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The remarkable effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has generated much interest in synthetic mRNA therapeutics for treating and preventing disease. But some basic science questions have remained about whether the modified…

People who were more distressed — showing signs of anxiety or depression — during the COVID-19 pandemic were less likely to follow some best practice recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a new…

Pancreatic cancer has few treatment options and limited survival, with only 9% of patients still living five years after diagnosis.But a detailed analysis of pancreatic cancer by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in…

In nearly 10% of births worldwide, labor comes early. Far from being a pleasant surprise, preterm births increase the likelihood of complications ranging from anemia and jaundice to cerebral palsy and learning disabilities.Despite its…

Chenyang Lu, the Fullgraf Professor of computer science and engineering in the Washington University in St. Louis McKelvey School of Engineering, is combining artificial intelligence with data to improve patient care and outcomes.But he…

Increasingly, the American dream is out of reach for many Americans. The chance that a U.S. worker does better economically than her parents remains low compared with peer nations, especially among children born to low-income families.…

For over a century, cancer cell metabolism has been viewed as something of a paradox. New work from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis shows that it might not be such an anomaly after all. The study is published Aug. 15 in…

The debate over abortion has only intensified in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, returning the issue to states. Since…

Disparities in cancer stage at diagnosis among racial and ethnic minority children and adolescents may be partially explained by health insurance coverage, finds a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.“Our…

“Our team will address quantum sensing, which is an area that requires detailed knowledge of physics, chemistry and engineering to come together to achieve new methods for detection — beyond classical physics,” Hayes said. “We see this as…