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Five factors to ensure an infant thrives

In new research published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis make the case that “thrive factors” are a key element of healthy human brain, behavioral and cognitive development.
18-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

WashU engineers manage a first: measuring pH in cell condensates

In a first for the condensate field, researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, figured out how nucleolar sub-structures are assembled.
18-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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WashU Expert: Don’t believe hype about shorter work week benefits

The studies that are frequently touted as proof of concept for a shortened work week are riddled with statistical flaws, according to Olin Business School's Liberty Vittert, who testified March 13 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Heath,...
15-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

With NASA support, device for future lunar mission being developed at WashU

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are developing a prototype for an instrument for a future Moon mission with support from a nearly $3 million grant from NASA.
14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Demystifying nano-neuro interactions

Nanomaterials already play a vital role in enhancing the performance of everyday products from electronics to cosmetics to food packaging.
14-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Finding new physics in debris from colliding neutron stars

Neutron star mergers are a treasure trove for new physics signals, with implications for determining the true nature of dark matter, according to research from physicist Bhupal Dev at Washington University in St. Louis.
6-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

How bias shows up in maps made with citizen science data

When biologist Elizabeth Carlen in Arts & Sciences saw that squirrels were not being reported in north St. Louis, she wanted to know why. Her new paper in People & Nature illustrates how social and ecological factors can create bias in contributory...
5-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

The power of persistence: Bridging the gender gap in patent applications

New research from Washington University in St. Louis finds women are less likely than men to continue pursuing a patent after an initial rejection. The finding highlights potential interventions that could help close the gender gap in patent...
4-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites


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WashU Expert: VC bust? Time to return to fundamentals in 2024

After years of record investments and outsized returns fueled by ultralow interest rates, 3,200 U.S. private venture-backed companies — mostly tech startups — went out of business last year. Doug Villhard at Washington University in St. Louis'...
16-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST

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