Jinling Liu will analyze a mountain of data looking for a genome responsible for hypertension, which could lead to a better and more personalized approach to preventing and treating the disease.
The Great War depleted the states’ National Guard troops, sending them overseas. Missouri was one of the states that backfilled the domestic duties with unpaid volunteers.
A four-year study will help develop AI software that will speed up the process of matching donated kidneys with patients in need, especially those not at the top of the transplant list.
Dawn Laybolt is new to the Mark Twain National Forest but not the U.S. Forest Service, having served in various roles at a number of forests over the past 13 years.
Beginning Tuesday, Planned Parenthood will take over the former Tri-Rivers Family Planning center in Rolla. The Title X health center will offer contraceptives, pregnancy tests and other reproductive health services to residents throughout Missouri.
A school known best for engineering is taking on programs designed to inject more arts and humanities into the school, hoping a culture of creativity will benefit the entire university community.
Lisa McCarthy wants to improve state trooper pay and teacher salaries to raise Missouri from the bottom of states in the U.S. She says passing an income tax cut while these needs exist was not the right thing to do.
Tara Peters wants to improve teacher pay to raise Missouri from the bottom of states in the U.S. She also wants to increase school security by bringing armed retired veterans into schools.