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Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food

New research from the School of Medicine has identified key naturally occurring biochemical components of a novel therapeutic food that is aimed at repairing malnourished children’s underdeveloped gut microbiomes. The findings may help guide treatments for malnutrition.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Earliest evidence for domestic yak found using both archaeology, ancient DNA

Archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis discovered evidence for domestic yak in the Tibetan Plateau dating back 2,500 years.

Campus & Community

12.13.23

Participants pose in a life-sized snow globe

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Alzheimer's

Smoking causes brain shrinkage

Smoking shrinks the brain and effectively causes premature brain aging, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine. The findings help explain why smokers are at high risk of age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.

Awards & Notables

Curiel, Janetka named fellows of National Academy of Inventors

David T. Curiel, MD, PhD, and James W. Janetka, PhD, professors at the School of Medicine, have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.

Awards & Notables

Ciorba receives grant to evaluate treatment for colorectal cancer

Matthew A. Ciorba, MD, a professor of medicine and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the School of Medicine, has received a $2.8 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate a new treatment for colorectal cancer.

Alzheimer's

Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s come from patient who, despite genetics, evaded disease

A woman who never developed Alzheimer’s despite a strong genetic predisposition may hold the key to stopping the disease in its tracks. Researchers at the School of Medicine found clues that could help cut the link between the early, asymptomatic stage and the late stage, when cognitive decline sets in.

Law

Seelinger helps draft new ICC policy on gender crimes

Kim Thuy Seelinger, a research associate professor at the Brown School and visiting professor at the School of Law, led the review and drafting process for the International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor’s new policy on gender-based crimes.

Campus & Facilities

Have a green holiday – reduce energy, recycle lights

The Office of Sustainability offers tips for reducing energy use during the winter break. It’s also hosting the annual holiday lights recycling drive through Feb. 2.

Engineering

Team to develop breathalyzer test for COVID, RSV, influenza A

Washington University in St. Louis researchers will adapt their COVID-19-detecting breathalyzer to one that can also screen for common seasonal viruses with a two-year $3.6 million grant from Flu Lab. With the funding, they plan to take the technology from bench into clinical trials with the goal of preparing the handheld rapid screening breath test for commercial application and FDA registration.