Washington University in St. Louis
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Scientists have successfully used the brains of locusts as a testbed for a new type of drug delivery system, one that could see life-saving medicines carried directly to the brain by way of a simple sniff.
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Researchers at Washington University’s School of Medicine have found a way to deliver a one-two punch to tumors, by inhibiting their primary fuel supply and a secondary “salvage pathway” at the same time. The finding could lead to treatments that kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue.
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Scientists have discovered a Zika antibody that can potentially protect developing fetuses, probably the number-one victim of the disease.
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ScienceNew research has revealed the crafty maneuver that peptides use to slip past the cell's defenses and contribute to Alzheimer's, whereby they first change shape to form stacks of long, flat sheets. The finding may offer up new opportunities to intervene in the onset of the disease.
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ScienceEngineers at the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed graphene-based biofoam sheets that can be laid on dirty or salty dams and ponds to produce clean drinking water, using the power of the sun.
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ScienceFor years, scientists have been experimenting with biobots, insects fitted with various electronic systems. Now, engineers will tap into the highly-tuned olfactory system of locusts, using them like tiny cyborg sniffer dogs to detect the smell of chemicals used in explosives.
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As many as 50,000 people die of traumatic brain injuries in the United States every year, but the equipment used to monitor things like intracranial pressure is decades old. A team of researchers has worked to create a new sensor that’s far less invasive and much safer than the existing technology.
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have used zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles to boost the tomato plant's ability to absorb light and minerals, resulting in significantly more fruit by weight.
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ScienceUsing a technique called Compressed Ultrafast Photography, researchers from Washington University in St.Louis have built a camera that is able to capture images at a rate of up to 100 billion frames per second: fast enough to capture the propagation of light.
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Muscle and tendon strains or tears may soon be detectable prior to injury, thanks to new algorithms developed by researchers at Washington University in St Louis.
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Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have recently had success using diffuse optical tomography (DOT) to image test subjects' brains. Although it may look kind of extreme, it basically just involves shining LEDs into the head.
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When it comes to monitoring the electrical activity of the heart, or delivering electrical stimulation to it, most current technologies rely on electrodes that make contact in a few locations. Now, scientists have created a sensor-laden membrane that can be pulled over the whole heart.
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