Posts Tagged ‘Washington University in St. Louis’
Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 13:05 - 0 Comments
With mutated gene, eye tumors less deadly
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Melanomas that develop in the eye often are fatal, but tumors with a specific mutated gene are less likely to spread and turn deadly. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 18, 2013 15:53 - 3 Comments
Cheating amoebae don’t pay the price
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have found a gene that allows amoebae to pass on more than their fair share of their genes without compromising their overall fitness. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 2, 2013 16:07 - 1 Comment
Appendix diagnosis: Location, location, location
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS(US) — Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 31, 2012 12:53 - 1 Comment
After injury, fewer seizures in ‘chilled’ brain
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Mild cooling of the brain after a head injury prevents the development of epileptic seizures later, a new animal study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 26, 2012 14:58 - 1 Comment
Why kids with tumor disorder struggle to learn
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — The causes of learning problems associated with an inherited brain tumor disorder are much more complex than scientists had anticipated, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2012 15:17 - 1 Comment
As adults, sickle cell patients rely on ER
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — As patients with sickle cell disease outgrow pediatric health care, they rely more on the emergency room, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 3, 2012 12:20 - 0 Comments
Team to launch balloon into polar vortex
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS / CALTECH (US) — Scientists are poised to send a two-ton balloon-borne cosmic-ray experiment called Super-TIGER into the high-altitude polar vortex over Antarctica. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 21, 2012 14:51 - 0 Comments
Tiny probes light up to spot signs of disease
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have designed very small probes that can bind to biomarkers of disease and, when swept by an infrared laser, light up to reveal their location. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 16, 2012 11:45 - 0 Comments
STEM may help teens with autism clear hurdle
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Young people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gravitate toward STEM majors in college, but just getting there is still a struggle. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 8, 2012 13:51 - 1 Comment
Early intervention may help preemies catch up
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — There are opportunities for therapeutic intervention—even in the first few weeks of life—that could improve premature babies’ long-term outcomes, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 29, 2012 10:04 - 4 Comments
Healthy women may want to skip resveratrol
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Healthy women may not benefit from taking resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine thought to reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, a study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2012 11:38 - 2 Comments
What Toyota can teach about treating stroke
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Applying the principles of Toyota’s lean manufacturing process has helped doctors sharply reduce the critical “door-to-needle time” for stroke patients. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 25, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments
Obama ‘boost’ fades for some black Americans
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Black Americans’ feelings of political empowerment—sparked by Barack Obama’s 2008 election—have faded, particularly among conservatives and born-again Christians. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 18, 2012 6:38 - 0 Comments
Zinc hints at Moon’s smash-up birth
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Evidence suggests the Moon was born in a flaming blaze of glory when a body the size of Mars collided with the early Earth. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 15, 2012 11:15 - 0 Comments
Scientists build biggest gene circuit yet
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have made the largest gene circuit ever reported—a step toward programming engineered bacteria to clean, produce biofuel, or fight infection. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 5, 2012 16:16 - 1 Comment
Never forget a face? Take the test
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A new online experiment tests your ability to remember names and faces, and compares your score with others’. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2012 10:36 - 1 Comment
With free birth control, abortion rate drops
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Access to free birth control substantially reduced unplanned pregnancies and cut abortion rates by 62-78 percent compared to the national rate, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 3, 2012 16:28 - 3 Comments
Tomb of Maya warrior queen discovered
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of one of the great queens of Classic Maya civilization. (more…)
