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Tropical Bounty: How Forests Can Turn Into Chemical Factories

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a surprising layer of diversity in tropical forests.
14-Apr-2025 7:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Sheds Light on How Inherited Cancer Mutations Drive Tumor Growth

Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A new study, led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, takes a deep dive into...
13-Apr-2025 2:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Alternative to Hip Replacement Keeps Aging Athletes in the Game

Robert Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at WashU Medicine, led a long-term study that showed that patients who received a Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure maintained a higher level of athletic...
11-Apr-2025 10:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Brain Pathway Links Inflammation to Loss of Motivation, Energy in Advanced Cancer

Researchers at WashU Medicine identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a mouse study they describe a brain pathway that starts with neurons (labeled in green,...
8-Apr-2025 8:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How to (Theoretically) Spot an Alien

Are we alone in the universe? The answer to one of humanity’s biggest questions is complicated by a basic reality: If there is life on other worlds, it may not look familiar. A study in Nature Communications proposes a new way to search for life...
10-Apr-2025 10:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

What Makes a 1-in-1000-Year Storm, Really?

Thunderstorms that swept the central U.S. in 2022 were unprecedented, but their extreme precipitation may not be that rare — especially with global warming, according to a new analysis from WashU researchers
7-Apr-2025 7:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researchers Find Intestinal Immune Cell Prevents Food Allergies

Researchers at WashU Medicine found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a new treatment for allergies.
3-Apr-2025 8:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Electrochemical Method Supports Nitrogen Circular Economy

A new approach developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis converts nitrogen waste into valuable chemical product.
3-Apr-2025 10:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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