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New research has shown a way to target drug delivery to a person's brainstem using noninvasive measures, bolstered by a novel technology: focused ultrasound.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Tumors | Washington University in St. LouisA natural plant compound exploits a newly identified Achilles’ heel in a cancer of the eye, uveal melanoma.
University Research | Washington University in St. LouisAn article on the comparative genomics of a fruit fly chromosome with 940 undergraduate authors demonstrates that research experiences can be offered to far more students than has traditionally been possible.
Washington University in St. Louis | Three Duke University sophomores converted small chunks of frozen bird flesh into tubes of purified DNA that was then sent to China for full-genome sequencing. Their work was a part of the Avian Phylogenomics Project, an international scientific effort that compared the whole genomes of 48 bird…
Duke University | Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe they have begun to understand the link between autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis and cardiovascular disease.
University Research | Washington University in St. LouisPeople younger than age 40 who have high blood pressure are at increased risk of heart failure, strokes and blood vessel blockages as they age, according to a study in JAMA led by a Duke Health researcher.
University Research | Duke UniversityResearchers from Michigan State University, Washington University in St. Louis and Kenyon College examined evidence from a number of studies to determine the repeatability of evolution.
University Research | Washington University in St. Louis | Michigan State UniversityUsing technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors’ offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detected evidence suggesting Alzheimer’s in older patients who had no symptoms of the disease.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University Research | Washington University in St. LouisA new technique developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis uses overlooked data in MRI scans to reveal how many and which brain cells are present – and show where cells have been lost through injury or disease.
University Research | Washington University in St. LouisResearchers found that drinking one to two drinks four or more times per week — an amount deemed healthy by current guidelines — increases the risk of premature death by 20 percent, compared with drinking three times a week or less.
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