Plants without cellular recycling systems get creative in the dark

Deprived of sunlight, plants are unable to transform carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into sugars. They are essentially starved of one of their most important building blocks. New research with maize shows that plants that lack the core components...
25-Sep-2020 4:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Antibodies protect against wide range of influenza B virus strains

Researchers have identified two antibodies that protect mice against lethal infections of influenza B virus, report scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Together with an...
22-Sep-2020 11:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with adverse outcomes during middle childhood

Research from the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis shows prenatal cannabis exposure may impact child behavior later in life.
23-Sep-2020 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Funding climate action policies: Consumers weigh-in

There is a growing demand for countries to take aggressive action to combat climate change, but less consensus on how to fund it. In a new study published in Nature Climate Change, researchers asked more than 10,000 people from the U.S., U.K.,...
21-Sep-2020 12:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Older people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer’s at risk of falls

Older people without cognitive problems who experience a fall may have undetected neurodegeneration in their brains that puts them at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine...
14-Sep-2020 5:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Immune system affects mind and body, study indicates

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that a molecule produced by the immune system acts on the brain to change the behavior of mice.
14-Sep-2020 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Imaging agent developed at Washington University spotlights inflammation

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have created a new PET imaging agent that detects signs of inflammation. Such a tracer could aid diagnosis and study of diseases ranging from cardiovascular disease to cancer to...
11-Sep-2020 7:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Perception matters: Consumers prefer "natural" prevention options

New research shows consumers strongly prefer "natural," not synthetic, products to prevent ailments. That presents a dilemma. Medical researchers are racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. When they do, how receptive will consumers be?
11-Sep-2020 4:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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