The Record

Scientists get closer look at living nerve synapses

Scientists at the School of Medicine report they have been able to achieve — with a custom-built microscope — the closest view yet of living nerve synapses, the junctions between neurons that govern how these cells communicate with each other.

Genocide to be topic of Assembly Series talk

British international human rights lawyer and scholar Philippe Sands will discuss the origins of the concepts of genocide and crimes against humanity for the Assembly Series at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

WashU Expert: More must be done to address opioid crisis

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget aims to address the opioid crisis with a $500 million increase in prevention and treatment — but that’s not enough, says the Brown School’s David Patterson Silver Wolf.