Gruev receives grant to study, recreate mantis shrimp vision
Mantis shrimp, aggressive, predatory sea crustaceans, have among the most sophisticated vision of all animals. A group of researchers, including Viktor Gruev, PhD, want to recreate that vision to make a specialized camera that could
bring more precision to biomedical imaging and weapon targeting in
defense.
Student chapter collects ‘Locks of Love’ for children
The student-run local chapter of Locks of Love encouraged WUSTL community members to participate in the annual campus-wide hair drive Nov. 12. The drive yielded $600 and 26 hair donations. All hair and money collected is sent to the Locks of Love national organization, which aims to help restore self-esteem and confidence in children afflicted by disease-related, long-term hair loss.
Novel process to detect proteins could simplify kidney disease detection
Detecting whether a patient will have acute kidney
injury could become as simple as dipping a paper test strip printed with
gold nanorods into a urine sample, a team of Washington University in
St. Louis researchers has found.
Social media auto-overshare to meet its demise in 2013, says privacy law expert
Everyone knows someone who overshares on social media,
from constant updates about daily minutiae to an automatically generated
stream of songs listened to, articles read, games played and other matters blast-broadcast through various applications. Intentional
over-sharers may be a necessary nuisance in our wired world, but the
days of the auto-generated social media stream may be numbered, says
Neil Richards, JD, privacy law expert and professor of law at Washington
University in St. Louis.
Vitamin D prevents clogged arteries in diabetics
People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that when vitamin D levels are adequate in people with diabetes, blood vessels are less likely to clog. But in patients with insufficient vitamin D, immune cells bind to blood vessels near the heart, then trap cholesterol to block those blood vessels.
Less of a shock
Two scientists at Washington University have developed a low-energy defibrillation
scheme that significantly reduces the energy needed to re-establish a
normal rhythm in the heart’s main chambers. They hope this
electrotherapy will be much less painful than the existing electrotherapy, making treatment with a defibrillator much more acceptable to patients.
Olin Cup finalists announced
Alum Robbie Garrison (left), of MMBiosensing, LLC, talks with Ken Harrington, managing director of the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, following the selection of Garrison’s firm as one of seven finalists for the 2012 Olin Cup during a ceremony Nov. 8 in Simon Hall.
$50 million to speed discoveries for patients
The School of Medicine has received a $50 million grant to help speed the translation of scientific discoveries into improvements in human health. The grant supports the School of Medicine’s Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences, led by Bradley A. Evanoff, MD.
Sports update Nov. 12: Women’s soccer advances to Sweet 16 with pair of wins
The No. 3 women’s soccer team advanced to the Sweet 16 with a pair of victories at home last weekend. WUSTL advances to the sectional semifinals for the second-straight season and will take on No. 14 Concordia College (Moorhead) at 3 p.m. Friday at Francis Field. The Bears will host the NCAA Sectional for the first time in school history. In the other Sectional semifinal Friday, No. 2 Hardin-Simmons University will take on No. 11 Wheaton College (Ill.) at 5:30 p.m.
Transport program to deliver moms in crisis, handle emergency births
The region’s first maternal-fetal transport service that includes both obstetrics and pediatrics expertise is being launched this month by the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s and Barnes-Jewish hospitals.
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