- An engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has found a new way to convert the dangerous chromium-6 into common chromium-3 in drinking water, making it safer for human consumption. https://engineering.wustl.edu/news/pages/cleaning-chromium-from-drinking-water.aspx 48 comments science
- Science AMA Series: Hello, I'm Joe Scherrer. I was an IT and cybersecurity innovator with the U.S. Air Force, and now am director of the cybersecurity initiative at Washington University in St. Louis. AMA! https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/7bcgye/science_ama_series_hello_im_joe_scherrer_i_was_an/ 47 comments science
- An interesting study published by Washington University in St. Louis--"Abortion rates plummet with free birth control" https://news.wustl.edu/news/pages/24334.aspx 10 comments science
- Immune-boosting compound makes immunotherapy effective against pancreatic cancer – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/immune-boosting-compound-makes-immunotherapy-effective-against-pancreatic-cancer/ 6 comments science
- Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/among-covid-19-survivors-an-increased-risk-of-death-serious-illness/ 19 comments science
- A new study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine has shed light on why cancer cells consume excessive amounts of glucose, but do not always metabolize it efficiently. https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/cancer-cells-arent-purposefully-wasting-glucose-theyre-consuming-it-too-quickly-364686 8 comments science
- Science AMA Series: I am Lan Yang, an electrical engineering professor at Washington University in St. Louis. My research is in nanophotonics, high-quality optical microresonators, and finding better ways to detect nanoparticles. AMA! https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Lan-Yang.aspx 38 comments science
- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis discover that a protein-rich diet can help soothe irritable bowels and reduce inflammation in mice https://source.wustl.edu/2017/08/protein-rich-diet-may-help-soothe-inflamed-gut/ 8 comments science
- Many smokers with serious mental illness want to kick habit | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/many-smokers-serious-mental-illness-want-kick-habit/ 9 comments science
- Frédéric Moynier and his team at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered evidence that the Moon was created when a planetary body the size of Mars smashed into the Earth about 4.5 billion years ago. http://www.dailytech.com/new+theories+arise+to+explain+creation+of+the+moon/article27981.htm 2 comments science
- [Walker] Vladimir Tarasenko actually made a sizable donation to the Children’s Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis today. Some homecoming for the now NYR forward. https://twitter.com/MollieeWalkerr/status/1644093844500226049 4 comments hockey
- Gut bacteria mine dietary fiber to release beneficial nutrients: A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrates that certain human gut microbes can mine dietary fiber to extract nutrients that otherwise would remain inaccessible to the human body. https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00709-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867422007097%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 20 comments science
- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that a relatively simple and rapid blood test can predict -- within a day of a hospital admission -- which patients with COVID-19 are at highest risk of severe complications or death. https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/rapid-blood-test-identifies-covid-19-patients-at-high-risk-of-severe-disease/ 12 comments science
- Obesity prevented in mice treated with gene-disabling nanoparticle: Disabling a gene in specific mouse cells, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have prevented mice from becoming obese, even after the animals had been fed a high-fat diet. https://www.technology.org/2020/05/05/obesity-prevented-in-mice-treated-with-gene-disabling-nanoparticles/ 5 comments science
- Science AMA Series : I’m Barani Raman, a biomedical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, I study insect olfactory systems and create "cyborg insects", AMA! https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/6n8jp8/science_ama_series_im_barani_raman_a_biomedical/ 37 comments science
- The brains of children who suffer clinical depression as preschoolers develop abnormally, compared with the brains of preschoolers unaffected by the disorder, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/304258.php 4 comments science
- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have created a virus in the lab that infects cells and interacts with antibodies just like the COVID-19 virus, but lacks the ability to cause severe disease. It is safer to work with, can aid efforts to find drugs, vaccines https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/lab-made-virus-mimics-covid-19-virus/ 4 comments science
- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered why breast cancer patients with dense breasts are more likely than others to develop aggressive tumors that spread. The finding opens the door to drug treatments that prevent metastasis http://www.nature.com/ncb/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ncb2743.html 3 comments science
- Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis say they've managed to eliminate diabetes in rats using transplanted pig cells -- and here's the kicker -- without the need for anti-rejection drugs http://news.discovery.com/human/cure-for-diabetes-approaches-reality.html 49 comments science