Solving women’s health issues through engineering focus of course
Women’s health has been getting a new focus in recent years from the local to the federal level, with President Joe Biden recently launching initiatives to boost federally funded research in this long-overlooked area. That focus is also active at the McKelvey School of Engineering, where a new elective course is filled with students interested in how they can use engineering to solve problems in women’s health.
AI-assisted breast-cancer screening may reduce unnecessary testing
In a recent study, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Whiterabbit.ai showed that artificial intelligence assistance potentially could improve breast-cancer screening by reducing the number of false positives without missing true positives.
Innovative sensing platform unlocks ultrahigh sensitivity in conventional sensors
New research from engineers at Washington University unlocks the power of exceptional points for advanced optical sensing.
Skin pigmentation bias in pulse oximeters to get closer look
Pulse oximeters may provide inaccurate readings in individuals with darker skin so researchers at Washington University are seeking ways to mitigate this potential bias.
Nerve stimulation for sleep apnea is less effective for people with higher BMIs
A sleep apnea treatment known as hypoglossal nerve stimulation is less effective in people with higher body mass indexes, according to a new study by researchers at the School of Medicine.
Focused ultrasound technique gets quality assurance protocol
Washington University researcher Hong Chen and her team developed a quality assurance protocol to ensure their guided focused ultrasound device and treatment functions safely and consistently.
Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease shows promise in mouse study
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a different and promising way to remove amyloid beta plaques in the brain: by directly mobilizing immune cells to consume them. The study was published in Science Translational Medicine.
How does a person’s mobility affect cardiovascular health?
A clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is aimed at defining how exercise affects cardiovascular health in people who use wheelchairs.
Bersi receives CAREER award
Matthew Bersi, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, will use pioneering optics-based mechanical testing and imaging techniques to study the aorta with a five-year $575,000 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.
Understanding how anxious misery affects brain networks aim of new grant
Janine Bijsterbosch, an assistant professor of radiology at the School of Medicine, is part of a team of five co-principal investigators studying how symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress — together known as anxious misery — affect functional brain networks. The team received a $3.6 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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