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Murch wins Sloan Research Fellowship
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced Feb. 23 that Kater Murch, PhD, assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded a 2015 Sloan...
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Gut microbes targeted for diagnosis, treatment of childhood undernutrition
Tanya YatsunenkoAn undernourished child in Malawi. Guided by the immune system, researchers have identified types of gut bacteria in young children in Malawi that are linked to nutritional health and...
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New target identified in fight against Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis
Yaming Wang/Bernd ZinselmeyerNormally, brain cells known as microglia (green) surround Alzheimer's plaques (blue) to help clear such plaques and other cellular debris from the brain. But the microglia...
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NIH grant to support study of heart's inner mechanisms
CuiJianmin Cui, PhD, has received a nearly $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the molecular bases for the function of potassium channels vital for the heart,...
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Gordon awarded King Faisal International Prize in Medicine
Robert Boston Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, who recently was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine, stands with researchers in his lab at Washington University School of Medicine in St....
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Study shows who benefits most from statins
Robert BostonNathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, a Washington University cardiologist and human geneticist, is co-first author on a study that suggests that widely used statin therapy provides the most...
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Mental health soon after war-zone concussions predicts disability
Octavian AdamA U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan meets with service members for a medical evacuation. Research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that when...
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Homeowners fared better in Great Recession than renters, new study finds
While many Americans took a big financial hit during the Great Recession, homeowners were less likely than renters to lose very large proportions of their wealth, finds a new study from the Center for...
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New understanding of stroke damage may aid recovery
National Library of MedicineA new study of how stroke damages the brain has shown that it is more likely to harm the white matter inside the brain, visible above in an image from the Visual Human...
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New committee to help shape diversity and inclusion strategy
James Byard/WUSTL PhotosMembers of the university community engage in conversation during "Race & Ethnicity: A Day of Discovery and Dialogue," held on campus Feb. 5 and 6.Building largely on the...
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Ancient Africans used ‘no fly zones’ to bring herds south
Steven GoldsteinA modern Kenyan cattle herd.Once green, the Sahara expanded 5,500 years ago, leading ancient herders to follow the rain and grasslands south to eastern Africa. But about 2,000 years...
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Innovative light therapy reaches deep tumors
Jim GoodwinSamuel Achilefu, PhD, and his colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis developed a way to apply light-based cancer therapy to deep tissues never before...
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Global conference to address social and psychological harm of colorism
Colorism, the practice of discrimination based on skin tone even among people of color, is rarely addressed publicly and is uniquely different from racism.The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at...
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Stem cells lurking in tumors can resist treatment
Yi-Hsien ChenBrain tumor stem cells (orange) in mice express a stem cell marker (green). Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying how cancer stem cells make...
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CSD's Grinstein-Weiss alerts U.S. senators to 'golden moments' for savings
Appearing March 12 before the U.S. Senate Special Committe on Aging, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD, associate director of the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University in St. Louis,...
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A feat of four-dimensional imagination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNvt-98JWN8The curious child of bookish parents who browses through their libraries sometimes falls down a rabbit hole while apparently reading quietly in an armchair....
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Study sheds new light on asthma, COPD
Z. YurtseverWhen exposed to the protein CLCA1 (red), human cells start to express the chloride ion channel TMEM16A (green) on their surface. New research at Washington University suggests this protein...
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Yang named Skinner Professor
Ray marklinChancellor Mark S. Wrighton congratulates Yang after presenting her with the Edward H. and Florence G. Skinner Professorship March 16. Lan Yang, PhD, has been named the Edward H. and...
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Is blood really thicker than water?
Bandwagonman at en.wipideiaEven Darwin was vexed by the cooperative behavior of insects such as these leaf cutter ants, which didn't seem to fit with his theory of natural selection. Why would ants...
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Common bacteria on verge of becoming antibiotic-resistant superbugs
aCDC/James ArcherBacteria that cause many hospital-associated infections are ready to quickly share genes that allow them to resist powerful antibiotics. The illustration, based on electron micrographs...
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