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Wash U researchers quantify solar absorption by black carbon in fire clouds

Aerosol scientists at Washington University in St. Louis quantify the extent of light absorption by black carbon in fire clouds to better model climate impacts of extreme wildfire events.
25-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Daily rhythms depend on receptor density in biological clock

Tweaking the numbers of receptors in a key brain area changes the daily rhythms of rest and wake in mice, according to research from WashU, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
24-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Pagliarini named HHMI Investigator

As an HHMI Investigator, David Pagliarini, PhD, the Hugo F. & Ina C. Urbauer Professor and a BJC Investigator in the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology will receive approximately $11 million in HHMI funding over a seven-year term.
23-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Can we predict who will develop migraine headaches?

Hadas Nahman-Averbuch, PhD, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is leading two studies to help predict who is at risk of developing migraine disorder, and to identify the changes in...
22-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Wash U researchers shine light on amyloid architecture

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis use microscopy to chart amyloid beta’s underlying structure and yield insight into neurodegenerative disease
19-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Risk of long COVID declined over course of pandemic

The risk of long COVID has declined over the course of the pandemic, although it remains a persistent threat. Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identified vaccination as a primary factor in reducing the risk of...
15-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Psilocybin generates psychedelic experience by disrupting brain network

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, destabilizes a critical network of brain areas involved in introspective thinking. The findings provide a...
14-Jul-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Brain inflammation triggers muscle weakness after infections

Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer’s disease. The study, in...
9-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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WashU Expert: VC bust? Time to return to fundamentals in 2024

After years of record investments and outsized returns fueled by ultralow interest rates, 3,200 U.S. private venture-backed companies — mostly tech startups — went out of business last year. Doug Villhard at Washington University in St. Louis'...
16-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST

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