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Fighting parasitic infection inadvertently unleashes dormant virus
D. Davesne/WikipediaPictured is a helminth parasite. When such a parasite infects mice, some of the signals that the animal's immune system produces to defend against it can activate a latent viral...
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Some aggressive cancers may respond to anti-inflammatory drugs
Raleigh KladneyA mouse mammary gland missing the tumor suppressor p53 shows expression of ARF (green), now known for a backup role in protecting cells from becoming cancerous. If both p53 and ARF are...
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Slaying bacteria with their own weapons
http://youtu.be/pVbtLgBRjiYThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned last fall that the U.S. faces “potentially catastrophic consequences” if it doesn’t act quickly to combat the growing...
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Nichols elected to Royal Society
Nichols Colin Nichols, PhD, the Carl F. Cori Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the Royal Society, an honorary English organization equivalent to...
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Poor physical, financial health driven by same factors
Poor physical health and financial health are driven by the same underlying psychological factors, finds a new study out of the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.Pierce...
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‘Hobby Lobby’ decision will have far-reaching effects, unintended consequences
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case is the corporate equivalent of the road to Damascus, says Elizabeth Sepper, JD, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis."Many...
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Fair Saint Louis reminder
A number of operations at Washington University in St. Louis will experience disruptions as the 34th annual Fair Saint Louis takes place Thursday through Saturday, July 3-5, in Forest Park. The event...
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First U.S.-India joint EMBA program announced
Devang Khakhar, PhD (second from left), director of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, shakes hands with Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton of Washington University in St. Louis following the signing...
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Washington University’s Joseph Jez is one of 15 ‘million dollar professors’
Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosNewly designated HHMI Professor Joseph Jez, PhD, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, works in his lab with Ashley...
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Do probiotics help kids with stomach bugs?
E. Holland DurandoWashington University's David Schnadower is the principal investigator of a national clinical trial to determine whether a commonly used probiotic is safe and effective for young...
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Discovery of Neandertal trait in ancient skull raises new questions about...
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of ScienceThe Xujiayao 15 late archaic human temporal bone from northern China with the extracted temporal labyrinth...
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Federal regulatory spending rises most at agencies funded by industry fees
While tight budgets are constraining regulatory spending at many federal agencies, those that garner funding from industry fees are using these revenue streams to fund substantial increases in...
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Lung cancer study hints at new treatments
Studying the most common type of lung cancer, researchers have uncovered mutations in a cell-signaling pathway that plays a role in forming tumors. The new knowledge may expand treatments for patients...
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Youth regularly receive pro-marijuana tweets
Weed Tweets @stillblazingthoWashington University researchers found that during an eight-month period in 2013, a marijuana-related Twitter account sent out more than 2,200 messages to some 1 million...
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Emre Toker appointed managing director of Skandalaris Center
TokerEmre Toker has been appointed managing director of the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Toker most recently served as entrepreneurship senior...
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Piston named head of cell biology and physiology
David W. Piston, PhD, has been named the new head of the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. PistonThe appointment, which will begin Jan....
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Scientists find way to trap, kill malaria parasite
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesScientists may have found a way to imprison the malaria parasite in its protective chamber inside red blood cells. In the electron micrograph, the...
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Adults older than 60 less likely to use public transportation, study finds
Walking, biking or taking public transportation for work and errands can increase physical activity and offers other health benefits — but older people are much less likely to regularly use public...
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Study: Smoking may contribute to suicide risk
Richard Grucza, PhDResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine found that suicide rates declined in states that implemented higher taxes on cigarettes and stricter policies to limit smoking...
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Scientists find new clues to brain’s wiring
New research provides an intriguing glimpse into the processes that establish connections between nerve cells in the brain. These connections, or synapses, allow nerve cells to transmit and process...
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