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WashU Medicine researchers received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will help speed development of an enhanced version of naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are developing a wearable device that aims to track blood loss in pregnant women during delivery, with support from a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The device aids in early warning signs for postpartum hemorrhage, a birth complication that is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis will empower people to monitor their own tap water with a project funded through the National Science Foundation.

The Missouri Legislature has passed a plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps, potentially handing a Democrat-leaning seat to Republicans and giving Republicans a 7-1 district advantage. Partisan mid-decade redistricting, once very rare, could become the new normal, says an expert on voting rights at Washington University in St. Louis.

Data scientists at Washington University in St. Louis used new statistical tools to find that the association between lead exposure and academic test scores may be even stronger than previously suspected.

The School of Public Health will convene experts Sept. 23 to tackle accelerating biodiversity loss and explore strategies to safeguard food security and human health.

A new study led by researchers at WashU Medicine reveals possible new avenues to help brown fat produce more heat, which could aid in weight loss and improve metabolic health.

A WashU public health researcher finds that there is bipartisan backing for crisis hotlines, walk-in centers and peer support — diverging from federal policies expanding forced treatment.

A U.S. Department of Defense award will help WashU Medicine researchers develop a test to quickly group sepsis patients into risk categories based on their levels of two inflammatory biomarkers.

In July, NASA formally designated WashU’s Geosciences Node, a division of NASA’s Planetary Data System that has been on campus since 1989, to serve as the lead science data node for the Artemis II, III and IV missions.