Protecting our food future: Experts confront biodiversity crisis
The School of Public Health will convene experts Sept. 23 to tackle accelerating biodiversity loss and explore strategies to safeguard food security and human health.
Novel way to ‘rev up’ brown fat burns calories, limits obesity in mice
A new study led by researchers at WashU Medicine reveals possible new avenues to help brown fat produce more heat, which could aid in weight loss and improve metabolic health.
Microbiome instability linked to poor growth in kids
WashU Medicine researchers found that children with fluctuating gut microbiomes showed poorer growth compared with kids with a more stable microbiome. The study sequenced the genomic material from fecal samples collected from toddlers in Malawi.
How harmful bacteria hijack crops
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have identified the protein involved in costly plant infestations, pointing the way to possible protections.
Eating disorders a hidden crisis on college campuses
Researchers at Washington University led a study of nearly 30,000 students that shatters misconceptions about eating disorders, a common and misunderstood condition.
Eating disorder chat tool could improve access to care
Researchers at Washington University have received a $3.7 million grant to optimize a self-guided intervention for individuals with eating disorders.
Researchers find intestinal immune cell prevents food allergies
Researchers at WashU Medicine found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a new treatment for allergies.
Researchers to study health impact of changes to school lunch, breakfast programs
Sarah Moreland-Russell, at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a four-year $2.65 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to understand how schools respond to changes in policy guiding school lunch and breakfast programs affect health.
Study identifies benefits, risks linked to popular weight-loss drugs
People prescribed the popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro may experience benefits such as increased cognitive and behavioral health, according to scientists at WashU Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System. But users may also face increased risks for pancreatitis and kidney conditions, among other illnesses.
Halting hidden hunger
Can improved nutrition during pregnancy help prevent stunted growth in children around the world? With partners in Ecuador, Lora Iannotti studies the effects of maternal diet on infant brain development.
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