Latest news from Washington University in St. Louis on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/research-reveals-corporate-strategy-to-support-black-owned-businesses-avoid-backlash/?sc=rsin /articles/research-reveals-corporate-strategy-to-support-black-owned-businesses-avoid-backlash/?sc=rsin Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:40:56 EST An analysis of Yelp's "Black-owned business" search function by Oren Reshef at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis shows revealing business owners' race can boost consumer engagement and sales in markets where consumer demand exists. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/14-million-supports-work-to-diversify-human-genome-research/?sc=rsin /articles/14-million-supports-work-to-diversify-human-genome-research/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:25:08 EST The Human Pangenome Refence Sequencing Project seeks to gather genomic sequences from a diverse representation of human participants. Two new grants from the NIH will support project contributions by researchers at WashU Medicine, which houses two centers crucial to this work. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/study-identifies-benefits-risks-linked-to-popular-weight-loss-drugs/?sc=rsin /articles/study-identifies-benefits-risks-linked-to-popular-weight-loss-drugs/?sc=rsin Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:00:00 EST People prescribed the popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro may experience benefits such as increased cognitive and behavioral health, according to scientists at WashU Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System. But users of the injection medications may also face increased risks for pancreatitis and kidney conditions, among other illnesses. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/washu-researchers-map-individual-brain-dynamics/?sc=rsin /articles/washu-researchers-map-individual-brain-dynamics/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:20:41 EST Neuroscientists at Washington University in St. Louis have set up computer frameworks that can help model individual brain dynamics. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/the-era-and-the-constitution/?sc=rsin /articles/the-era-and-the-constitution/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:05:04 EST Washington University in St. Louis /articles/self-management-skill-sense-of-purpose-go-hand-in-hand/?sc=rsin /articles/self-management-skill-sense-of-purpose-go-hand-in-hand/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:55:42 EST Strong self-regulation skills can potentially buoy a strong sense of purpose, according to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/brains-of-people-with-sickle-cell-disease-appear-older/?sc=rsin /articles/brains-of-people-with-sickle-cell-disease-appear-older/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:00:00 EST A new study led by WashU Medicine researchers has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals. A brain image from a healthy individual shows a larger brain with more white matter compared with a brain image from a patient with sickle cell disease. Healthy individuals experiencing economic deprivation also had more-aged appearing brains. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/drug-in-clinical-trials-for-breast-cancer-could-also-treat-some-blood-cancers/?sc=rsin /articles/drug-in-clinical-trials-for-breast-cancer-could-also-treat-some-blood-cancers/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:00:00 EST Two new studies led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a possible way to block the progression of several forms of blood cancer using a drug already in clinical trials against breast cancer. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/coyote-genes-may-show-urban-evolution-at-work/?sc=rsin /articles/coyote-genes-may-show-urban-evolution-at-work/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:40:12 EST A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx, in New York. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/fatal-neurodegenerative-disease-in-kids-also-affects-the-bowel/?sc=rsin /articles/fatal-neurodegenerative-disease-in-kids-also-affects-the-bowel/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:00:00 EST Researchers at WashU Medicine have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition. In their latest study, a team led by Jonathan Cooper, PhD, professor of pediatrics at WashU Medicine, showed that gene therapy to the bowel in mice modeling Batten disease reduced symptoms and extended lifespan. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/new-cellular-immunotherapy-approach-shows-promise-for-b-cell-lymphoma/?sc=rsin /articles/new-cellular-immunotherapy-approach-shows-promise-for-b-cell-lymphoma/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:15:27 EST A phase 1 clinical trial co-led by researchers at WashU Medicine found that a new type of cell-based immunotherapy was safe for patients with several types of B-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. Larger studies are needed to assess efficacy, but the approach shows promise. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/may-the-force-not-be-with-you/?sc=rsin /articles/may-the-force-not-be-with-you/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:15:04 EST Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis find cell migration doesn't only rely on generating force Washington University in St. Louis /articles/nothin-but-pawpaws-in-the-pawpaw-patch/?sc=rsin /articles/nothin-but-pawpaws-in-the-pawpaw-patch/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:20:10 EST Pawpaw fruits -- the largest native fruits in North America -- have become popular among foragers and foodies alike. But new research from WashU shows that pawpaw trees tend to choke out woody bushes and flowering plants nearby, exerting a haphazard kind of pressure on would-be neighbors. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/5-million-nih-grant-to-find-causes-of-chronic-pain-after-surgery/?sc=rsin /articles/5-million-nih-grant-to-find-causes-of-chronic-pain-after-surgery/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:55:17 EST WashU Medicine researchers have been awarded nearly $5 million to better understand what causes pain symptoms to persist in some patients recovering from surgery. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/brain-structure-differences-provide-clues-to-substance-use-risks/?sc=rsin /articles/brain-structure-differences-provide-clues-to-substance-use-risks/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:15:58 EST Researchers at Washington University found correlations between types of brain structure and people who try drugs before age 15. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/lanza-named-fellow-of-national-academy-of-inventors/?sc=rsin /articles/lanza-named-fellow-of-national-academy-of-inventors/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:45:05 EST Gregory Lanza, MD, PhD, the James R. Hornsby Family Professor in Biomedical Sciences in the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of his application of nanotechnology to a broad variety of medical innovations. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/vagus-nerve-stimulation-relieves-severe-depression/?sc=rsin /articles/vagus-nerve-stimulation-relieves-severe-depression/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:15:00 EST People with severe, treatment-resistant depression who received vagus nerve stimulation therapy showed improvement in depressive symptoms, quality of life, and ability to complete the tasks of daily life, according to a national clinical trial led by researchers at WashU Medicine. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/nih-grant-funds-study-of-cerebral-small-vessel-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/nih-grant-funds-study-of-cerebral-small-vessel-disease/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:45:22 EST The National Institutes of Health have awarded a team of researchers at WashU Medicine a grant to investigate the underlying causes of cerebral small vessel disease, which is the second-leading cause of dementia. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/10-8-million-grant-supports-cutting-edge-leukemia-research/?sc=rsin /articles/10-8-million-grant-supports-cutting-edge-leukemia-research/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:30:24 EST Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a renewal of a prestigious research grant from the National Cancer Institute. Led by principal investigator, Daniel Link, MD, the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant in leukemia provides funding for translational research. Washington University in St. Louis /articles/across-southeastern-us-weedy-rice-steals-herbicide-resistance-from-cropnbsp-rice/?sc=rsin /articles/across-southeastern-us-weedy-rice-steals-herbicide-resistance-from-cropnbsp-rice/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:05:28 EST WashU scientists found that 57% of 201 samples of weedy rice collected from fields in nine counties or parishes of Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana in 2022 were resistant to the imidazolinone (IMI) family of herbicides. Washington University in St. Louis