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Activating specific brain cells in mice increases life span with a healthier, younger appearance

“This is actually the first demonstration that manipulating specific neurons delays aging and expands life span in mice,” said Shin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD.

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Clinical trial for breast cancer patients focused on treatment plans with less chemotoxicity

The de-escalation study for breast cancer patients offers a personalized treatment plan focused on
less chemotoxicity.

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New Diagnostic Tool for Respiratory Disease Help Patients Breathe Easier

A new diagnostic tool will help people with respiratory conditions — asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis and more — diagnose and treat their illnesses earlier.

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WashU Scientists Plan for Trip South of St. Louis to View the Total Solar Eclipse at Public Event

Washington University faculty and scientists are hosting a free event for viewing the total solar eclipse of 2024, just a short drive away!

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Lifestyle change as the prescribed treatment for Alzheimer’s disease protection and prevention

A Saint Louis University researcher says lifestyle modification is an active treatment to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Washington University study shows breast cancer rates increasing among younger women

Study shows diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under age 50 over the past two decades, with an increase of 3.75% per year since 2016.

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The Shutterbee Project shows how local gardens support high bee diversity in St. Louis

Shutterbee recruited citizen scientists to help with the visual documentation, which led to the finding of a rare parasitic bee in Belleville, Illinois!

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$3M grant funds AI training for new investigators addressing global challenges at WashU

PhD students will collaborate on projects investigating the environmental policy and social responses to climate change through emerging data-driven methods.

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Research on a deadly heart disease in cats could help save people with the same heart disease

Leslie Lyons’s work inside what’s fondly called the “Lyon’s Den”, is inching closer to improving heart health for cats and humans.

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A pathogen air quality monitor for indoor spaces can detect COVID-19 in about 5 minutes

A pathogen air quality monitor can detect COVID-19 viral particles that are shedded from any infected person in about 5 minutes.

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