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High-tech method allows rapid imaging of functions in living brain
These images show fast functional photoacoustic microscopy of the mouse brain. Figure (d) shows a representative x-y projected brain vasculature image through an intact skull. Figure (e) shows a...
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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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Confronting the public health implications of gun violence
Here’s what the statistics tell us: There were 11,208 homicides and 21,175 suicides committed with firearms in the United States in 2013. Of the 275 murders reported last year in the St. Louis region,...
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Exercise for older mouse mothers lowers risk of heart defects in babies
Robert BostonPediatric cardiologist Patrick Jay, MD, PhD, and his team showed that with exercise, older mouse mothers genetically predisposed to bear mice with congenital heart defects reduce the risk...
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Personalized melanoma vaccines marshal powerful immune response
aTom KitchenBeatriz Carreno, PhD, (left) and colleague Michelle Becker-Hapak, both of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, deliver a personalized melanoma vaccine into an infusion...
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Pick a color, any color
Amy Brown's kindergarten class http:www.mrsbrownart.com/ In 2005, scientists studying tiny sac-like creatures called sea squirts found bacteria containing two types of chlorophyll (a and b) in cavities...
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Researchers find less expensive way to convert carbon dioxide
Researchers developed a method to tap solar energy to convert carbon dioxide to different materials.With an abundance of carbon dioxide being produced worldwide, scientists and engineers are looking...
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Endangered tortoises thrive on invasive plants
Christian Zeigler A male tortoise on the island of Santa Cruz during a “feeding bout.” Most research on the role of introduced species of plants and animals stresses their negative ecological impacts....
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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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Climate change on Mars topic of 2015 McDonnell Distinguished Lecture
NASA/JPL-CaltechNighttime temperatures on Mars shown as curtains dropping from the orbital tracks of the Mars Climate Sounder instrument. Temperatures range from 120 Kelvin (minus 244 degrees...
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New Ebola study points to potential drug target
Amarasinghe labA protein — shown in red, white and blue — typically coats the genome of the Ebola virus, providing protection from enzymes that can destroy the virus's genetic material. This protein...
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Research as art
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Lori S. White appointed vice chancellor for students
WhiteLori S. White, PhD, vice president for student affairs at Southern Methodist University (SMU), has been named vice chancellor for students at Washington University in St. Louis. The appointment...
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Study finds 1.2 percent of preschoolers on Medicaid use psychotropic drugs
A new study finds that that 1.2 percent of American preschool children on Medicaid are using psychotropic drugs, including antidepressants, mood stabilizers and medications for attention-deficit...
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Math team ranks 16th out of 431 in Putnam Competition
Hang ChenJunior Anthony Grebe concentrates on a math problem. Students everywhere enjoy complaining about tests and how hard and unfair they are, but in the world of tough tests, the Putnam is...
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Finding points to a cause of chronic lung disease
Holtzman LabNew research explains how immune cells called macrophages (green) in the lung sometimes stick around too long, even after clearing a viral infection, leading to long-term lung problems....
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Women’s Society of Washington University celebrates 50th anniversary
https://youtu.be/25G2OcV-RtYFor 50 years, the Women’s Society of Washington University has made a difference in the Washington University in St. Louis community through its dedication to supporting...
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Fat signals control energy levels in the brain
Robert BostonShin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD, led a study showing how fat tissue affects brain function. Mice with a defect in fat tissue that stopped production of an important enzyme had low energy levels...
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Extra sleep fixes memory problems in flies with Alzheimer's-like condition
aClark BowenPaul Shaw, PhD, who studies sleep in fruit flies at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, checks the nursery where he breeds flies. His research shows that artificially...
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Major pathway identified in nerve cell death offers hope for therapies
aRobert BostonMD/PhD student Josiah Gerdts (left) and Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD, head of the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine, have identified a major pathway in the...
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