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We’re happy and we know it, and now the research shows it
If you have a spring in your step and a smile on your face, you’re in good company. Americans are generally a pretty happy bunch, according to a new study that aims to further our collective...
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Device developed at Washington University may allow sensations in prosthetic...
Researchers have developed a novel device that may allow individuals to feel hot, cold and the sense of touch through a prosthetic device.To the nearly 2 million people in the United States living...
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Nanotherapy effective in mice with multiple myeloma
aRobert BostonResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a nanotherapy that is effective in treating mice with multiple myeloma, a cancer of bone marrow immune...
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Spirit of St. Louis on Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell Univ./Arizona State Univ.A false color image of the Martian crater the Opportunity rover is now exploring, which has been named Spirit of St. Louis to recognize the discovery...
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Their classroom is the desert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phg3847wZQU “You can only do so much in the classroom, so much with movies, slides, discussion and research,” said Ray Arvidson, PhD, the James S. McDonnell...
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WashU Expert: Quick decision on immigration reform still possible
This week, a federal appeals court in Texas decided against allowing President Barack Obama’s controversial immigration plan to go into immediate effect, pending a review of the merits of the plan in...
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WashU seismologist who loves disaster movies reviews 'San Andreas'
New Line CinemaThe fault as imagined by Hollywood Washington University postdoc Aubreya Adams, PhD, an earthquake seismologist who has traveled to every continent and has installed seismometers to...
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When STEM education meets African-American culture
https://youtu.be/OC9Y-qsVizEA team led by Sheretta Butler-Barnes, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School, has been helping African-American middle school girls from north and central St. Louis...
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WashU Expert: Americans 'care deeply about their privacy'
Several key provisions of the Patriot Act ended this week after the U.S. Senate let them expire. RichardsAs a result, the National Security Agency (NSA) has, at least temporarily, halted the bulk data...
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WashU Expert: Caitlyn Jenner may be turning point in America's awareness of...
Caitlyn Jenner's first public appearance on the cover of Vanity Fair has sparked quite a stir. The Twitter account for Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, reached 1 million followers in just over four...
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Do cheaters have an evolutionary advantage?
Anyone who has crawled along in the left lane while other drivers raced up the right lane, which was clearly marked “lane ends, merge left,” has experienced social cheating, a maddening and fascinating...
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ACA shows big potential to help Americans with diabetes, study shows
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has great potential to improve health and health care for people with diabetes, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.Brown“Our...
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Pre-lecture diagrams help students take better notes, learn more
ShutterstockLecture-based learning can be challenging for students who have difficulty building mental models for the organization of new information, but providing diagrams and other supporting...
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WashU Expert: Syrian civil war should be referred to International Criminal...
The Syrian civil war began in 2011. Its spread since that time has caused refugees to spill across its borders and created a fertile environment for the rise of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and...
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Europa, here we come
NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SETI INSTITUTE On May 26, 2015, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that nine scientific instruments had been selected for a mission to Jupiter’s moon...
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Scientists find way to disrupt brain tumor stem cells
WUSTL Photographic ServicesNeurosurgeon Albert Kim, MD, PhD, shown planning for surgery, leads a team that has identified a new vulnerability in brain tumor stem cells. Such cells are notorious for...
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Brown School study analyzes Twitter hashtags associated with diabetes
An analysis of Twitter hashtag use on the subject of diabetes provides new insights about spreading health information through social media. The study, led by Jenine Harris, PhD, assistant professor at...
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New clues in mice link cholesterol to fertility
D. OryCholesterol is a building block of steroid hormones, which trigger puberty and support pregnancy. New research implicates a regulator of cholesterol in cells' ability to make these hormones, a...
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Brown School launches Evaluation Center
The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis has launched the Evaluation Center to provide client-driven evaluation services and training for nonprofit organizations, funders, universities...
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WashU Experts: Texas abortion clinic ruling offers chance to clarify 'undue...
A federal appellate court on June 9 upheld the limits on abortion put forth in a Texas law, a move that could force the closure of nearly half the state’s remaining abortion clinics.The case...
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