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Bateman receives MetLife Award for Alzheimer's research
aRandall J. Bateman, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, received a MetLife Foundation Award for Medical...
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Bacterial infection makes farmers out of amoebae
E. Magdalena L. In 2011 the Queller-Strassmann lab, then at Rice University, made a startling announcement in Nature Letters. They had been collecting single-celled amoebae of the species Dictyostelium...
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Gephardt Institute renews mission to address community issues, shared problems
The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at Washington University in St. Louis is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new name, new initiatives and new funding for its acclaimed...
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Many parents unaware of e-cigarette dangers to children
Michael DorauschA new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that many parents and guardians who use e-cigarettes are not aware of the dangers they pose to...
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Quitting smoking after heart attack gives quick boost to mental health,...
Robert BostonSharon Cresci, MD, led a study showing that quitting smoking after a heart attack provides benefits that patients notice as little as one month after they stop smoking.aA new study shows...
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Relapse, poor survival in acute leukemia linked to genetic mutations that...
aFor patients with an often-deadly form of leukemia, new research suggests that lingering cancer-related mutations – detected after initial treatment with chemotherapy – are associated with an...
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Blake Thornton: No. 1 standup paddleboarder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XIZZsyHI-EIt's safe to say that any river race with a skull-and-crossbones logo isn't a lazy summer float. And in fact, the Missouri American Water MR340 is a famous...
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In very ill, probiotics don't prevent 'superbugs' from colonizing intestinal...
Washington UniversityThe probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (above) was no more effective than regular medical care in preventing the colonization of superbugs in the gastrointestinal tracts of...
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WashU Expert: NLRB decision reflects evolving labor market
Contract employees and other temporary workers will be able to more easily form or join unions after an Aug. 27 decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). CrainPreviously, contract workers...
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National conference to focus on smart decarceration of American criminal...
https://youtu.be/Sjjyd0SRVMUA national conference held at Washington University in St. Louis Sept. 24-27 will begin a conversation on finding a lasting solution to America’s incarceration problem....
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Sociology launches inaugural semester with focus on income inequality
Social problems linked to America’s growing disparities in income and wealth will be a major focus of the re-launched Department of Sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St....
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Viruses flourish in guts of healthy babies
Robert BostonLori Holtz, MD, (left) led a study with first author Efrem Lim, PhD, postdoctoral research associate, that surveyed the viruses present in the guts of eight babies from birth to age 2,...
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Combo of 3 antibiotics can kill deadly staph infections
Robert BostonUsing three antibiotic drugs thought to be useless against MRSA infection — piperacillin and tazobactam (bottle on left) and meropenem — Washington University researchers, led by Gautam...
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A message to the future; a glimpse into the past
Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosArtifacts from the 1902 time capsule uncovered last fall from a cornerstone in the old Francis Gymnasium.In 1902, Washington University in St. Louis leaders packed a...
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WashU Expert: Census Bureau report shows effectiveness of Affordable Care Act
The number of uninsured people in the United States dropped by 8.8 million in 2014, according to a report released Sept. 16 from the U.S. Census Bureau.This number is significant because it is the...
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WashU Expert: Religous tax exemptions foster diverse viewpoints
The Supreme Court decision that the Constitution requires that gay couples be allowed to marry no matter where they live has caused many religious conservatives to feel that the tax-exempt status of...
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Brown School's Hillman Hall a 'healthy' building
https://youtu.be/od8a8KJwkPEAmy Eyler, PhD, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, is conducting a yearlong academic study aimed at quantifying the impact...
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$7.3 million grant funds study of lung transplant rejection
aLung transplants – a treatment of last resort for end-stage lung disease – have given thousands of patients a second lease on life. But the long-term success of the procedure still lags far behind...
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Bhayani named chief medical officer of Washington University Physicians
aBhayaniSam Bhayani, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of the Faculty Practice Plan at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, effective Nov. 1.In his newly created position,...
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Inside the Hotchner Festival: Cary Simowitz
Jerry Naunheim/WUSTL Photo (4)Playwright Cary Simowitz and the cast of “The Divine Buoyancy of Being” at rehearsals in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. The play will receive its world premiere staged...
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