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School of Medicine scientists found that some patients who had brain plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease still tested high in cognitive ability.

Photo by Robert BostonArea high school students visited the School of Medicine for Women in Science Day, sponsored by the Young Scientist Program and the Association for Women in Science.

School of Medicine researchers indicate that the immune cells could have a therapeutic role in inflammatory bowel diseases.

The University has raised $602,440 in its United Way of Greater St. Louis campaign, surpassing its stated goal of $600,000.

The genome of a humble worm may provide clues to the evolution of parasitic worms, including those that infect humans, School of Medicine researchers found.

Photo by Whitney CurtisNewsweek editor Jon Meacham, who was in St. Louis Nov. 8 to speak at the annual Founders Day gala, shakes hands with senior Ben Sales, Student Life senior news editor, after an informal session greeting students in Wilson Hall.

Scientists have shown for the first time that neuroprosthetic brain implants may be able to help stroke patients with partial paralysis.

On Dec. 15, a few weeks ahead of schedule, the Missouri Department of Transportation will open the western half of the I-64 project and close the eastern half from Hanley Road to Kingshighway until December, 2009.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have shed light on a basic process that could improve future solar cells. Dewey Holten, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences and graduate student Hee-eun Song have directly measured the rate of hole transfer between identical porphyrin compounds in their ground states. These results are key to understanding the fundamental processes underlying charge separation in this sort of structure and have applications for improving the efficiency of solar cells.

David Kilper/WUSTL Photo Services*Falling Petals*Washington University Dance Theatre (WUDT), the annual showcase of professionally choreographed works performed by student dancers, will present Common Ground, its 2008 concert, Dec. 5 to 7 in Edison Theatre. Performances will feature more than three-dozen student dancers, selected by audition, in eight works by faculty and guest choreographers. Pieces range from contemporary dance and re-stagings of modern classics to dances drawing on Chinese and Indian traditions.