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Scientists have identified an important link between kidney damage and cardiac problems, creating new possibilities for treating the primary cause of death in kidney disease patients.

The Center for Social Development (CSD) at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis recently announced the 2005 grant recipients of its Civic Service Small Research Grants and Fellows Program. This program is part of the Global Service Institute (GSI) research initiative funded by the Ford Foundation.

Vegetarians who don’t cook their food have abnormally low bone mass, usually a sign of osteoporosis and increased fracture risk. But a research team at the School of Medicine also found that raw food vegetarians have other biological markers indicating their bones, although light in weight, may be healthy.

What makes a woman a woman?The mysteries of both human sex chromosomes have now been laid bare with the publication of the sequence of the human X chromosome in the journal Nature. Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in England led the effort to sequence the X, with significant contributions from the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University.

RoedigerSome of the nation’s top memory researchers are meeting at Purdue University on March 25-27 to talk about the most important findings in the field and to honor one of their own. The conference, entitled “Roddyfest: Directions in Memory Research,” honors Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III, a pioneer in memory research and former Purdue professor. Roediger is chair of the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences at WUSTL.

The grant will establish a University center that will develop better ways to prevent and treat heart disease in diabetics.

Slam dunk, 3-point contest here March 31 In conjunction with the NCAA Final Four at the Edward Jones Dome April 2-4, the University will host the 17th Annual Mountain Dew College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships at 6:30 p.m. March 31 at the Field House. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students or […]

WUSTL will lead a partnership that will help elementary-school students develop enthusiasm for learning and doing science.

Children ages 3-6 and an accompanying adult are welcome to attend Tyson Research Center’s “Pioneer Days” from 9:30-11:30 a.m. April 5. Through activities such as building a toy or making a candle, attendees will explore what life was like for pioneers who lived in St. Louis County more than 100 years ago. Pioneer Days is […]

Photo by Tim Parker(From left) Sam, Dylan and Ashley Mopkins showcase the scarves they made for their mom at the Arts as Healing program.It offers patients’ children the opportunity to take an active, artistic role in the healing process while providing a group support network.