Some mammals and birds have a clever way to preserve energy and heat by going into torpor, during which their body temperature and metabolic rate drop to allow them to survive potentially fatal conditions in the environment, such as extreme cold or lack of food. While a similar condition was proposed for scientists making flights […]
Like the lymphatic system in the body, the glymphatic system in the brain clears metabolic waste and distributes nutrients and other important compounds. Impairments in this system may contribute to brain diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases and stroke. A team of researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has […]
Research could facilitate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Symposium brings together key leaders in the field
Research finds kids with prenatal exposure show more signs of psychopathology
Research uncovers how unfolded proteins are discarded, and how a perfectly good protein can wind up in the trash
Every cell contains millions of protein molecules. Some of them have the ability to phase-separate to form non-membrane-bound compartments, called biomolecular condensates, inside a cell. It has long been assumed that there was no further structure underlying these condensates, only solution-soluble proteins. A research group led by Rohit Pappu, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor […]
Longstanding collaboration leads to new findings about processes associated with neurodegenerative diseases
These vesicles are critical for proper cell function
Faculty members honored for ‘highly prolific spirit of innovation’
The two-step denoising technique was developed in Song Hu’s lab
Hong Chen and Eric Leuthardt’s sonobiopsy method uses blood test instead of surgery
NIH awards $3.1 million grant for Washington University, St. Jude ALS research