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Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor

Scientists rely on pyrite, also known as “fool’s gold,” as a sensitive recorder of oceanic conditions, used to reconstruct timelines of global environmental change. Research from Washington University in St. Louis helps separate out local...
20-Nov-2023 6:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Lowering a form of brain cholesterol reduces Alzheimer’s-like damage in mice

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a form of cholesterol known as cholesteryl esters builds up in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s-like disease, and that clearing out the cholesteryl esters...
20-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Navigating political discussions at holiday gatherings

Rather than avoid political discussions altogether, Taylor Carlson, associate professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis, says we should take a step back to critically evaluate the information our peers share with us,...
20-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Key Medicare payment model fails to improve mental health

A widespread Medicare program that aims to improve health care and lower costs by providing financial incentives to doctors and hospitals resulted in no improvements in mental health care, according to a study by researchers at Washington University...
6-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures

A new study takes an important step toward reconstructing a global history of water over the past 2,000 years. Using geologic and biologic evidence preserved in natural archives — including globally distributed corals, trees, ice, cave formations...
31-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Engineers to build cyborg locusts, study odor-guided navigation

Researchers have long sought to understand locusts and their power of sensing, computing and locomotory capabilities. WashU engineers will study how the locust brain transforms sensory input into behavior with a four-year $4.3 million grant from the...
16-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

No Lizard Is an Island

Research from Washington University in St. Louis and the Georgia Institute of Technology provides a more complete explanation of how evolution plays out among species that live side-by-side.
5-Oct-2023 12:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Noninvasive, ultrasound-based brain biopsy is feasible, safe in people

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique called sonobiopsy that uses ultrasound and microbubbles to disrupt the blood-brain barrier temporarily and allow RNA, DNA and proteins from the brain to spill out into the...
28-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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