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Itching is one of the most prevalent side effects of powerful pain-killing drugs like morphine, oxycodone and other opioids. For many years, scientists have scratched their own heads about why the drugs so often induce itch while they are suppressing pain. Now, researchers at the School of Medicine have shown they can control the opioid-induced itching without interfering with a drug’s ability to relieve pain.
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The Department of Energy has funded a three-university collaboration led by WUSTL scientists, including Himadri Pakrasi, PhD, to approach the problem of algal fuels systematically. They will be bringing to bear on the problem of algal fuels the most sophisticated approaches contemporary biology now has to offer: systems biology and synthetic biology.
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Astrophysicist Richard A. Muller, PhD, will present “Global Warming – New Results From an Independent Assessment” for the Assembly Series at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Graham Chapel. His talk is the annual Arthur Holly Compton Lecture.
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Twelve current or former WUSTL students have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to study, conduct research and/or teach English abroad for the 2011-12 academic year.
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To ensure broad communication, certain key university policies are published on an annual basis in the Record. These policies are intended to promote and support an open, positive working and learning environment for faculty, staff and students.
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