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How do toxic proteins accumulate in Alzheimer’s and other diseases?

The normal brain protein tau sometimes gets knotted up into tangles and turns toxic, injuring brain tissue and causing tauopathies, a group of brain diseases characterized by problems with learning, memory and movement.
21-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Nearly 1 million assistance calls made to 211 in August

In August 2023, Americans made nearly a million calls for help to the 211 emergency resources helpline, according to 211 Counts, a national tracking system in 36 states developed by the Brown School’s Health Communication Research Laboratory at...
20-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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A cautionary tale: How Italy’s ChatGPT ban hurt businesses, economy

Initial data from Italy’s monthlong ChatGPT ban in early 2023 demonstrates the technology’s transformative impact on business and the economy, according to Jeremy Bertomeu at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis
19-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

$3M grant funds training to harness power of AI for social, environmental challenges

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $3 million over the next five years in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advancements and Convergence in Computational, Environmental and Social Sciences (AI-ACCESS) program at Washington University...
14-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Virtual drug quiets noise in heart tissue images

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new computational approach to removing movement in images of expanding and contracting heart cells and tissues. By computationally removing movement, the algorithm mimics a drug’s...
11-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Fiber from crustaceans, insects, mushrooms promotes digestion

Crustaceans, insects and mushrooms are rich sources of the dietary fiber chitin, which activates the immune system and benefits metabolism, according to a new study, in mice, led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St....
7-Sep-2023 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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World can now breathe easier

Global, population-weighted PM2.5 exposure -- related to both pollution levels and population size -- increased from 1998 to a peak in 2011, then decreased steadily from 2011 to 2019, largely driven by exposure reduction in China and slower growth...
6-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Still separate and unequal: How subsidized housing exacerbates inequality

New sociology research from Elizabeth Korver-Glenn at Washington University in St. Louis finds Black and Latino subsidized renters live in homes with more unsafe conditions while simultaneously paying more, both total cost and relative to their...
28-Aug-2023 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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