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Severe scoliosis in African Americans focus of $3.2 million grant
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year $3.2 million grant to study the genetic basis of the musculoskeletal disorder scoliosis, and particularly...
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Inside the black box of iron oxide formation
From the splendorous red hues in the Grand Canyon to the mundane rust attacking a neglected bicycle, iron hydroxides are all around us. As a matter of fact, they are just as common as quartz, which is...
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In fire-prone West, plants need their pollinators — and vice versa
2020 is the worst fire year on record in the United States, with nearly 13 million acres burned, 14,000 structures destroyed and an estimated $3 billion spent on fire suppression — and counting. At the...
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‘Remember… That Time Before the Last Time’
The cast of “Remember…That Time Before the Last Time” in Edison Theatre. (All photos: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University) It was going to be “Little Shop of Horrors.” But after a year of protest...
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Wanted: Board of directors’ member with bankruptcy experience
A member of a corporation’s board of directors may exert a similar amount of influence on a business’ outcome as its CEO. Particularly if that board member has endured a bankruptcy at another company...
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New tech can get oxygen, fuel from Mars’ salty water
When it comes to water and Mars, there’s good news and not-so-good news. The good news: there’s water on Mars! The not-so-good news? There’s water on Mars. The Red Planet is very cold; water that isn’t...
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Gene that protects against osteoarthritis identified
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common problems associated with aging, and although there are therapies to treat the pain that results from the breakdown of the cartilage that cushions joints, there...
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Building better vaccines for the elderly
As human lifespans have gotten longer, certain proteins in our bodies are increasingly prone to take on alternative shapes. These misfolded proteins can ultimately trigger neurodegenerative diseases...
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Construction progresses on neuroscience research building
Washington University School of Medicine’s eastern border began noticeably changing in April and will look strikingly different in 2023, when the neuroscience research building — 11 stories tall and...
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Shareholder influence more effective than mandates in diversifying boards
On Dec. 1, Nasdaq asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve a new rule requiring companies listed on the U.S. stock exchange to regularly report on the diversity of their boards and have...
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Making a pandemic-proof supply chain
The global supply chain has experienced once-in-a-lifetime disruptions — at least four times in the past 12 years or so. The 2007-09 financial crisis was followed by Japan’s tsunami, earthquake and...
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A recipe for protein footprinting
Michael Gross, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences and of immunology and internal medicine at the School of Medicine, and his team are experts in footprinting proteins — that is, using...
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Novel form of Alzheimer’s protein found in spinal fluid indicates stage of...
A novel form of an Alzheimer’s protein found in the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord indicates what stage of the disease a person is in, and tracks with tangles of tau protein in the...
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Bateman, Diamond, Hultgren named to National Academy of Inventors
Neurologist Randall J. Bateman, MD, virologist and immunologist Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, and microbiologist Scott Hultgren — all faculty members at Washington University School of Medicine in St....
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Study finds fluorine as possible substitute for lithium in rechargeable...
With increased use of rechargeable batteries to power modern technology, particularly electric vehicles, researchers have been looking for alternative materials for lithium-ion in rechargeable...
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Examining schools’ lack of response to food insecurity during pandemic
As schools across the United States have moved to online learning or hybrid models due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis investigates the...
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Monitoring labor in pregnancy aim of grant to develop imaging technology
Monitoring uterine contractions during labor is critical for safeguarding maternal health and preventing preterm births, the world’s leading cause of death in children under age 5. Toward that end,...
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Toxin provides clues to long-term effects of diarrhea caused by E. coli
Toxin-producing E. coli bacteria (green) attach to human intestinal cells expressing the protein CEACAM6 (red). A study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has...
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Far from campus, but part of the community
Though far from campus, 916 international students are finding new ways to connect to the Washington University in St. Louis community. Faculty members have established special discussion sections and...
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New computational method validates images without ‘ground truth’
A realtor sends a prospective homebuyer a blurry photograph of a house taken from across the street. The homebuyer can compare it to the real thing — look at the picture, then look at the real house —...
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