A study from Washington University School of Medicine has led to the development of a decoy molecule that effectively protects mice from Eastern equine encephalitis…
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Research from Washington University shows that smoking shrinks the brain and speeds up brain aging, a process that is irreversible even after quitting. The study,…
Researchers discovered a unique case in a Colombian family where a woman with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s remained cognitively healthy due to a rare…
A recent study reveals that consuming chitin, found in insect exoskeletons, activates the immune system in mice, reducing weight gain and offering potential as a…
Benjamin Sumlin, PhD, a senior scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, blows into a device designed by researchers at the university. The device —…
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have created a new imaging technique that can generate real-time 3D maps of uterine contractions. This technology could…
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis studied mice with Alzheimer’s-like brain damage caused by the protein tau and found that microglia…
The gut microbiome, which is the collection of trillions of microbes that live in our intestines, plays a key role in the health of our…
Studying mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that proteins made by stem cells to help regenerate the cornea…
Red and orange areas on these heat maps of human brains show where the gene APOE is most active (top two brain images) and where…
The fungus Histoplasma, which causes lung infections, was concentrated in the Midwest in the 1950s and 60s (top map), but now causes significant disease throughout…
Researchers have found a way to increase the clearance of waste products from the brains of mice by ramping up a genetic quirk known as…
Scientists have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the brain. Similar to…
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in pancreatic cancer makes the tumors sensitive…
In mice, roseolovirus disrupts immune cells’ process of learning self-recognition. Autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Type 1 diabetes are thought to arise when…
Shots trigger exceptional antibody response by activating key helper immune cells. The first two vaccines created with mRNA vaccine technology — the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna…
A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified an RNA molecule that suppresses prostate tumors. According to the research —…
Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long…
Staff scientist Laura VanBlargan, PhD, works with the virus that causes COVID-19 under high biosafety conditions at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.…
Vaccines don’t ward off every single infection but they do massively lower the risk. Antibodies Elicited by COVID-19 Vaccination Effective Against Delta Variant Despite causing…