Ophthalmology
Recycling in the eye promotes good vision
Recycling isn't just good for the environment. It's also good for your eyesight.
Jul 19, 2013
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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Neuroscience
Daydreaming simulated by computer model
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have created a virtual model of the brain that daydreams like humans do.
Jul 12, 2013
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Neuroscience
Defects in brain cell migration linked to mental retardation
(Medical Xpress)—A rare, inherited form of mental retardation has led scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to three important "travel agents" at work in the developing brain.
Jun 21, 2013
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Medical research
New perspective needed for role of major Alzheimer's gene
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists' picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease harms the brain may have to be revised, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.
May 7, 2013
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Genetics
Brain-building gene plays key role in gut repair
(Medical Xpress)—A gene with a colorful name – mindbomb 1 – plays a key role far beyond the brain. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that mindbomb 1 may be involved in repairing ...
Apr 5, 2013
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Medical research
Some brain cells are better virus fighters
(Medical Xpress)—Viruses often spread through the brain in patchwork patterns, infecting some cells but missing others. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helps explain why. The scientists ...
Mar 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Cooling may prevent trauma-induced epilepsy
(Medical Xpress)—In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the brain after injury ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Ophthalmology
Altering eye cells may one day restore vision
(Medical Xpress)—Doctors may one day treat some forms of blindness by altering the genetic program of the light-sensing cells of the eye, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Jan 25, 2013
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Immunology
Estrogen fights urinary infection in mouse study
(Medical Xpress)—Estrogen levels drop dramatically in menopause, a time when the risk of urinary tract infections increases significantly.
Jan 23, 2013
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Genetics
Study offers clues to cause of kids' brain tumors
(Medical Xpress)—Insights from a genetic condition that causes brain cancer are helping scientists better understand the most common type of brain tumor in children.
Nov 16, 2012
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