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Price is ripe: Study finds increase in menu prices means decrease in...
Businesses beware: A price increase for carryout or delivery food means an increase in negative reviews — and a downturn in restaurant reputation, if not demand. And it’s notable that in these COVID-19...
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Risk analysis helps contend with uncertainty of in-person activities
As states and municipalities begin to roll out mass vaccination campaigns, some people have dared to ask: When will it be safe to resume “normal” activities again? For those in most parts of the United...
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Brain signals decoded to determine what a person sees
Areas in the back of the brain become active when a person looks at an image. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have used light to decode brain signals and identify...
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Mirror, mirror on the monitor
Most people wouldn’t sit in front of a mirror for hours a day, checking themselves out, but the COVID-19 pandemic has found many doing just that. Video chatting services such as Zoom have become a...
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Women are more likely to work under, and violate, pay secrecy policies
It has been more than half a century since the landmark Equal Pay Act passed, yet the gender pay gap still exists. On average, women make 18% less than their male counterparts. Lack of transparency in...
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Romney’s plan to alleviate childhood poverty would save tax dollars in the...
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has proposed providing at least $3,000 per child to millions of American families. The move could actually provide enormous future savings for the country, says one of the...
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Bolton appointed executive vice chancellor for administration and chief...
Bolton Shantay Bolton, vice president and deputy chief operating officer at Tulane University, has been appointed executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer at...
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Aggressive brain tumor mapped in genetic, molecular detail
Glioblastoma is among the most aggressive and devastating of cancers. While rare compared with other cancers, it’s the most common type of brain cancer. Even with intensive therapy, relatively few...
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Solved: The mystery of toxic fracking byproducts
Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” relies on water, sand and other chemicals to clear the way for engineers to remove oil or gas from shale — porous rocks below the ground. Engineers know...
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McGlothlin named vice dean of undergraduate affairs in Arts & Sciences
Holocaust studies scholar Erin McGlothlin has been named vice dean of undergraduate affairs in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, effective June 1, announced Feng Sheng Hu, the...
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New podcast explores democracy
Washington University in St. Louis · American Democracy Lab Podcast – Episode 1: The Presidency A new podcast, The American Democracy Lab, launches today. Now more than ever, it’s important to be able...
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Building a better green workhorse
Himadri Pakrasi, the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor in biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, leads a team awarded $1.7 million from the National...
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What we don’t understand about poverty in America
What if the idealized image of American society — a land of opportunity that will reward hard work with economic success — is completely wrong? “Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About...
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Who you know matters, even when applying for PPP loans
In the chaotic early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a lifeline for many struggling businesses. It provided government-guaranteed, forgivable bank loans to...
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Liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer could guide therapy for tumors
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrates that a liquid biopsy examining blood or urine can help gauge the effectiveness of therapy for colorectal cancer that...
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Immune therapies for heart disease aim of international research network
When a patient arrives in the emergency room with symptoms of a heart attack, doctors’ first priority is to restore blood flow to the heart muscle. Over the past few decades, therapeutic advances...
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Antibody-based COVID-19 treatments work best in concert with immune cells
Of the nine treatments and preventives for COVID-19 authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, three are drugs made from so-called monoclonal antibodies. Such drugs provide...
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Protein linked to Alzheimer’s, strokes cleared from brain blood vessels
As people age, a normal brain protein known as amyloid beta often starts to collect into harmful amyloid plaques in the brain. Such plaques can be the first step on the path to Alzheimer’s dementia....
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For bleeding patients, can cold storage of platelets improve blood clotting?
Patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery are at risk of excessive bleeding, a life-threatening complication that can occur during or after the operation and often requires a transfusion of...
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What GameStop can teach us about lottery-like short squeezes
Although brick-and-mortar companies like GameStop and AMC Theaters have given investors reason to count them out of stock market success, a huge surge via a “short squeeze” was both predicted and...
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