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Washington University study shows breast cancer rates increasing among younger women

Study shows diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under age 50 over the past two decades, with an increase of 3.75% per year since 2016.

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The Shutterbee Project shows how local gardens support high bee diversity in St. Louis

Shutterbee recruited citizen scientists to help with the visual documentation, which led to the finding of a rare parasitic bee in Belleville, Illinois!

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$3M grant funds AI training for new investigators addressing global challenges at WashU

PhD students will collaborate on projects investigating the environmental policy and social responses to climate change through emerging data-driven methods.

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Research on a deadly heart disease in cats could help save people with the same heart disease

Leslie Lyons’s work inside what’s fondly called the “Lyon’s Den”, is inching closer to improving heart health for cats and humans.

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A pathogen air quality monitor for indoor spaces can detect COVID-19 in about 5 minutes

A pathogen air quality monitor can detect COVID-19 viral particles that are shedded from any infected person in about 5 minutes.

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Celebrating Valentine’s Day with pets has heart-healthy benefits for you and maybe your pets too!

Showing love for pets on Valentine’s Day has heart-healthy benefits for people and maybe their companion animals too!

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Could just one breath into a small box identify and diagnose if you have COVID, Flu or RSV?

A person blows into the straw, and aerosols from the person’s warm breath collect on a cold surface inside the device, for a biosensor to detect viruses

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SLU Researcher Helps Discover New FDA-Approved Treatment for Alzheimer’s-Associated Agitation

SLU researchers discovered that REXULTI, also called brexpiprazole, significantly reduced agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Engineering new ink for ballpoint pens to write custom LEDs on any surface for high-tech advantages

Junyi Zhao in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington Un diversity in St. Louis demonstrates using a simple ballpoint pen to write custom LEDs.

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When holiday drinking for merriment turns scary: Managing alcohol during holidays for better health

Co-workers, friends and family celebrate New Year’s by gathering to eat, drink and be merry. But too much alcohol can become scary for many people.

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