Deprived of a sense of smell, worms live longer
Video capture by James Collins*C. elegans* roundwormMany animals live longer when raised on low calorie diets. But now researchers at the School of Medicine have shown that they can extend the life spans of roundworms even when the worms are well fed — it just takes a chemical that blocks their sense of smell.
First gene for clubfoot identified at Washington University School of Medicine
Clubfoot, one of the most common birth defects, has long been thought to have a genetic component. Now, researchers at the School of Medicine report they have found the first gene linked to clubfoot in humans. Their research will be published in the Nov. 7 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics.
Pine forests to get help from WUSTL biologists
Photo by David KilperWUSTL biologists will play a key role in helping restore the longleaf pine communities of the southeastern United States.
Power of collaboration
Photo by David KilperSawyer helps foster creativity in the classroom and workplace
Memorial service for Richard Todd Nov. 2
A memorial service will be held Nov. 2 for Richard D. Todd, Ph.D., M.D., the Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry and director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, who died Aug. 22. The service will be held at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center in Connor Auditorium […]
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Flu shots for medical school employees
Fall is here — time for picking apples, carving pumpkins and getting a flu shot. The School of Medicine again will offer free flu shots to its faculty, staff and students at various locations this fall. “Flu shots are for the benefit of employees and their families, and in a health-care setting, it’s particularly important […]
Keeping kids safe on Halloween night
Tampered treats is not what parents should worry about on Halloween, says a professor of pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis. The combination of cars, kids and darkness presents the biggest danger of Halloween, says Bo Kennedy, M.D., who works in the emergency department at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. And that combination could be even more dangerous this year with Halloween falling on a Friday night. At this time of year it gets darker earlier, and on Halloween, excited, costumed children can be difficult to see, especially when excited adults and teenagers are off to their own Friday evening celebrations. Kennedy offers tips on keeping kids safe while trick-or-treating.
Helping teachers teach
Photo by David KilperPatrick Gibbons, Ph.D. (center), professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, shows grade-school teachers how to make paper models showing differences in the sun’s rotation through the Department of Education’s Science Outreach program.
Graduate degree fair spotlights social change
Are you looking for a graduate degree program that will give you the tools to help make a difference? Attend the Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in the Athletic Complex. The free event, hosted by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work in cooperation with […]
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