelling a rose — has for millennia been a central...
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Building the backbone of a smarter smart home
The state of artificial intelligence (AI) in smart homes nowadays might be likened to a smart but moody teenager: It’s starting to hit its stride and discover its talents, but it doesn’t really feel...
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Mallinckrodt boosts rare-disease research at Washington University
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has joined with Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals in a collaborative research partnership aimed at pursuing new therapies for patients with complex...
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Study: Women better survive heart attacks with women doctors
If you’re having a heart attack and you’re a woman, hope a female doctor greets you in the emergency room. A review of nearly 582,000 heart attack cases over 19 years showed female patients had a...
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Bacteria in a changing environment
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics — and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. Petra...
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There and back again: Mantle xenon has a story to tell
The Earth has been through a lot of changes in its 4.5 billion year history, including a shift to start incorporating and retaining volatile compounds from the atmosphere in the mantle before spewing...
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Brain tumors occur often in kids with common genetic syndrome
The frequency of brain tumors has been underestimated in children with the common genetic syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), according to a new study. This disorder is characterized by birthmarks...
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A path to diversity in neuroscience
When Washington University in St. Louis student Sneha Chaturvedi walks into a laboratory, she knows what to expect: sterile white floors, test tubes lining the shelves, a chemical smell wafting between...
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Scientists uncover new details in how sense of smell develops
Dogs, known for their extraordinarily keen senses of smell, can be trained to use their sensitive sniffers to find drugs, bombs, bed bugs, missing hikers and even cancer. Among dogs and other animals...
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Inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces likelihood of C-sections
Inducing labor in healthy first-time mothers in the 39th week of pregnancy results in lower rates of cesarean sections compared with waiting for labor to begin naturally at full term, according to a...
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Tabak receives $3.3 million NIH grant to study obesity in young mothers
Young mothers are facing obesity and chronic disease at epidemic proportions, and Washington University in St. Louis researchers will use a new grant to test alternatives for prevention and...
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Africa initiative seeks campus input
The Africa initiative at Washington University in St. Louis is an interdisciplinary effort that will create a framework to support, enhance and strengthen the university’s research and education...
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Changing how buildings are made
From consumer goods to medical devices, 3D printing is reshaping the manufacturing world. But what about construction? Could this technology change the way buildings are made? That’s the question posed...
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