New research reveals how brains update their predictions
Researchers in Bruce Carlson’s lab at WashU study electric fish to understand the basics of brain sensory processing and prediction.
WashU partners with St. Louis to expand CLEAN STL tornado recovery project
Washington University in St. Louis is formally partnering with St. Louis to expand environmental monitoring and public health research in city neighborhoods affected by the devastating May 16, 2025, tornado.
Samsung grant will fund better energy storage systems
WashU engineering researchers led by Sang-Hoon Bae received a grant from Samsung to further their work to improve electrostatic capacitors.
Targeting tumor metabolism to fight cancer
Cancer cells are ravenous eaters. WashU’s Gary Patti is trying to turn their hunger against them.
Clinical AI that is more honest about what it doesn’t know
AI for Health Institute researchers at WashU developed a framework that helps clinical language models know when to be confident and when to be cautious.
Engineering enzymes with potential against ALS and Parkinson’s disease
Researchers WashU devised a new high-tech method to generate an enzyme that can break down the misfolded proteins that cause neurodegenerative disease.
Model uses real image to train AI to look for fakes
Nathan Jacobs’ lab at WashU tackles detecting AI-generated images with the real thing.
Light, genetics provide insight into arrhythmia’s effects on brain
WashU biomedical engineers used highly sensitive imaging in a mouse model to better understand arrhythmia’s effect on the brain.
To reduce anxiety during pregnancy, make sleep a priority
WashU researchers have found connections between sleep disruption and perinatal anxiety.
Mixed plastic waste target of upcycling process to cut waste, emissions
WashU chemical engineers will tackle plastic upcycling with a U.S. Department of Energy grant.
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