Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to harness new understandings of the…

Eleven-year-old Emma loves Mondays. That’s when she gets to dance, box and play games with other children who have cerebral palsy at Music & Movement, a weekly class offered by St. Louis Children’s Hospital. This Monday, Emma eagerly…

From reducing waste to cooking with local produce, Dining Services at Washington University in St. Louis is striving to make its offerings and operations more sustainable. This Earth Day, Andrew Watling, associate director of dining…

While caring for COVID-19 patients, health-care professionals across the country have amassed a treasure trove of information about SARS-CoV-2, its evolving variants such as delta and omicron, and their effects on the human body and…

Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide — a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells — that transmit the sensation known as…

Data scientists from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a powerful machine learning tool that can immediately take aim at the country’s decadeslong opioid epidemic.Researchers and members of the Olin…

Crows and ravens are well known for their black color and the harsh “caw” sound they make. They are intelligent birds that use tools, solve complex abstract problems and speak a volume of words.But what is less well appreciated is how…

A new study has prompted scientists to reconsider a once-popular yet controversial idea in stroke research.Neuroscientists believed that, in the aftermath of a stroke, calming overexcited neurons might prevent them from releasing a toxic…

Three experimental blood tests used to identify people in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease perform differently in Black individuals compared to white individuals, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine…

Leaders from St. Louis’ business, civic, academic and governmental communities came together April 21 to celebrate the launch of the Taylor Geospatial Institute, a first-of-its-kind organization that brings together eight leading research…