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When I'm 64: Imagining the future of aging
http://youtu.be/V2J0GizonUwFaculty and students discuss the new course, "When I'm Sixty-Four," and the implications of our current demographic revolution.Today’s freshmen students have a 50 percent...
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Many older people have mutations linked to leukemia, lymphoma in their blood...
Robert BostonLi Ding, PhD, and colleagues at Washington University's Genome Institute found that many older people have mutations linked to leukemia and lymphoma in their blood cells. At least 2...
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It's not always the DNA
Hani ZaherThe Zaher lab has found that that oxidative damage to a single base (bold X) on a messenger RNA (the jagged ribbon) can jam the cellular nanomachine (green) that translates the mRNA into...
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Hope for those with social anxiety disorder: You may already be someone’s...
Making friends is often extremely difficult for people with social anxiety disorder and to make matters worse, people with this disorder tend to assume that the friendships they do have are not of the...
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The cat's meow: Genome reveals clues to domestication
Wikimedia commonsResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis led an international team that sequenced and analyzed the cat genome to better understand the animal's...
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Olin Cup finalists offer innovative solutions, compete for top prize
Looking to turn your smart phone into a wallet? Manage anxiety? Build a better hamstring? There’s an Olin Cup finalist for that.Ten finalists in the 2014 Olin Cup Competition are offering novel...
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Washington University receives new grant to host Amgen Scholars Program
Jenny BrownComing from universities across the country, the 2014 Amgen Scholars at Washington University in St. Louis spent 10 weeks of the summer gaining hands-on experience in laboratory research....
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Wash U Expert: Supreme Court case against Affordable Care Act has no merit
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit targeting federal subsidies designed to help millions of Americans afford health insurance. McBride The case is dubious on its merits, said Timothy...
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Depression, overwhelming guilt in preschool years linked to brain changes
Early Emotional Development ProgramThe anterior insula on each side of the brain (red) is smaller in children diagnosed with depression as preschoolers and kids who experienced excessive guilt as very...
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Errors in single gene may protect against heart disease
Robert BostonNathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, and his colleagues have shown that mutations in the NPC1L1 gene may protect against high LDL cholesterol and heart attack. Rare mutations that shut down a...
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Heart’s own immune cells can help it heal
The heart holds its own pool of immune cells capable of helping it heal after injury, according to new research in mice at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Most of the time when...
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Treatment strategy may reduce infants’ wheezing caused by virus
Robert BostonIn a small pilot study, Avraham Beigelman, MD, and his Washington University colleagues showed that the antibiotic azithromycin may reduce recurrent wheezing in babies hospitalized with...
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New treatment for Marfan syndrome shows promise
Robert BostonAlan Braverman, MD, co-authored a study that may broaden treatment options for patients with Marfan syndrome. An investigational treatment for Marfan syndrome is as effective as the...
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Exploring the genomes of mice and men
Robert BostonNew research by Ting Wang, PhD, (left) and graduate student Vasavi Sundaram looked closely at the DNA of the mouse and human to uncover some striking differences in the way their genes are...
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Damage to brain networks affects stroke recovery
A new study shows stroke damage in patients mainly occurred in the black areas above. But the strokes also impaired brain networking nodes (white circles) untouched by physical injury. Researchers say...
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Protein that rouses the brain from sleep may be target for Alzheimer's...
A protein that stimulates the brain to awaken from sleep may be a target for preventing Alzheimer’s disease, a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests.In...
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Vaccines may make war on cancer personal
In the near future, physicians may treat some cancer patients with personalized vaccines that spur their immune systems to attack malignant tumors. New research led by scientists at Washington...
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Wash U Expert: Police body cameras can be effective if used properly
As part of the White House response to unrest in Ferguson, Mo., President Barack Obama has proposed $263 million for police body camers and training.Richards While body cameras can be effective, they...
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Breast cancer vaccine shows promise in small clinical trial
Robert BostonA breast cancer vaccine designed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is safe in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Preliminary evidence from the...
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Occupational sitting among women linked to obesity
You might want to stand up for this.Occupational sitting is associated with an increased likelihood of obesity, especially among black women, independent of occupational and leisure time physical...
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