WashU experts defend fluoride with facts
Amid growing misinformation, WashU health experts provided Rolla leaders with clear data to support smart health policy. City leaders voted to preserve fluoride in the water supply.
New guidelines set for Live Near Your Work program
Several changes to the Live Near Your Work program, starting July 1, will better align it to the primary goal of neighborhood stabilization.
Sleep aid blocks neurodegeneration in mice
A new study by WashU Medicine researchers suggests that lemborexant and sleep aids that work the same way could help treat or prevent damage caused by harmful buildup of the protein tau in multiple neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s.
A new era of biotech education
The Biotech Explorers Pathway, a first-year Ampersand Program in Arts & Sciences, uses biotechnology as the theme that immerses students in real-world science, according to a new career feature written by WashU authors.
Halvorsen advises on spirituality study
Cal Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School, served as adviser on a CoGenerate survey on faith communities and engagement.
Private equity ownership tied to lower psychiatric hospital staffing, higher quality performance
Private equity ownership of psychiatric hospitals in the United States is associated with lower staffing levels, but also higher performance on certain quality measures, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Can mindfulness combat anxiety?
Researchers at WashU explore the potential for mindfulness techniques to calm anxiety.
Judaken installed as Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History & Thought
Jonathan Judaken was installed as the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History & Thought in Arts & Sciences in April.
‘Miracles can happen’
Twelve new graduates of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies Prison Education Project received their degrees May 14 during a commencement ceremony held at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific.
Genetic mutations in potassium ion channel target of new drug development
Researchers at WashU will study ways to fix malfunctioning ion channels responsible for neurological and heart illness.
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