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Bouncing back
Recovery after a traumatic or overuse injury isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. Even after fractures have healed, soft tissue injuries often take far longer to resolve and, for some patients, full...
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Penny-wise, pound-foolish decisions explained by neurons’ firing
The British have a pithy way of describing people who dither over spending 20 cents more for premium ice cream but happily drop an extra $5,000 for a fancier house: penny wise and pound foolish. Now, a...
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Eating more like our ancestors would improve human health
Malnutrition problems can be traced to poor-quality diets lacking in diversity, a recent phenomenon in evolutionary history, according to a new paper from the Brown School at Washington University in...
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Debate to highlight America’s changing role in the world
In today’s political climate, American foreign policy is frequently a prime topic of discussion and, often, disagreement. This conversation will come to Washington University in St. Louis on Monday,...
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A bit of a ‘quantum magic trick’
An accurate analog clock tick-tick-ticks with a constant precision and well known frequency: one tick per second. The longer you let it tick, the better to test its accuracy — 10 times as long...
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In autism, too many brain connections may be at root of condition
A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Rodents...
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Leggett: Teaching students to ‘live amongst difference’
Leggett About 180 students, faculty, student affairs and academic affairs staff from the nation’s top universities are at Washington University in St. Louis this week for the fourth annual Residential...
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$10 million gift supports personalized medicine
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $10 million commitment from longtime benefactors George and Debra Couch to support research that advances personalized medicine. In...
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth to speak at Veterans Day Celebration
As the university’s first veteran student services advisor, Jen Goetz knows what veterans bring to Washington University in St. Louis — leadership, perspective, diversity and, yes, federal education...
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Cells’ mechanical memory could hold clues to cancer metastasis
In the body, cells move around to form organs during development; to heal wounds; and when they metastasize from cancerous tumors. A mechanical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis found that...
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Washington University launches search for next chancellor
Washington University in St. Louis has formally launched its search for a successor for Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, who announced last month his intention to conclude his term no later than June 30,...
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Water, water, everywhere
Water is the key to life. But for city planners, water poses a profound question: How do we ensure residents a constant supply of fresh, clean water while also protecting vulnerable areas from...
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A commitment to K-12 computer science
Computers are an essential, everyday part of all of life. Understanding the science behind them is a vital skill for any student. However, many K-12 students — especially those in rural or underserved...
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$6 million supports leukemia research
John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a $6 million outstanding investigator award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National...
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School of Law film to be screened at St. Louis International Film Festival
“Never Again: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity,” a film produced by the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, will be shown...
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Bear or chipmunk? Engineer finds how brain encodes sounds
When you are out in the woods and hear a cracking sound, your brain needs to process quickly whether the sound is coming from, say, a bear or a chipmunk. In new research published in PLoS Biology, a...
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WashU Spaces: University Libraries Preservation Lab
Photos and video: James Byard/Washington University Have you ever highlighted a passage in a library book? Or spilled soggy cornflakes on its pages? Or “repaired” a torn cover with neon-pink duct...
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How cells detect, mend DNA damage may improve chemotherapy
The busy world inside a cell is directed by its DNA blueprint. When the blueprints are altered, cells can sicken, die or become cancerous. To keep DNA in working order, cells have ways to detect and...
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Pushing the imaging envelope
With support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis plans to push the envelope of microscopic imaging to better visualize the molecules involved...
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Can laughing gas help deter suicide?
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/episodes/nitrous-suicide%20story.mp3 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the use of nitrous oxide — laughing gas — as...
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