Engineering Treatments for the Opioid Epidemic
A biomedical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis is developing a therapeutic option that would prevent opiates from crossing the blood-brain barrier, preventing the high abusers seek.
14-Mar-2019 12:05 PM EDT
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Blunting pain’s emotional component
Pain researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in rodents that they can block receptors on brain cells that are responsible for the negative emotions associated with pain, such as sadness, depression and...
12-Mar-2019 11:30 AM EDT
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Potential New Therapy for Crohn’s, Colitis Identified
researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a compound that may treat IBD without directly targeting inflammation. The compound tamps down the activity of a gene linked to blood clotting. They discovered that the...
4-Mar-2019 3:55 PM EST
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Stock Analysts Accentuate the Negative So Firms Can Achieve More Positives, Study Finds
A new study, involving two Washington University in St. Louis faculty at Olin Business School, finds that analysts disseminate earnings news by revising share-price targets or stating they expect firms to beat earnings estimates, often tempering...
28-Feb-2019 4:50 PM EST
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Study first to show processes determining fate of new RNA pesticides in soils
Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis develop a method to learn more about how a new type of pesticide degrades in the environment.
28-Feb-2019 3:05 PM EST
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A New Method for Precision Drug Delivery: Painting
Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are one step closer to delivering precise amounts of medication to exact location, repurposing an existing imaging "painting" method.
27-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST
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Better together: Mitochondrial fusion supports cell division
New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that when cells divide rapidly, their mitochondria are fused together. In this configuration, the cell is able to more efficiently use oxygen for energy.
26-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
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High-powered fuel cell boosts electric-powered submersibles, drones
A team of engineers in the McKelvey School of Engineering has developed a high-powered fuel cell that operates at double the voltage of today’s commercial fuel cells. It could power underwater vehicles, drones and eventually electric aircraft at a...
25-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
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