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Clues to improve cancer immunotherapy revealed
Cancer immunotherapy drugs trigger the body’s immune system to attack tumors and have revolutionized the treatment of certain cancers, such as lymphoma, lung cancer and melanoma. Yet, while some...
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Arthritis risk linked to obesity may be passed down through generations
Arthritis affects one in five Americans, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that number jumps to one in three among people with obesity. Now, new research from Washington...
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Surgeon weighs in on textured breast implants
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Oct. 23 a recommendation that manufacturers of breast implants include a boxed warning on implant packaging about the risks associated with the devices,...
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Flu antibody protects against numerous and wide-ranging strains
Researchers have found an antibody that protects mice against a wide range of lethal influenza viruses, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Icahn School of...
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What’s behind the decline in outdoor play?
Mothers in low-income neighborhoods report more physical and social barriers that discourage them from allowing their children to play outside, according to new research from the Brown School at...
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New photo-responsive hydrogels developed with eye on biomedical applications
3D printed, transplantable organs may sound like science fiction, but thanks to advances in polymer chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis, they could become a reality. Barnes...
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Which came first: brain size or drinking propensity?
For years, researchers have observed that alcohol consumption is associated with reduced brain volume and concluded that drinking can literally shrink the brain. But new research turns that theory on...
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Equalize 2020: Empowering academic women entrepreneurs
It’s no secret that there’s an enormous funding and support gap between startups founded by men and women. According to PitchBook, companies founded solely by women only received 2.3% of the total...
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New model of irregular heartbeat could boost drug efficacy
Patients with irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmia, have few effective treatment options — available drugs are not always effective, and an implanted defibrillator can be too aggressive. Jonathan Silva,...
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Washington University deepens ties with Mekelle University in Africa
A recently inked agreement between Washington University in St. Louis and Mekelle University in Ethiopia will encourage future collaborations in education, scholarship and research between the two...
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Kamimura-Jimenez named associate vice chancellor, dean of Center for...
Kamimura-Jimenez Mark Kamimura-Jimenez has been named associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis, according...
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New study advocates a positive approach to school safety
Policy responses to school shootings have not prevented them from happening more frequently, but restorative justice has the potential to avert bad behavior and school shootings, finds a new study from...
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Kip Thorne explores the ‘warped side’ of the universe
Nobel laureate Kip Thorne, of the California Institute of Technology, will deliver a public talk at Washington University in St. Louis next week. Thorne’s work in theoretical physics examines...
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New antidepressants on horizon
More than 14 million Americans suffer from clinical depression, yet one in three doesn’t experience relief from approved antidepressant drugs. A new treatment approach involving drugs called...
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Actor Goodman to headline Founders Day Nov. 2
Award-winning actor and St. Louis native John Goodman will be the keynote speaker for Washington University in St. Louis’ annual Founders Day celebration Saturday, Nov. 2, at St. Louis Union Station...
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New clues found to help protect heart from damage after heart attack
Studying mice, scientists have shown that boosting the activity of specific immune cells in the heart after a heart attack can protect against developing heart failure, an invariably fatal condition....
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Straight from the source
Ever since scientists discovered that certain microbes can get their energy from electrical charges, researchers have wondered how they do it. Bose Bacteria don’t have mouths, so they need another way...
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University delivers shuttle to Better Family Life
Washington University and its shuttle provider, Huntleigh Transportation Services, donated a shuttle to longtime community partner Better Family Life. The organization will use the shuttle to create...
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‘This is the resource I always wished I had’
Washington University in St. Louis senior Luka Cai is a transmasculine, pansexual, queer person. But as a teenager in Singapore, Cai did not have that vocabulary; they only knew they had no interest in...
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Connecting veterans to personalized care
For the past year, Deniz Ercan-Fang, a senior in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has spent his Saturdays interviewing veterans receiving palliative or hospice care, simply...
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