Scientists have used a glowing protein from fireflies to observe the activity of a molecule that is an important target for new drugs to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases and several other disorders.
WrightWashington University and the St. Louis Cardinals have appointed Rick W. Wright, M.D., as the new head team physician. Wright, who has been an assistant team physician with the Cardinals since l998 and covers many of the team’s home games, replaces George A. Paletta Jr., M.D.
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is currently constructing two new buildings by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki. Photo by Stan Strembicki, professor of art.The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis will reconfigure its nationally ranked programs in architecture and art, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced today. Effective immediately, the School of Architecture will be organized as the undergraduate College of Architecture and the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design. Similarly, the School of Art will become the undergraduate College of Art and the Graduate School of Art.
Scientists have discovered that a group of important immune system cells has a surprising resemblance to cinematic British superspy James Bond: the cells receive a “license” that allows them to unleash their most potent attacks on enemies.
As men age, testosterone and growth hormone levels gradually wane. Energy, strength and physical function tend to decline as well. Geriatrician Ellen Binder is trying to determine if she can slow the process by restoring hormones in older men to more youthful levels. See details in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch front-page article.
David Van Essen, Ph.D., the Edison Professor of Neurobiology and head of the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the School of Medicine, has been elected president of the Society for Neuroscience, the world’s largest organization for scientists who study the brain.
A baby’s first relationship is the most important.A child’s first relationship can begin in the womb as a parent reads or talks to the unborn baby. An infant’s first relationship is the most important because it begins the foundation for all future relationships, says School of Medicine child psychiatrist John Constantino.
Living inside each human intestinal tract are more microbes than there are human cells in the rest of the body. A poor relationship between these single-celled organisms and the intestines in which they reside could be the cause of irritable bowel syndrome, say School of Medicine researchers.