Fewer adolescents also report using marijuana A survey of more than 216,000 adolescents from all 50 states indicates the number of teens with marijuana-related problems is declining. Similar... Read more
If damaged cells are replaceable, type 1 diabetics wouldn’t need insulin shots Signaling a potential new approach to treating diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of M... Read more
Scientists are working diligently to prepare for the expected increase in global population — and therefore an increased need for food production— in the coming decades. A team of engineers... Read more
Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis found a way to keep a cancerous tumor from growing by using nanoparticles of the main ingredient in common antacid tablets. The research team,... Read more
With the world population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, engineers and scientists are looking for ways to meet the increasing demand for food without also increasing the strain on natu... Read more
Compound Restores Transparency to Mouse Lenses, Human Lens Tissue A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, has been identi... Read more
Can scientists hack photosynthesis to feed the world as population soars? The world population, which stood at 5 billion in 1950, is predicted to increase to 10.5 billion by 2050. It’s a st... Read more
To the nearly 2 million people in the U.S. living with the loss of a limb, including U.S. military veterans, prosthetic devices provide restored mobility yet lack sensory feedback. A team of... Read more
A team of biomedical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Lihong Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has developed the world’s... Read more
Common filter paper decorated with gold nanoparticles used to create sensitive chemical/biological detection system — work described at the AVS meeting in Baltimore next month Using a... Read more
A new hand-held device that uses lasers and sound waves may change the way doctors treat and diagnose melanoma, according to a team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis. Th... Read more
Thirteen-year-old Sydney Kendall had one request for the Washington University in St. Louis students building her a robotic prosthetic arm: Make it pink. Kendall Gretsch, Henry Lather and Kr... Read more
Scientists are beginning to talk about re-engineering crop plants so that, like legumes, they will have on-site nitrogen-fixing systems NolR is a master off-switch for the process that conve... Read more
Looking for other uses for the nanowires, including acting as a semiconductor between two materials, as a photocatalyst, a photovoltaic or an electrode for splitting water By looking at a pi... Read more
A new generation of potentially safer and more cost-effective therapeutics against West Nile virus, and other pathogens An international research group led by Arizona State University profes... Read more
