The Record

NICU study highlights importance of sound

Premature babies in neonatal intensive care units may be exposed to higher noise levels than are deemed safe by the American Academy of Pediatrics, School of Medicine researchers found. Yet some may not get enough exposure to beneficial sounds.

Better than a pill

With a new $1.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a Washington University team plans to develop a silk-based system to better alleviate the pain and discomfort of osteoarthritis.

WashU Expert: Advice to keep the vulnerable insured

Mary Politi, an expert in health-care policy at the School of Medicine, urges the Trump administration to support a health-care plan that continues providing financial assistance to low-income Americans so they can afford to buy health insurance.