Posts Tagged ‘Washington University in St. Louis’
Self-destructive nerves can be beneficial
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A new understanding of how nerve axons degenerate might lead to effective ways to remove damaged nerves before the illness or drug at fault affects healthy nerve tissue. Continue…
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:56 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 8, 2013 14:45 - 0 Comments
Sticky questions about role of Alzheimer’s gene
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists’ picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease harms the brain may need to be revised. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 8, 2013 12:08 - 3 Comments
How ‘jolt’ to nerve treats stubborn depression
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Brain scans offer new details on how a device that stimulates the vagus nerve can bring relief for severe depression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 8, 2013 10:49 - 0 Comments
Faulty memory fails to ‘chunk’ events
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — How older adults perceive life events can hurt their ability to remember, but breaking the day into meaningful events can help them recall better. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2013 11:48 - 1 Comment
Algorithms find ‘hot networks’ in cancer
BROWN / WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have used two new algorithms to assemble the most complete genetic profile yet of an aggressive form of blood cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments
For women, microbe may spell STD trouble
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A common microbe likely causes a condition that can make women more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 16:37 - 0 Comments
ALS trial shows novel therapy is safe
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig’s disease has passed an early clinical trial for safety, researchers report. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 23, 2013 6:27 - 0 Comments
Did sand in meteorites come from supernova?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Two tiny grains of silica found in primitive meteorites could be from the same supernova, a massive star that exploded at the end of its life. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 16:32 - 0 Comments
Genome may show why platyfish get cancer
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — The decoded genome of a popular aquarium fish could help explain why they are prone to developing melanomas and how they evolved a set of complex behaviors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2013 13:57 - 0 Comments
Gene tied to double Alzheimer’s risk in African Americans
COLUMBIA (US) — African Americans with a specific gene variant have almost double the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease compared with African Americans who lack the variant. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2013 15:39 - 2 Comments
Melanoma cases rise among kids, teens
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — The incidence of melanoma among children and teens has been significantly increasing in the US from 1973-2009—an average of 2 percent per year, report researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 9, 2013 12:26 - 3 Comments
Awards programs at work may backfire
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Incentives like employee of the month can actually reduce motivation on the job, report researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2013 8:32 - 0 Comments
Brain gene hints at stomach cancer’s origin
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A gene called “mindbomb 1″ may be involved in repairing injured cells in the stomach and pancreas, report researchers, who say it may be linked to cancers of those organs. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 4, 2013 12:21 - 0 Comments
Patient people mull over future rewards
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Brain imaging suggests impulsive people don’t think about the reward they’ll get for waiting, whereas patient people seem to enjoy it. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 3, 2013 17:02 - 3 Comments
Turtles: Little change in 210 million years
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — About one-third the evolutionary rate of humans, the western painted turtle’s evolution is like its speed on the ground—exceedingly slow. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2013 11:46 - 0 Comments
How antibodies zap a mosquito-borne virus
PURDUE (US) — Seeing the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus pathogen at very high resolution while it’s bound to antibodies could lead to vaccines for the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2013 10:54 - 1 Comment
Cholesterol drug may fight macular degeneration
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may also be effective against age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over the age of 50. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2013 15:40 - 1 Comment
Surveillance: We don’t like it, but why?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — United States law needs to establish four key principals to avoid the dangers of surveillance, according to a privacy law expert. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 16:25 - 1 Comment
To heal heart, treat depression, too
COLUMBIA U. (US) —Treating people for depression after a heart attack could reduce the risk of death or another attack, new research shows. (more…)
