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Bringing Expansion Microscopy to Plants

Biologists have discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The ultimate goal is to help grow better crops, improving food security.
7-Mar-2025 8:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study Reveals Widening Heart Disease Disparities in the US

A study published March 6 in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas highlights a growing divide in cardiovascular health in the U.S., showing that wealth and education play a significant role in heart disease risk.
6-Mar-2025 8:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Compound Harnesses Cannabis’ Pain-Relieving Properties Without Side Effects

Researchers at WashU Medicine and Stanford University developed a compound that relieves pain in mice but doesn't affect the brain, thereby avoiding mind-altering side effects and abuse potential. The custom-designed molecule, derived from cannabis,...
28-Feb-2025 6:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

Multimodal AI Tool Supports Ecological Applications

TaxaBind addresses the need for more robust and unified approaches to the modeling of ecosystems.
4-Mar-2025 6:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Foundation AI model predicts postoperative risks from clinical notes

AI for Health Institute team unveils a versatile large language model to enhance perioperative care
4-Mar-2025 5:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

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New Biosensor Can Detect Airborne Bird Flu in Under Five Minutes

As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ways to monitor for infections, in real time, to mitigate and respond to...
3-Mar-2025 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Electrochemical Field Key to How Dementia Precursors ‘Break Bad’

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found a critical role for the physical interfaces of amyloid beta peptides in determining the chemical dynamics of their assemblies.
26-Feb-2025 5:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

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The United States of No States?

What would America look like if there were no state governments? Stephen Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus in the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, tackles that question in his new book, “Reimagining...
24-Feb-2025 4:40 PM EST Add to Favorites


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The ERA and the Constitution

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WashU Expert: Strike Will Test U.S. Supply Chain Resiliency

Panos Kouvelis, director of the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses the impact of the port workers’ strike on supply chain inventory and prices.
1-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT

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