Steroids in female mouse urine light up nose nerves of male mice
A group of steroids found in female mouse urine goes straight to the male mouse’s head, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. They found the compounds activate nerve cells in the male mouse’s nose with unprecedented effectiveness.
Washington University receives Big Read grant from National Endowment for the Arts
The Big Read is a national program designed to encourage literary reading by helping communities come together to read and discuss a single book. In January 2009 Washington University in St. Louis — supported by a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts — will coordinate a St. Louis Big Read focusing on Harper Lee’s 1960 classic To Kill a Mockingbird. The month-long series of community-based events will include a wide variety of reading programs, read-a-thons, book discussions, lectures, performances, movie screenings and other activities.
Gene variants linked to metabolic syndrome and HDL cholesterol levels
Nutrition researchers at the School of Medicine have identified five common genetic variations that increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, a group of factors linked to heart disease and diabetes. Another variant they found appeared to protect against the condition.
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to highlight midcentury modernism in 2008-09
Karl Benjamin, *Black Pillars,* 1957.From retail furnishings to international auction houses, recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in midcentury modernism, an influential design aesthetic that flourished between the mid-1930s and the mid-1960s. During the 2008-09 academic year the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will host two major exhibitions exploring both the breadth and the cultural impact of midcentury modernism, through such mediums as painting, sculpture, architecture, interior design, film, music and the graphic arts.
Heavy Metal Project aims to prevent lead poisoning in kids
Childhood lead poisoning has been a sizable problem in the city of St. Louis for many years due to deteriorating lead paint in older homes and rental units. In 2000, 31 percent of children tested in the city of St. Louis were poisoned, according to Daniel Berg, M.D., assistant professor of medicine.
Lower Midwest braces for flood onslaught
Residents of the central and southern Midwest are crossing their fingers, saying their prayers, planning evacuations, and in some cases filling sandbags in preparation for the excessive water
Image courtesy of NOAAWUSTL geologist Robert Criss warns of “serious water” that could give some areas their second worst flood on record. ravishing communities in Iowa and Wisconsin. “The flood wave is propagating down the Mississippi River towards St. Louis at about the pace of a brisk walk,” said Robert E. Criss, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. “Some areas north of St. Louis in Missouri and southern Iowa are bracing for the second worst flood in their history. This is serious water.”
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Bernard Harris, first African American to walk in space, will visit a science camp for middle school students held at Washington University in St. Louis on June 20. Harris will visit the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp to share his story and join in a science challenge with 48 middle school campers.
More women opting for mastectomy
A growing number of women are choosing a more aggressive approach to breast cancer treatment, driving an increase in the number of mastectomies, says Julie Margenthaler, M.D., assistant professor of surgery.
Openings at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Child Development Centers
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Child Development Centers have immediate openings for children age two years and older of Washington University Danforth Campus and School of Medicine employees.
Architecture students win JP Morgan Chase Community Development Competition
A design proposal by 10 architecture students from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts has won the 2008 JP Morgan Chase Community Development Competition. Over the past several months, a class — led by Derek Hoeferlin, lecturer in architecture — has partnered with the Good Work Network, a nonprofit business incubator in […]
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