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Tiny, implantable device uses light to treat bladder problems

A team of neuroscientists and engineers, including some at the School of Medicine, has developed a tiny, implantable device that has potential to help people with bladder problems bypass the need for medication or electronic stimulators.

Medicine & Health

Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors

New research led by the School of Medicine suggests that tailoring treatments to men and women with glioblastoma based on the molecular subtypes of their tumors may improve survival for all patients.

Researchers receive grants to study the brain in patients with Alzheimer’s

The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded two grants, totaling about $3.7 million each, to study the link between sugar breakdown and the aging brain. One study, led by Andrei Vlassenko, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiology, and Manu Goyal, MD, assistant professor of radiology, both at the School of Medicine, will […]

Gender-related violence should be grounds for asylum. Congress must fix this for women

The U.S. cannot singlehandedly eradicate all violence against women and girls — even here at home. But we can at least avoid being an accomplice. When women and girls arrive at our shores asking only that they not be beaten, raped or murdered, delivering them to their tormentors is not an option.

Appointments & Promotions

Lester named journal editor, society president

Rebecca Lester, associate professor of sociocultural anthropology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed the next editor-in-chief of the interdisciplinary journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry. She also was recently elected president of the Society for Psychological Anthropology.

Science & Technology

Second scientific balloon launches from Antarctica

Washington University in St. Louis announced that its X-Calibur instrument, a telescope that measures the polarization of X-rays arriving from distant neutron stars, black holes and other exotic celestial bodies, launched from McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Medicine & Health

Moderate drinking not harmful for older patients with heart failure

A study from the School of Medicine suggests that people over 65 who are newly diagnosed with heart failure can continue to drink moderate amounts of alcohol without worsening their condition.

Law

Trump’s border-closing threat enters ‘murky’ legal waters

The legality, let alone the wisdom, of closing the southern border amid a partial government shutdown is called into question by Stephen Legomsky, an immigration-law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.

Humanities & Society

Science-based tips for a better, happier New Year

There is no secret to happiness, but there is a science to it, says Tim Bono, a psychology lecturer in Arts & Sciences who teaches courses on happiness at Washington University in St. Louis.

Campus & Community

2018 in review: On campus and around the globe

The Source looks back at some of our most read and most shared stories of 2018. Highlights include good news (a new chancellor), bad news (even light drinking increases risk of death) and who knew news (“collective narcissism” is real and Virginians have it).