Novel way to ‘rev up’ brown fat burns calories, limits obesity in mice
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.
Americans favor voluntary mental health care amid federal push for forced treatment
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.
$4.87 million grant supports development of sepsis diagnostic device
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.
WashU tapped for key role in future Artemis moon missions
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.
A silver lining in sewer sludge: volatile fatty acids
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are finding ways to efficiently reclaim useful intermediary chemicals from sewage instead of a more energy-intensive process for biogas reclamation.
Working together, cells extend their senses
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found new rules for how groups of cells can sense beyond their surrounding environment, which can help in tracking how cancer moves and how wounds heal.
New quantum sensors can withstand extreme pressure
With National Science Foundation support, physicists at Washington University in St. Louis have created quantum sensors that track stress and magnetism at pressures exceeding 30,000 times Earth’s atmosphere.
Innovative approach helps new mothers get hepatitis C treatment
Delivering medications to the bedside while women are still in the hospital after giving birth dramatically improves cure rates from the virus, a new WashU Medicine study finds.
Trust in CDC on flu, vaccines falls nearly 20% among St. Louisans
New School of Public Health survey data show a sharp drop in confidence ahead of flu season.
What do our words say about our minds?
A researcher at Washington University in St. Louis is working to harness artificial intelligence to find psychological traits hidden in language.
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