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Building bacteria to keep us well
That feeling in your gut? Well, it’s in your head, but some of it does truly start in the gastrointestinal tract. Some of the trillions of bacteria living in your gut — among viruses, eukaryotes and...
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Noninvasive brain biopsy shows improved sensitivity in tumor detection
Glioblastomas are aggressive brain tumors that are commonly diagnosed through a risky and invasive surgical biopsy. A team of researchers led by Hong Chen at Washington University in St. Louis has...
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McDonnell Center lecture on sampling the solar system
Kevin D. McKeegan, a scientist whose analyses of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials from space has improved understanding of the processes and chronology of the early solar system, will...
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Synthetic biology yields easy-to-use underwater adhesives
Several marine organisms, such as mussels, secrete adhesive proteins that allow them to stick to different surfaces under sea water. This attractive underwater adhesion property has inspired decades...
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‘The Science of Leaving Omaha’
He said words are a strategy, you got to aim them and pull the trigger.— Baker It can get weird in a funeral home at night. Iris is working on an essay and struggling with phone reception. The furnace...
View ArticleRamani named vice provost for graduate education
Vijay Ramani, the Roma B. and Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished University Professor of Environment and Energy at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named vice provost for graduate...
View ArticleLodge to depart Washington University
Jennifer K. Lodge, vice chancellor for research at Washington University in St. Louis and the David T. Blasingame Professor, will leave the university at the end of the year. Lodge will be joining...
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Early warning system model predicts cancer patients’ deterioration
About 9% of cancer patients experience complications while hospitalized that lead to a deterioration in their condition, a transfer to the intensive care unit or even death. A multidisciplinary team...
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The nature of place
Pink umbrellas tumble on hidden winds. IP addresses cross like city streets. Bright islands of community float like balloons, tethered to gray infrastructural networks. Kempf (Photo: Courtesy Sam Fox...
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Researchers of ancient DNA set guidelines for their work
Fueled by technological advancements, ancient DNA research has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade. From the first full ancient genome published in 2010 to the more than 4,000 analyzed...
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Following COVID-19, US society at an inflection point
America is at a crossroads. Following the profound economic and social disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has the opportunity to enact policies that produce more racial and...
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Persistent, distressing psychotic-like experiences associated with impairment...
In a new study from the lab of Deanna Barch, professor and chair of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, and the Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry and of radiology at the...
View ArticleReducing lung transplant rejection aim of clinical trial funded with $22...
Physicians at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston have received a seven-year, $22 million grant from the National...
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Chandler to retire as vice chancellor for human resources
Legail P. Chandler, vice chancellor for human resources at Washington University in St. Louis, has announced plans to retire June 30, according to Shantay Bolton, executive vice chancellor for...
View ArticleWashington University joins newly formed action network
Washington University in St. Louis will work alongside 10 other local organizations in a newly formed coalition designed to reduce racial, economic and spatial inequities in the St. Louis region. The...
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Lembke launches a movement to help teens overwhelmed by social media
Washington University in St. Louis first-year student Emma Lembke didn’t need a Facebook whistleblower or neuroscience researchers to tell her that social media messes with the adolescent brain. She...
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How distance from care affects cancer outcomes
In a seemingly counterintuitive finding, young adults diagnosed with central nervous system (CNS) tumors might have better survival rates the farther they live from care. “We think one of the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccine elicits weak antibody response in people taking...
People who received two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while on TNF inhibitors — a class of immunosuppressants used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions — generated less...
View ArticleWashington University joins major NIH effort to advance health data science...
Washington University in St. Louis is joining a major international effort to advance data science, catalyze innovation and spur health discoveries across Africa. The program is supported by the...
View ArticleSenior Young was a Rhodes Scholar finalist
Washington University in St. Louis senior Kennedy Young was a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Young, 21, is from Little Rock, Ark. and is majoring in sociology and in African and...
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