$12 million NIH grant supports study of Alzheimer’s risk factors
Researchers at WashU Medicine will investigate genetic and molecular factors behind the disease’s disproportionate prevalence in Caribbean populations, with the aim of identifying new drug targets.
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Illinois has shifted its priorities for dealing with child abuse — to the detriment of kids
The best way to keep children safe — and reduce investigations — is not to go upstream. Rather, we must train and support our child protection agencies to protect endangered children the first time a concerned relative, teacher or other community member calls the hotline, writes Sarah Font.
Will Missouri incarcerate its economic future?
We can follow a path that is costly, punitive, and misaligned with science. Or we can proactively invest in approaches like the Teen Center of Excellence that produce healthy young adults who can transition into the workforce and contribute to the economic viability of the state of Missouri, writes Dennis W. Boyd Jr.
Madman theory: Playing crazy doesn’t work — in diplomacy or in love
Diplomacy and love involve making the other person want to stay. Anxiety can disguise itself as desire for a short time, but not in the long run, writes Liberty Vittert.
Videos
A scientist’s ‘a-ha moment’
Alex Quillin, PhD ’25, talks about the day she looked through the microscope and realized what she and her fellow students discovered.
Bookshelf
‘Michelangelo & Titian’
In his new book, “Michelangelo & Titian: A Tale of Rivalry & Genius,” WashU’s William Wallace explores a mutual admiration, and simmering competition, that unfolded over decades.