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Antibodies block specific viruses that cause arthritis, brain infections
Alphaviruses — mosquito-borne viruses that can trigger brain infections and arthritis — may have met their match. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified...
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Washington University welcomes largest, most diverse class in its history
Washington University in St. Louis is welcoming the Class of 2025, its biggest and most diverse yet. This week, 1,994 first-year students from 49 states and 20 countries will move onto the South 40....
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Antibody protects against broad range of COVID-19 virus variants
The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019. Many of the variants circulating now are partially resistant to some of the...
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Why do short-lived lung infections lead to long-lasting lung damage?
The deadliest time in a viral respiratory illness sometimes is actually after the virus is cleared from the body. Destructive processes that are set in motion during an infection crest in the weeks...
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$6.2 million grant to fund Center for Perioperative Mental Health
The average person will undergo nine surgical procedures in his or her lifetime, and the periods before, during and after surgery are considered high risk regarding mental health, particularly among...
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Cultural backlash: Is LGBTQ progress an attack on Christianity?
Is Christianity under attack in the United States? It depends on whom you ask. Some church leaders and politicians claim recent LGBTQ progress — such as the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing...
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Neurons in visual cortex of the brain ‘drift’ over time
New research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals that neurons in the visual cortex — the part of the brain that processes visual stimuli — change their responses to the same stimulus over...
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Adolescents living in U.S. but born elsewhere have higher rates of suicide...
As tensions continue to run high in the Middle East, a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that adolescents from the conflict-affected region who are residing...
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‘Welcome home:’ Class of 2025 celebrates Convocation
The 1,994 members of the Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2025 may still be new to one another, campus and St. Louis. And still, Convocation in Brookings Quadrangle on Saturday, Aug. 28,...
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Synthetic biology enables microbes to build synthetic muscle
Would you wear clothing made of muscle fibers? Use them to tie your shoes or even wear them as a belt? It may sound a bit odd, but if those fibers could endure more energy before breaking than cotton,...
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‘Unprecedented opportunity’ to understand neurovascular recovery after stroke
Each year in the U.S., nearly 800,000 people have a stroke, which leads to more than $46 billion spent annually in health care and related costs. A powerhouse team of researchers at Washington...
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Preparation versus relief: Understanding public support for natural disaster...
As the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29 approached, New Orleans residents were bracing for another disaster, Hurricane Ida. This year, similar to last, the country will be hit by an...
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Oxygen-delivering hydrogel accelerates diabetic wound healing
About one-fourth of people with diabetes develop painful foot ulcers, which are slow to heal due to low oxygen in the wound from impaired blood vessels and increased inflammation. These wounds can...
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COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibodies in 90% taking immunosuppressants
COVID-19 vaccination elicited antibody responses in nearly nine out of 10 people with weakened immune systems, although their responses were only about one-third as strong as those mounted by healthy...
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Sam Fox School, AIA St. Louis announce “Disruption,” 2021 Steedman Fellowship
Climate change, COVID-19, the fight for social justice. In disruptive times, how can architecture help to chart new paths and implement far-reaching solutions? That’s the question posed by...
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Distilling 70 years’ worth of data
In the heart, a complex set of proteins known as ion channels coordinates proper heartbeats. Dysregulation in the function of the ion channels leads to heart rhythm disorders, such as arrhythmia....
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Video: First day for first-year students
Junior Amanda Sherman, who is studying theater in Arts & Sciences and marketing at Olin Business School, visited the South 40 on the first day of school to ask Washington University’s newest...
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Liquid biopsies may aid diagnosis, treatment of bladder, nerve tumors
Blood and urine tests could lead to faster and less invasive methods to diagnose and monitor various types of tumors, new research indicates. Two studies led by Washington University School of...
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Fighting injustice without hate
Brown The second online event in Washington University in St. Louis’ Mindfulness and Anti-Racism series takes place at 1 p.m. Sept. 10. Speaker Valerie Brown will focus on fighting injustice without...
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Early COVID-19 shutdowns helped St. Louis area avoid thousands of deaths
In March 2020, not long after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported locally, health officials in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County issued emergency public health orders intended to reduce...
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