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Wang to study oxygen consumption in cells with NSF grant - [2013-03-20 00:00:00 ] When scientists study cells, they need to know how much oxygen each cell consumes to determine its metabolism. However, existing technology limits this study to groups of cells, not individual cells. Lihong Wang, PhD, plans to change that.Wang, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study oxygen consumption rates of individual cells using photoacoustic ...
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Diabetes drug safe for HIV patients, study finds - [2013-03-15 00:00:00 ] Audio availableSitagliptin gives insulin a boost so that more sugar can be processed out of the bloodstream. The drug appears to be safe for use by HIV-positive people at risk for diabetes.People with HIV have an elevated risk of heart attacks, diabetes and insulin problems. To compound matters, there are not many drug options to prevent those secondary problems because of concerns that they will weaken the immune system. But a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
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Medical students meet their matches - [2013-03-18 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWashington University School of Medicine students Ignacio Becerra-Licha and Somalee Banerjee show where they will go for residency training after graduation. Becerra-Licha will train in family medicine at the University of California-San Francisco, and Banerjee will train in internal medicine with Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Oakland, Calif. The two received the news Friday — Match Day — in Moore Auditorium. To see more photos from Match Day, follow this link.Washington University ...
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Obesity, aging genes may play role in arthritis - [2013-03-19 00:00:00 ] Audio availableRobert H. Brophy, MDThe frayed, white substance is a torn meniscus being removed during surgery. Each year in the United States, at least half a million people have surgery for meniscus tears. All of them are at increased risk for developing arthritis in the knee later in life. Studying gene activity in tissue removed from injured knees, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that genes related to obesity and aging may contribute to the development of ...
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Medical Center's north campus first to see change as part of Campus Renewal Project - [2013-03-22 00:00:00 ] Shown is a preliminary rendering of what the north campus of the Washington University Medical Center may look like as part of the Campus Renewal Project.In the next decade, the Washington University Medical Center campus will be transformed by renovations and new construction as part of the Campus Renewal Project.Currently, designers, planners and medical center leaders are working on ideas expected to bring significant change to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital north campus and to St. Louis Children’s ...
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Washington People: Leesa M. Galatz - [Fri, 22 Sar 2013 19:48:31 CST ] Leesa M. Galatz, MD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, performing a post-operative exam on surgery patient Margaret Engelman.Leesa Galatz was in high school when she first thought she might want to become a physician. Her physics textbook featured special sections and sidebars every few pages that highlighted practical applications for the concepts they were learning in class. “One of them was about the knee and about how the patella tendon functions like a pulley,” she recalls. “That was ...
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Wellness program cuts hospitalizations, not costs - [2013-03-26 00:00:00 ] Valerie Hoven, BJCAt BJC's Missouri Baptist Medical Center, employees can complete a health risk assessment that includes height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar as part of the company's wellness program. Many U.S. companies now offer wellness programs that encourage employees to adopt healthier lifestyles. A healthier workforce, the thinking goes, could be a cost savings for companies because employees would need less medical care. But new research at Washington University School of ...
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Inaugural infectious disease conference brings global health leaders to St. Louis - [2013-03-27 00:00:00 ] The Carter Center/Emily StaubJoseph Gondovo, a patient in Nigeria, receives treatment for lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease that can cause immensely swollen limbs. HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases still kill millions worldwide each year. On April 12, leading infectious diseases researchers from around the globe and those here at Washington University will gather on the medical school campus for a conference that highlights new developments and ongoing ...
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Photo project encourages family, friends to schedule colon cancer screenings - [2013-04-01 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonRonald Rancher, a participant in the Photovoice project, stands next to the photo he submitted for the project. The photos recently were on display at the Center for Advanced Medicine.Saving Ronald Rancher’s life started with a little encouragement and a trip to the doctor.That was three years ago, when a friend suggested he undergo routine screening for prostate cancer. The exam detected the disease, which was treatable, and today the 60-year-old is cancer free.“If it hadn’t been for ...
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Cholesterol buildup links atherosclerosis and macular degeneration - [2013-04-02 00:00:00 ] Audio availableA new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over 50, shares a common link with atherosclerosis. Both problems have the same underlying defect: the inability to remove a buildup of fat and cholesterol. The new study ...
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Painted turtle gets DNA decoded - [2013-04-03 00:00:00 ] Tracey Haynes Photographs, traceyhaynes.comTurtles have evolved slowly, a new study confirms. Decoding the genome of the western painted turtle reveals new clues to turtles’ longevity and the ability to survive without oxygen during long winters. Scientists have decoded the genome of the western painted turtle, one of the most abundant turtles on Earth, finding clues to their longevity and ability to survive without oxygen during long winters spent hibernating in ice-covered ponds.Understanding the ...
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Brain-building gene plays key role in gut repair - [2013-04-04 00:00:00 ] Benjamin Capoccia, PhDResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that a gene called mindbomb 1 plays an important role in healing stomach injuries. In the images above, which show cells before injury and at various points in the repair process, the protein made by mindbomb 1 appears green. 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 ...
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Genetic markers ID second Alzheimer’s pathway - [2013-04-04 00:00:00 ] Audio availableResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer’s that points to a second pathway through which the disease develops.Nigel Cairns, PhDBoth a tangle (top left) and a plaque (bottom right) can be seen in the brain of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.Much of the genetic research on Alzheimer’s centers on amyloid-beta, a key component of brain plaques that build up in the brains of people with the disease. In ...
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Rising melanoma rates among adolescents, children are subject of new study - [2013-04-09 00:00:00 ] With springtime temperatures and warm weather approaching, the inclination to spend time outdoors is a strong one – especially for children who have been cooped up all winter.But parents should be vigilant about sunscreen. And teenage girls might want to rethink springtime tanning and tanning beds. A new study out of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis looks at the increase of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, in children and adolescents and what those trends might be telling ...
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Physical therapy often just as good as surgery for knee problem - [2013-04-10 00:00:00 ] Audio availableEither physical therapy or arthroscopic surgery can relieve pain and improve mobility in patients with a torn meniscus and arthritis in the knee, according to researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and six other centers. Rick W. Wright, MDA torn meniscus seen during arthroscopic knee surgery.Their findings appear online in The New England Journal of Medicine. “Patients can get better with physical therapy or surgery,” says Rick W. Wright, MD, a sports ...
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Matt Holliday and mom team with Siteman to promote colon cancer screening - [2013-04-12 00:00:00 ] Colon cancer strikes 1 of every 20 U.S. women and men in their lifetimes. Thankfully, most people survive the disease if it’s discovered early.That’s what happened to Kathy Holliday, mother of St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday. The two are teaming up with the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, where Kathy was treated, to encourage colon screenings for anyone age 50 and older.“It could save your life,” says Kathy Holliday, who ...
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Fish prone to melanoma get DNA decoded - [2013-04-15 00:00:00 ] Texas State UniversityScientists have decoded the genome of platyfish, which are prone to developing melanomas (shown above) along the tail and fins. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums.Among scientists, the fish are meticulously studied for their tendency to develop melanoma and for other attributes more common to mammals, like courting prospective mates and ...
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Irving Boime Symposium April 18 - [2013-04-16 00:00:00 ] BoimeThe Irving Boime Symposium will be Thursday, April 18, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center, Seminar Room B, on the Washington University Medical Campus.The symposium, which celebrates the prestigious career of Irving Boime, PhD, will begin at 9 a.m. and close about 5:30 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and the departments of developmental biology and of obstetrics and gynecology.Among the scheduled ...
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Eberlein elected president of surgical association - [2013-04-18 00:00:00 ] EberleinTimothy Eberlein, MD, chairman of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected president of the Southern Surgical Association. One of the nation’s leading medical groups, the association is dedicated to furthering the study and practice of surgery, especially in the Southern states. “I am honored to be a part of such a prestigious medical group and to work with my fellow board members to advance the practice of surgery,” Eberlein says. ...
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Bacteria may contribute to premature births, STDs - [2013-04-22 00:00:00 ] Wandy BeattyGardnerella vaginalis, a common species of bacteria, may be an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm birth and increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases.New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis points to a common species of bacteria as an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm birth and increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases.The condition affects one in every three women, ...
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ALS trial shows novel therapy is safe - [2013-04-23 00:00:00 ] Matthew J. CrispA mutated protein that causes an inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease leads to clumps in the human cells in the bottom image. A therapy that blocks production of this protein has passed phase 1 safety trials.An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig’s disease has passed an early phase clinical trial for safety, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Massachusetts General Hospital report.The researchers have shown that the therapy ...
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New restaurant at Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health - [2013-04-23 00:00:00 ] Shown is the new restaurant — Central Table — at the Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health.Central Table, a new 10,000-square-foot restaurant at the Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health, is scheduled to open for dinner May 1 and all three meals May 6.A coffee shop at the site already has opened. Its hours are 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.A food hall modeled after food emporiums in New York and Los Angeles, Central Table will feature contemporary menus, distinct cooking stations and locally grown and ...
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Missing link in Parkinson’s disease found - [2013-04-25 00:00:00 ] Gerald W. Dorn II, MD A mouse heart, in gray, shows signs of heart failure because it is missing Mfn2, newly identified as a key molecule in the process that culls unhealthy mitochondria from cells. Superimposed on the mouse heart is a fruit fly heart tube, shown in color. It also shows signs of failure because it is missing Parkin, another key molecule in mitochondrial quality control. These same molecules implicated in heart failure also play roles in Parkinson's disease. Researchers at Washington ...
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Washington People: Ross Brownson - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Joe AngelesBrownson (left), president-elect of the American College of Epidemiology, talks with former student Carlos Mario Arango (MPH ’13). Brownson says that students keep him energized in his work, which involves developing solutions to some of today's most vexing public health problems.In 1986, Ross Brownson, PhD, was an over-educated triathlete and store manager in Fort Collins, Colo., when he got a call from a former Colorado State University professor, who was heading up a division in the ...
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Washington People: Ross Brownson - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Joe AngelesBrownson (left), president-elect of the American College of Epidemiology, talks with former student Carlos Mario Arango (MPH ’13). Brownson says that students keep him energized in his work, which involves developing solutions to some of today"s most vexing public health problems.In 1986, Ross Brownson, PhD, was an over-educated triathlete and store manager in Fort Collins, Colo., when he got a call from a former Colorado State University professor, who was heading up a division in the ...
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Forum to highlight faculty flexibility benefits - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonBess Marshall, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, used the faculty career flexibility benefit of going part-time to care for her three young children and her father-in-law, who had suffered a debilitating heart attack.Thirteen years ago, Bess and Loren Marshall, both MDs, were taking care of their three young children and Loren’s father, who had moved into their home because of a debilitating heart attack. With so many family responsibilities, Beth Marshall, associate professor of ...
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Eberlein honored for support of female faculty - [2013-04-29 00:00:00 ] EberleinTimothy Eberlein, MD, the Bixby Professor and Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the inaugural winner of the Pillar of Support Award. The award was created by the Academic Women’s Network at the School of Medicine to recognize outstanding support of female faculty.Eberlein, who also serves as director of the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, received the award April 9 ...
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Scientists assemble genetic playbook for acute leukemia - [2013-05-01 00:00:00 ] Benjamin Raphael, Brown UniversityLines in the circos plot connect major genes involved in acute myeloid leukemia with patients whose leukemia cells have mutations in those genes. For an interactive version of the graphic, click here. A team of researchers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified virtually all of the major mutations that drive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing blood cancer in adults that often is difficult to treat. The findings, published ...
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Genomics to reshape endometrial cancer treatment - [2013-05-01 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonScientists at Washington University"s Genome Institute have shown that adding genomics-based testing to the standard diagnostic workup for endometrial cancer could change the recommended treatment for some women.The most in-depth look yet at endometrial cancer shows that adding genomics-based testing to the standard diagnostic workup could change the recommended course of treatment for some women. The new research, involving nearly 400 women with cancer of the lining of the uterus, was ...
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Unusual comparison nets new sleep loss marker - [2013-05-02 00:00:00 ] For years, Paul Shaw, PhD, a researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has used what he learns in fruit flies to look for markers of sleep loss in humans. ShawShaw reverses the process in a new paper, taking what he finds in humans back to the flies and gaining new insight into humans as a result: identification of a human gene that is more active after sleep deprivation.“I’m calling the approach cross-translational research,” says Shaw, associate professor of ...
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Elson elected fellow of arts and sciences academy - [2013-05-03 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis faculty member Elliot L. Elson, PhD, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elson, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, is one of 186 Americans elected as fellows this year by the academy, an organization formed in 1780 to cultivate the arts and sciences and to recognize leadership in scholarship, business, the arts and public affairs.The academy has more than 4,500 members, including ...
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2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences - [2013-05-06 00:00:00 ] Three Washington University in St. Louis scientists are among the 84 members and 21 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Sciences this year. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist or engineer.The university"s new academy members are:Stephen M. Beverley, PhD, the Marvin A. Brennecke Professor of Molecular Microbiology and chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology in the School of Medicine; Robert D. Schreiber, PhD, ...
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Nerve stimulation for severe depression changes brain function - [2013-05-07 00:00:00 ] Copyright Brain Stimulation 2013, with permissionPET scans of patients successfully treated with vagus nerve stimulation show marked increases in cerebral glucose metabolism after 12 months of treatment (bottom image, red/orange area in yellow circle) in parts of the brainstem thought to be critical in depression. In nonresponders, glucose metabolism decreased in the same brain region (top image, blue/green area in yellow circle).For nearly a decade, doctors have used implanted electronic stimulators to ...
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Siteman director appointed vice chair of national cancer network - [2013-05-08 00:00:00 ] EberleinTimothy Eberlein, MD, director of the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, has been named vice chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) board of directors.The network, which comprises 23 of the world’s leading cancer centers, develops and updates guidelines for treating breast, lung, prostate and other types of cancer. “It is a tremendous honor to be named to the board of such an outstanding medical association,” ...
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Scientists show how nerve wiring self-destructs - [2013-05-09 00:00:00 ] Elisabetta Babetto, PhDMouse nerve axons (green) connect to muscle synapses (red) to coordinate movement. Three days after injury, these axons are protected from degeneration because they are missing Phr1, a gene involved in removing damaged axons from the body. In mice that have the gene, injured green axons fragment and disappear by the third day, leaving the red muscle synapses without nerve connections. Many medical issues affect nerves, from injuries in car accidents and side effects of chemotherapy ...
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Obituary: Burton E. Sobel, MD, former director of Cardiovascular Division, 75 - [2013-05-10 00:00:00 ] University of VermontSobelBurton E. Sobel, MD, internationally known leader in cardiovascular medicine, prolific scientist and former longtime director of the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Friday, May 3, 2013, at his home in Vermont, after a long illness. He was 75.Sobel served as chief of cardiology at Washington University and at Barnes Hospital from 1974 until 1994. He then moved to the University of Vermont, where he was a University ...
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Alzheimer"s markers predict start of mental decline - [2013-05-13 00:00:00 ] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have helped identify many of the biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease that could potentially predict which patients will develop the disorder later in life. Now, studying spinal fluid samples and health data from 201 research participants at the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, the researchers have shown the markers are accurate predictors of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms develop. Roe“We wanted ...
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Bear Cub grants foster entrepreneurship - [2013-05-16 00:00:00 ] Joe AngelesJung-Tsung Shen, PhD, is one of five WUSTL scientists recently awarded a Bear Cub grant. Shen is developing a photonic switch, pictured on his computer screen, that is much faster, smaller and more energy efficient than other switches now used to support broadband communications.Scientists are natural problem solvers, full of innovative ideas. But moving those ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace can be difficult, even for those with an entrepreneurial bent. In part, that’s because ...
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Engineering professor gets Gates Foundation grant for work in global health - [2013-05-21 00:00:00 ] Washington University in St. Louis announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Tae Seok Moon, PhD, assistant professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project titled “Programmed Killing of Parasite Eggs by Probiotic Organisms.”Tae Seok MoonGrand Challenges Explorations (GCE) funds individuals worldwide to explore ideas that can ...
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X Prize to provide incentive for Alzheimer’s cure - [2013-05-23 00:00:00 ] This section contains dynamic content that cannot be displayed in edit mode. Click the button below to edit this content.%3Ciframe%20width%3D%22470%22%20height%3D%22315%22%20src%3D%22http%3A//www.youtube.com/embed/461H8hM0Amg%3Frel%3D0%22%20frameborder%3D%220%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C/iframe%3EWashington University neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt, left, and preventive medicine expert Dean Ornish make their pitch for Alzheimer’s to be the focus of a new X Prize. Their winning efforts will lead to a $50 ...
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Dacey receives service award from neurological surgeons association - [2013-05-28 00:00:00 ] DaceyThe American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) presented Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD, with the 2013 Distinguished Service Award as part of its 81st Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. The Distinguished Service Award is one of the highest honors bestowed on a member, recognizing exemplary service to the AANS and the neurosurgical specialty.Dacey is the Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in ...
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Dacey receives award from neurosurgeons' association - [2013-05-29 00:00:00 ] DaceyThe American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) presented Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD, with the 2013 Distinguished Service Award as part of its 81st Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. The Distinguished Service Award is one of the highest honors bestowed on a member, recognizing exemplary service to the AANS and the neurosurgical specialty.Dacey is the Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in ...
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Pretesting cervical tumors could inform treatment - [2013-05-30 00:00:00 ] Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhDBefore treatment, left, a cervical tumor is visible (white arrow) on a PET/CT scan. After successful treatment, right, the tumor is no longer visible. For reasons that are not well understood, some patients’ tumors do not respond to therapy. Testing the tumor before treatment for vulnerability to chemotherapy predicts which patients will do well or poorly with standard treatment. Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that testing cervical ...
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Pretesting cervical tumors could inform treatment - [2013-05-31 00:00:00 ] Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhDBefore treatment, left, a cervical tumor is visible (white arrow) on a PET/CT scan. After successful treatment, right, the tumor is no longer visible. For reasons that are not well understood, some patients’ tumors do not respond to therapy. Testing the tumor before treatment for vulnerability to chemotherapy predicts which patients will do well or poorly with standard treatment. Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that testing cervical ...
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Older adult clumsiness linked to brain changes - [2013-06-04 00:00:00 ] For many older adults, the aging process seems to go hand-in-hand with an annoying increase in clumsiness — difficulties dialing a phone, fumbling with keys in a lock or knocking over the occasional wine glass while reaching for a salt shaker.While it’s easy to see these failings as a normal consequence of age-related breakdowns in agility, vision and other physical abilities, new research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that some of these day-to-day reaching-and-grasping difficulties ...
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Tumors disable immune cells by using up sugar - [2013-06-06 00:00:00 ] http://youtu.be/7_UiBSJdDeAResearcher Erika Pearce and her colleagues have found evidence that suggests cancer cells can disable an important immune cell's ability to fight.Cancer cells’ appetite for sugar may have serious consequences for immune cell function, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned. The scientists found that when they kept sugar away from critical immune cells called T cells, the cells no longer produced interferon gamma, an inflammatory ...
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Upcoming events focus on health-care disparities - [2013-06-10 00:00:00 ] Two events focused on disparities in health care will be held on the Washington University Medical Campus — a symposium June 15 and a fast-paced “Ignite” event July 11.The St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives will present a free symposium titled "Health Disparities, A Discussion of Challenges and Opportunities for the St. Louis Region" from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 15. The event will be in the Holden Auditorium at the Farrell Learning and Teaching ...
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Splints favored for kids' forearm buckle fractures - [2013-06-11 00:00:00 ] Elizabethe Holland DurandoKristine G. Williams, MD, models a removable splint alongside study co-author Janet D. Luhmann, MD. Their research found that such splints are preferred over casts by patients and their parents in the treatment of uncomplicated buckle fractures in children’s forearms.Among the most common pediatric injuries seen in emergency rooms are fractures that occur when children fall and try to catch themselves with an outstretched hand. For many, that tumble on the playground, around the ...
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Mackinnon receives Jacobson Innovation Award - [2013-06-12 00:00:00 ] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWRpviL9xBw&feature=youtu.be2013 Jacobson Innovation Award videoRenowned surgeon Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, received the 2013 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) at a dinner in her honor Friday, June 7, in Chicago.Mackinnon, the Sydney M. Shoenberg Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Professor and chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, received ...
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Major hurdle cleared to diabetes transplants - [2013-06-13 00:00:00 ] Haytham Aly, PhDScientists have found a way to make insulin-producing cells multiply in the laboratory. Pictured in blue are the cells, while the insulin is green. Increased availability of these cells may facilitate treatment of patients with type 1 diabetes.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a way to trigger reproduction in the laboratory of clusters of human cells that make insulin, potentially removing a significant obstacle to transplanting the cells ...
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Demolition preparation underway - [2013-06-18 00:00:00 ] Although there will be no exterior construction fences or lane closures yet, later this month all floors of the Kingshighway, Steinberg and Yalem buildings will be vacant and considered a construction zone. Access to the buildings will be restricted to authorized personnel and contractors. Work taking place over the next several months is in preparation for demolition of those buildings, which will begin in late summer.Most of this construction will not be visible to employees, except for occasional trucks ...
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Defects in brain cell migration linked to mental retardation - [2013-06-20 00:00:00 ] 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. The agents — two individual proteins and a tightly bound cluster of four additional proteins — make it possible for brain neurons to travel from the area where they are born to other brain regions where they will reside permanently and integrate into neuronal circuits. Inhibiting any of these proteins in ...
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Wickline named Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences - [2013-06-21 00:00:00 ] WicklineSamuel A. Wickline, MD, has been named the inaugural James R. Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Wickline, a physician, scientist and nanotechnology innovator, was installed June 20, 2013.“This professorship is an extension of Mr. Hornsby’s community focus and reflects his entrepreneurial spirit and broad range of interests,” said Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. “Washington University is grateful for ...
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Medication plus talk therapy for anxiety in seniors - [2013-06-24 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonEric Lenze, MD, discusses therapy options with Diana Simpson. Lenze and colleagues have found that combining antidepressant medication with cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment for anxiety in older adults.A study of older adults has found that combining antidepressant medication with a type of psychotherapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) appears to be very effective as a treatment for anxiety. Together, they also seem to keep older adults anxiety-free for longer ...
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Ferkol new president-elect of thoracic society - [2013-06-26 00:00:00 ] FerkolThomas W. Ferkol, MD, the Alexis Hartmann, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been installed as president-elect of the American Thoracic Society (ATS).He will serve in this post through May 2014, at which time he will be elevated to ATS president for one year. He was installed during the society's international conference in May. ATS is an international organization with a membership of more than 15,000 academic pulmonary scientists and ...
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Brain differences seen in depressed preschoolers - [2013-07-01 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicineBrain scans of preschoolers with depression revealed elevated activity in the amygdala (the small area in the red circle) when compared with scans of young children exhibiting no signs of depression.A key brain structure that regulates emotions works differently in preschoolers with depression compared with their healthy peers, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The differences, measured using functional magnetic ...
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Powderly named director of WUSTL’s Institute for Public Health - [2013-07-02 00:00:00 ] William G. Powderly, MD, the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine and co-director, Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named director of the Institute for Public Health (IPH), according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.PowderlyPowderly succeeds founding director Edward F. Lawlor, PhD, dean of the Brown School and the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor; Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, the Niess-Gain Professor of Surgery and professor of ...
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Colonna named Robert Rock Belliveau Professor - [2013-07-03 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavanFrom left, Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; donors Rita Deanin Abbey and Robert Rock Belliveau, MD; Marco Colonna, MD; Herbert W. Virgin IV, MD, PhD, Edward Mallinckrodt Professor and head of the Department of Pathology and Immunology; and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton at the ceremony installing Colonna as the first Robert Rock Belliveau, MD, Professor of Pathology. Marco Colonna, MD, has been named the Robert Rock Belliveau, ...
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Evens to chair National Library of Medicine Board - [2013-07-05 00:00:00 ] p, ,{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;}.t{font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Cambria;}@page WordSection1{size:8.5in 11.0in;margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}div.WordSection1{page:WordSection1;}Ronald Evens, MD, professor of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine and of medical economics at the university's Olin Business School, has been appointed chairman of the Board of Regents for the National Library of Medicine (NLM). EvensEvens was director of the ...
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Young physician scientists to benefit from Mallinckrodt grant - [2013-07-08 00:00:00 ] Thanks to a grant from the St. Louis-based Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation, 21 physician scientist trainees in two clinical departments at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will receive research support. Physician scientist trainees graduate with combined medical and doctoral degrees and usually pursue faculty positions that allow them to treat patients and conduct laboratory research. Fraser Victoria J. Fraser, MD, the Adolphus Busch Professor and head of the Department of Medicine, ...
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Young physician scientists to benefit from Mallinckrodt grant - [2013-07-08 00:00:00 ] Thanks to a grant from the St. Louis-based Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation, 21 physician scientist trainees in two clinical departments — Medicine and Pediatrics — at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will receive research support. Physician scientist trainees graduate with combined medical and doctoral degrees and usually pursue faculty positions that allow them to treat patients and conduct laboratory research. Fraser Victoria J. Fraser, MD, the Adolphus Busch Professor and ...
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Study emphasizes birth control education, helps pay for IUDs and implants - [2013-07-10 00:00:00 ] Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis want to know whether they can reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies at community clinics by providing contraceptive counseling that emphasizes the benefits of long-acting birth control, like IUDs and implants, and by making these methods available to women at sharply reduced costs or free of charge. About half of all pregnancies in the United States -- some 3 million a year -- are unplanned. While intrauterine devices (IUDs) and ...
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Daydreaming simulated by computer model - [2013-07-11 00:00:00 ] Scientists have created a virtual model of the brain that daydreams like humans do.Researchers created the computer model based on the dynamics of brain cells and the many connections those cells make with their neighbors and with cells in other brain regions. They hope the model will help them understand why certain portions of the brain work together when a person daydreams or is mentally idle. This, in turn, may one day help doctors better diagnose and treat brain injuries.“We can give our model ...
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In children with fever, gene profiling distinguishes bacterial from viral infections - [2013-07-15 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonUsing microarray technology, researchers can distinguish between viral and bacterial infections in children with fever by profiling the activity of genes in a blood sample. While more research is needed, the new technology could one day help to identify the cause of illness and ensure that children get the right treatment. In children with fever but no other symptoms of illness, it is difficult to know whether a child has a viral infection that will resolve on its own or a potentially serious ...
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Urano named Schechter Professor of Medicine - [2013-07-18 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavanFrom left, Clay F. Semenkovich, MD, Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine, professor of cell biology and physiology and director of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research; Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD; Victoria J. Fraser, MD, Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and head of the Department of Medicine; and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton at the ceremony honoring Urano as the new ...
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Burnham receives young investigator award - [2013-09-13 00:00:00 ] BurnhamCarey-Ann Burnham, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of pediatrics, has been awarded the American Society for Microbiology/Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Young Investigator Award. Burnham, who is also medical director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, studies the spread and health impact of two bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile, both of which are common causes of secondary infections in hospitals. S. aureus infections ...
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Obesity doesn't reduce chance of getting pregnant with donor eggs - [2013-07-30 00:00:00 ] Elizabethe Holland DurandoEmily Jungheim, MD, left, observes as Mary Bade uses assisted reproductive technology to inject a single sperm into an egg. In women who use donor eggs to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF), those who are obese are just as likely to become pregnant as normal weight women, according to a new report. Studies have shown that obesity is associated with lower chances of pregnancy using IVF, but most of this work is limited to women using their own eggs. Research on ...
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Speedier scans reveal new distinctions in resting and active brain - [2013-08-01 00:00:00 ] A boost in the speed of brain scans is unveiling new insights into how brain regions work with each other in cooperative groups called networks.Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Institute of Technology and Advanced Biomedical Imaging at the University of Chieti, Italy, used the quicker scans to track brain activity in volunteers at rest and while they watched a movie.Corbetta“Brain activity occurs in waves that repeat as slowly as once every 10 seconds or as ...
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Career development program in ob/gyn moves to Washington University - [2013-08-02 00:00:00 ] A research career development program in obstetrics and gynecology is moving to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis from the University of California-San Francisco. The Reproductive Scientist Development Program (RSDP) will support the salaries and training of 15 MD or MD/PhD fellows who want to become physician scientists in obstetrics and gynecology. Physician scientists usually pursue faculty positions that allow them to treat patients as well as conduct lab research.The program, which ...
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Fuel smoke linked to cardiovascular issues - [2013-08-05 00:00:00 ] William CheckleyA Peruvian woman cooks in her home, filling the air with smoke. Researchers have linked such smoke to cardiovascular problems.Rural households in developing countries often rely on burning biomass, such as wood, animal dung and waste from agricultural crops, to cook and heat their homes. The practice is long known to cause lung disease, but a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine links the resulting smoke to ...
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Freezing sperm taken directly from testicles is effective option for infertile couples - [2013-08-06 00:00:00 ] Erica SchoellerPictured is a section of human testicular tissue and sperm cells under confocal microscopy.Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles in men with no sperm in their semen is as effective as fresh sperm taken by biopsy in helping couples conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The researchers also determined that the type of facility where sperm is taken and its distance from the IVF laboratory has no bearing ...
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Brown School takes leadership role in new public health association - [2013-08-07 00:00:00 ] The Brown School of Washington University in St. Louis is taking a leadership role in a new association that brings together schools and programs of public health.The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), launched Aug. 1, represents schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The organization is the successor to the Association of Schools of Public Health. The Brown School is a founding member of ASPPH, and Edward F. Lawlor, PhD, dean and ...
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Three medical faculty named Wolff professors - [2013-08-13 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonFrom the left, Daniel C. Brennan, MD, Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD, PhD, and Daniel S. Ory, MD, have a laugh while getting their photo taken. The three have been named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professors in their respective fields of expertise. Three highly regarded faculty members in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been named Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professors in their respective fields. They are Daniel C. Brennan, MD, Chyi-Song Hsieh, ...
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Shuttle service expanded to Central West End - [2013-08-14 00:00:00 ] A shuttle service that provides rides home to School of Medicine students and employees has been expanded to include the Central West End.Since February, the service has been providing rides home to students and employees who live in the Skinker/DeBaliviere/Parkview neighborhoods. The expanded service, which already has begun, includes rides home for Central West End residents who live within the area bordered by Kingshighway to North Vandeventer Avenue, and Forest Park Avenue to Delmar Boulevard.The ...
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Viral infection and specialized lung cells linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - [2013-08-15 00:00:00 ] Holtzman LabThis photomicrograph depicts airway epithelial cells from lung tissue of a COPD patient. The cell nuclei have been stained to reveal IL-33, a type of signaling molecule found at high levels in COPD patients. New research shows that viral infection can induce these cells to proliferate. Release of IL-33 from these cells promotes inflammatory mucus production. These findings provide insight into the mechanisms linking acute infection to chronic inflammatory lung disease.Investigators at ...
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Brain network decay detected in early Alzheimer's - [2013-08-19 00:00:00 ] In patients with early Alzheimer’s disease, disruptions in brain networks emerge about the same time as chemical markers of the disease appear in the spinal fluid, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown.While two chemical markers in the spinal fluid are regarded as reliable indicators of early disease, the new study, published in JAMA Neurology, is among the first to show that scans of brain networks may be an equally effective and less invasive way to detect ...
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Red blood cell transfusions in children focus of $7.8 million grant - [2013-08-20 00:00:00 ] Elizabethe Holland DurandoPhilip Spinella, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, talks about the blood supply at St. Louis Children's Hospital with Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of pediatrics.Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $7.8 million grant to determine whether the length of time red blood cells (RBCs) are stored affects organ failure in critically ill children who receive RBC transfusions.The five-year grant, from the ...
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Alcohol abuse, eating disorders share genetic link - [2013-08-21 00:00:00 ] Elizabethe Holland DurandoWashington University researchers have found that some of the same genes likely are involved in alcohol dependence and eating disorders.Part of the risk for alcohol dependence is genetic, and the same is true for eating disorders. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found it’s likely some of the same genes are involved in both. In the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, the researchers report that people with ...
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Receptor may aid spread of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in brain - [2013-08-22 00:00:00 ] PNASAn electron micrograph shows clumps of corrupted tau protein outside a nerve cell. Scientists have identified a receptor that lets these clumps into the cell, where the corruption can spread. Blocking this receptor with drugs may help treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other disorders.p, ...
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Program links researchers, community to improve public health - [2013-08-28 00:00:00 ] Jim GoodwinGraduates of the Community Research Fellows Training program celebrate their efforts Aug. 8 during a ceremony at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Washington University Medical Campus. Among them are (from left): Darleen Dansby, DNP, the Rev. Vickie Caldwell, Teresa Brandon, Melody Bojang and James Andrew. The 15-week course teaches community members how to work with academic researchers to improve community health.Understanding a new language can take years. Students of Melody ...
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School-age drinking increases breast cancer risk - [2013-08-28 00:00:00 ] If a female averages a drink per day between her first period and her first full-term pregnancy, she increases her risk of breast cancer by 13 percent, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Here’s a sobering fact for millions of young women heading back to school: The more alcohol they drink before motherhood, the greater their risk of future breast cancer.That’s according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
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Intellectual disability linked to nerve cells that lose their 'antennae' - [2013-08-29 00:00:00 ] Yoshiho IkeuchiThe white arrow highlights the primary neuronal cilium, a hair-like structure on nerve cells. The neuron on the right has no cilium because of the loss of a protein linked to intellectual disability in humans.An odd and little-known feature of nerve cells may be linked to several forms of inherited intellectual disability, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned.The scientists report that a genetic mutation that causes intellectual disability also ...
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Washington University Orthopedics launches walk-in injury clinic - [2013-08-30 00:00:00 ] Washington University Orthopedics is opening a walk-in clinic for joggers, cyclists, high school athletes and weekend warriors who get injured.Because the injuries of joggers, cyclists, high school athletes and weekend warriors often occur outside of business hours, Washington University Orthopedics is opening a walk-in clinic for those with injuries that might require an X-ray, cast or splint. “Most people with an injury need to be seen right away,” said Heidi Prather, DO, a professor of orthopedic ...
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Aging really is 'in your head' - [2013-09-03 00:00:00 ] Imai laboratoryNew research has identified the mechanism by which the sirtuin protein Sirt1, shown in green, operates in the brain to delay aging and increase longevity.Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has been hotly debated, driven by contradictory results from many different scientists. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may settle the dispute. Reporting Sept. 3 in Cell Metabolism, Shin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD, and his ...
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Incisionless surgery corrects swallowing disorder - [2013-09-04 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicineThe surgical team uses a surgical knife (blue) in the esophagus to create space between the muscle layer and lining of the esophagus. It allows doctors to tunnel down and cut the muscle at the base of the esophagus so that food and liquids can more easily flow into the stomach.By passing surgical instruments through a patient’s mouth, a team of doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has corrected a problem that prevented a woman from ...
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Altering mix of gut microbes prevents obesity, but diet remains key factor - [2013-09-05 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoVanessa Ridaura handles bacteria cultures from twins that will be transplanted into mice as she discusses the research with Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, director of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology at Washington University.Working in mice transplanted with intestinal microbes from lean and obese twins, a new study shows that altering the microbial mix prevents mice destined for obesity from gaining weight and fat or developing related metabolic problems linked to insulin ...
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Applications sought for K12 Career Development program - [2013-09-10 00:00:00 ] Applications for the K12 Clinical Hematology Research Career Development Program scholars are being accepted through Oct. 21.The K12 Career Development Program is aimed at clinical or research fellows, instructors or recently appointed assistant professors committed to research in nonmalignant hematology.The program provides financial support and benefits, allowing the scholar to focus on didactic studies and clinical research to further career goals and to contribute to clinical and translational science. ...
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Wedner named Korenblat Professor - [2013-09-17 00:00:00 ] mark beavenFrom left, Larry J. Shapiro, H. James Wedner, Arleen Korenblat, Phillip Korenblat and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton stand together after Wedner's installation as the Dr. Phillip and Arleen Korenblat Professor.H. James Wedner, MD, has been installed as the Dr. Phillip and Arleen Korenblat Professor at Washington University School of Medicine, where he serves as chief of the division of allergy and clinical immunology.The named professorship, a gift from Jess and Alice Yawitz, honors their longtime ...
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Trial to test prevention of Alzheimer’s has begun - [2013-09-18 00:00:00 ] More than a century ago, Alois Alzheimer, a Bavarian physician, first identified the neurodegenerative brain condition that came to be known as Alzheimer’s disease. Finding ways to diagnose and treat this disease has frustrated scientists and clinicians ever since. Jerry NaunheimScientists Randall Bateman and John Morris explain the goals of Alzheimer's research at the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Bateman is principal investigator for a first-of-its-kind ...
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New models of drug-resistant breast cancer hint at better treatments - [2013-09-19 00:00:00 ] Matthew J. Ellis, MB, B.Chir, PhDShown are human breast cancer cells (red) growing amid mouse cells (green). Breast cancer that spreads to other organs is extremely difficult to treat. Doctors can buy patients time, but a cure remains elusive. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that human breast tumors transplanted into mice are excellent models of metastatic cancer and could be valuable tools in the search for better treatments. According to new research ...
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Washington People: Daniel Coyne, MD - [2013-09-20 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonDaniel Coyne, MD, talks with Corliss Donloe, of St. Louis, as she receives kidney dialysis. Coyne is a highly regarded nephrologist who spent years fighting against the overuse of Epogen, an anti-anemia drug, in patients on dialysis. As a nephrologist, Daniel Coyne, MD, treats patients with kidney failure who rely on dialysis to stay alive. His patients typically spend several hours, three days a week, hooked up to dialysis machines that filter impurities and extra fluid from the blood. The ...
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Alzheimer's progression tracked prior to dementia - [2013-09-23 00:00:00 ] Michael C. PurdyResearchers including Anne Fagan, right, and graduate student Courtney Sutphen, have shown that markers in human spinal fluid and other indicators can help track the progression of preclinical Alzheimer's disease.For years, scientists have attempted to understand how Alzheimer’s disease harms the brain before memory loss and dementia are clinically detectable. Most researchers think this preclinical stage, which can last a decade or more before symptoms appear, is the critical phase when ...
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Girls who eat peanut butter may improve breast health later in life - [2013-09-25 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoGirls who regularly eat peanut butter or nuts could be 39 percent less likely to develop benign breast disease by age 30, according to a new study. Here’s some news worth spreading: Girls who eat more peanut butter could improve their breast health later in life.That’s according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard Medical School. The research shows that girls ages 9 to 15 who regularly ate peanut butter or nuts were 39 percent less ...
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Procedure to open blocked carotid arteries tested - [2013-09-26 00:00:00 ] Silk Road Medical, Inc.The carotid arteries, shown above, feed blood to the brain. Doctors at Washington University are testing an investigational device designed to open blocked carotid arteries in patients whose age or poor health makes them ineligible for the traditional open surgery. Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are investigating a minimally invasive procedure to open blocked carotid arteries in patients whose poor health or advanced age makes the traditional open ...
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Engineer's $3.5 million grant aims at improving survival of cancer patients - [2013-09-30 00:00:00 ] Lihong Wang's research is dedicated to the development of novel imaging technologies. The photoacoustic microscopy image shows a melanoma tumor. Such an imaging capability is expected to play an important role in both preclinical and clinical applications.Cancer researchers have been limited by current imaging technology in their ability to detect not only structure and function of tumors, but also tumor cell circulation. A technology proposed by Lihong Wang, PhD, at Washington University in St. Louis, may ...
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Breast cancer test developed at Washington University gets FDA approval - [2013-10-01 00:00:00 ] A laboratory testing kit that estimates the risk of breast cancer returning after anti-hormone treatment has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The technology is a step toward personalized medicine and could help standardize breast cancer diagnosis around the world, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who led the test’s development. The research team, including collaborators at the University of North Carolina, the University ...
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Funding aids new test for 'river blindness' - [2013-10-02 00:00:00 ] Gary WeilA young girl is screened for river blindness in Africa. Washington University scientists have received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a new diagnostic test that can be used to guide public health efforts to eradicate the disease. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received nearly $2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a new diagnostic test for “river blindness,” a neglected tropical disease.Known ...
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Possible culprits in congenital heart defects identified - [2013-10-03 00:00:00 ] Gerald W. Dorn II, MDA normal heart is represented in the top image. Researchers have shown that mitochondria play a surprising lead role in mouse heart development. Dysfunctional mitochondria lead to severely underdeveloped, thin-walled hearts, depicted in the bottom image. The study identifies new potential genetic culprits in the origins of some congenital heart defects. Mitochondria are the power plants of cells, manufacturing chemical fuel so a cell can perform its many tasks. These cellular power ...
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Public health conference to address obesity - [2013-10-09 00:00:00 ] ColditzThe obesity epidemic and how science may be able to impact it is the focus of the upcoming annual conference of the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. The conference will be noon-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus. The conference is free and open to the public, but participants are asked to preregister. To do so, visit here. On the first day of the conference, Graham Colditz, ...
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Margolis named new head of ophthalmology - [2013-10-09 00:00:00 ] Todd P. Margolis, MD, PhD, has been named head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. With the new appointment, effective Jan. 1, Margolis also will become ophthalmologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The appointment was announced by Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.“I am pleased to announce that Todd Margolis has accepted the position of head of ...
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Stomach cells naturally revert to stem cells - [2013-10-10 00:00:00 ] Greg Sibbel and Jason MillsOne or more chief cells, which normally make digestive juices in the stomach, have changed into a stem cell in the images above, filling its gland (outlined by dashed lines) with green-tinted descendants. Scientists learned that this change naturally occurs more often than they thought.New research has shown that the stomach naturally produces more stem cells than previously realized, likely for repair of injuries from infections, digestive fluids and the foods we eat. Stem cells ...
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Database of disease genes shows potential drug therapies - [2013-10-13 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonTwin brothers Obi Griffith, PhD, and Malachi Griffith, PhD, have created a comprehensive database that matches thousands of disease genes with approved or experimental drugs that target those genes. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have created a massive online database that matches thousands of genes linked to cancer and other diseases with drugs that target those genes. Some of the drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, while others ...
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Scientists unravel mechanisms in chronic itching - [2013-10-15 00:00:00 ] Washington University Center for the Study of ItchIn genetically engineered mice that are prone to chronic itching, researchers identified elevated signaling (shown in red) in nerve cells involved in both itch and in pain.Anyone who has suffered through sleepless nights due to uncontrollable itching knows that not all itching is the same. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis explains why.Working in mice, the scientists have shown that chronic itching, which can occur in ...
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Genetic errors identified in 12 major cancer types - [2013-10-16 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonBy analyzing DNA in more than 3,000 tumors, scientists led by Li Ding, PhD, at The Genome Institute have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that likely drive the growth of a range of cancers in the body. The discovery sets the stage for devising new diagnostic tools and more personalized cancer treatments aimed at the unique genetic changes found in individual tumors. Examining 12 major types of cancer, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified ...
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Gene influences success of nicotine replacement therapy in smokers - [2013-10-17 00:00:00 ] Li-Shiun Chen, MDPeople with a gene variation that helps them process nicotine quickly are more likely to respond to nicotine replacement therapy when they try to quit smoking compared to people who don't have the variation.A gene that controls how quickly smokers process nicotine also predicts whether people who try to kick the habit are likely to respond to nicotine replacement therapy, a new study shows. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Wisconsin ...
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Study suggests private NICU rooms may influence preemies’ development - [2013-10-18 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonBobbi Pineda, PhD, visits with a preemie in the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Pineda's research involves determining the best setting for infants in the NICU.Premature babies often spend their first months of life in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) — environments that, in recent years, have seen transformations, with hospitals adding private rooms to NICUs in place of open wards. Such renovations are due in large part to concerns that excessive ...
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Kharasch, Sadler elected to Institute of Medicine - [2013-10-21 00:00:00 ] Evan D. Kharasch, MD, PhD, and J. Evan Sadler, MD, PhD, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. Kharasch and Sadler, each widely regarded physician-scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, are among 70 new members and 10 foreign associates whose elections to the Institute of Medicine were announced Monday, Oct. 21, by the National Academy of Sciences.The ...
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Unlikely gene variants work together to raise Alzheimer’s risk - [2013-10-22 00:00:00 ] Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research CenterThis PET image of the brain of a patient with Alzheimer's disease shows a buildup of amyloid deposits (highest amounts in yellow and red) that collect to form senile plaques in patients with the illness.Studying spinal fluid from people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a gene variation that had not been considered risky actually can increase the chances of developing ...
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School of Medicine Dean's Updates are Nov. 8, 22 - [2013-10-23 00:00:00 ] Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, will host the annual Dean’s Update for all School of Medicine employees Nov. 8 and 22.Shapiro will provide an overview of the School of Medicine, share many of the successes from the past year, and discuss some of the school’s future plans. The updates will occur: • 1-2 p.m. Nov. 8, Moore Auditorium, North Building• 11 a.m. ...
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IDEA Labs bridges medical, engineering gap - [2013-10-28 00:00:00 ] Allison BraunChien-Huan Chen, MD, PhD, talks with students interested in devising new technology to help explore the small intestine. He discussed concerns with current tools at IDEA Labs’ inaugural “Problem Day” earlier this month.One doctor wants a better chair to position patients during lumbar puncture procedures. Another wants a more accurate tool for small bowel exploration. And another wants to access patients’ medical information with the swipe of a card. These were among about 20 ideas ...
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Nurturing may protect kids from brain changes linked to poverty - [2013-10-28 00:00:00 ] Early Emotional Development ProgramAn MRI scan highlights the hippocampus (pink) in a child's brain. Washington University researchers found that poor children with parents who were not very nurturing were likely to have a smaller hippocampus than those raised by more attentive parents.Growing up in poverty can have long-lasting, negative consequences for a child. But for poor children raised by parents who lack nurturing skills, the effects may be particularly worrisome, according to a new study at ...
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Apply now for Bear Cub grants - [2013-11-05 00:00:00 ] Washington University in St. Louis is known for its innovation-rich environment, but moving research from the laboratory to the marketplace can be challenging, even for the most accomplished scientists. The university’s Bear Cub grant program makes that leap less daunting. The Bear Cub Fund supports promising translational research not normally backed by federal grants. This type of research is needed to help investigators demonstrate the commercial potential of their technologies. University faculty, ...
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NIH support fosters diversity among PhD trainees - [2013-11-06 00:00:00 ] Gaia Remerowski(From left) James Allen, Wendell Jones, Jabari Elliott and Jaime Vaquer-Alicea III are scholars in a program, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that promotes diversity in the university's PhD training program in the biomedical sciences. Not pictured is Calvin Stephens.Most PhD training programs in the biomedical sciences struggle to achieve a level of diversity that mirrors the racial and ethnic makeup of the U.S. population. Ultimately, this lack of diversity among today’s ...
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Ratner named Wolff Professor of Oncology - [2013-11-07 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenLee Ratner, MD, PhD, (right) shakes hands with Dean Larry J. Shapiro, MD, after being named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Oncology.Lee Ratner, MD, PhD, has been named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is an oncologist and noted authority on retroviruses.Ratner was installed as the Wolff Professor of Oncology by Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice ...
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Uninsured face hurdles choosing health insurance - [2013-11-11 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA new study identifies difficulties for uninsured people who are trying to register for health-care coverage. The new federal health-care law gives millions of Americans access to medical insurance. However, choosing the right coverage — a daunting task for most people — could be even more difficult for those who have never had health insurance, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Although the research took place before enrollment under ...
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Study confirms benefit of back braces in treating scoliosis - [2013-11-12 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoMatthew B. Dobbs, MD, examines an X-ray of a patient whose spine was fused to treat scoliosis. Dobbs is one of the principal investigators in a study that shows back braces are effective in treating scoliosis in adolescents and can help some avoid painful surgery to straighten the spine. For years, adolescents instructed to wear back braces to correct scoliosis have protested having to wear the rigid plastic devices. Considering the lack of evidence in support of bracing, some may have ...
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Gut microbes in healthy kids carry antibiotic resistance genes - [2013-11-13 00:00:00 ] Friendly microbes in the intestinal tracts (guts) of healthy American children have numerous antibiotic resistance genes, according to results of a pilot study by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The genes are cause for concern because they can be shared with harmful microbes, interfering with the effectiveness of antibiotics in ways that can contribute to serious illness and, in some cases, death.Dantas“From birth to age 5, children receive more antibiotics than ...
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Gene testing for heart diseases now available - [2013-11-14 00:00:00 ] GPSA mutation, highlighted with a red letter in the genetic code shown above, can alter the heartbeat in dangerous ways. A new panel offered by Genomic Pathology Services can test up to 69 genes at once for changes that affect heart function.p, ,{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;}div.WordSection1{page:WordSection1;}Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now offers genetic testing to help diagnose and treat patients with heart disorders that can lead to ...
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Anesthesiology launches collaboration with hospital in Ghana - [2013-11-20 00:00:00 ] Jessica Crawford, MD, (left) and Deborah Trigg, MD, provide anesthesia for a surgical patient at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana. The Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has established a partnership with the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and faculty of the University of Ghana Medical School to help improve medical care in that African nation while providing training opportunities for anesthesiology residents and fellows.The partnership is sending ...
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Among prescription painkillers, drug abusers prefer oxycodone - [2013-11-25 00:00:00 ] Oxycodone abusers attempt to remove the coating from the tablets, crush them into powder and snort the drug to get high. A nationwide survey of opioid drug abusers in rehab indicates that because of the high it produces, the prescription painkiller oxycodone is the most popular drug of choice. Hydrocodone, also prescribed to treat pain, is next in line. In all, some 75 percent of those surveyed rated one of these drugs as their favorite. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
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Better predictor of breast cancer risk developed - [2013-11-26 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonGraham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, is one of the developers of the Rosner-Colditz statistical model, an improved method to predict a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Epidemiologists have designed a better method to quantify a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and their collaborators. The model could help identify women at high risk of breast cancer who may benefit from prevention strategies that ...
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Older adults see better in the doctor's office - [2013-12-02 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicineIn examinations of older adults, average scores on vision tests were better in the clinic than at home. Patients were able to read at least two or more lines extra on an eye chart in the clinic compared with what they could read at home, and researchers determined that low home lighting was the reason. Older adults who have 20/20 vision in their eye doctors’ offices may not see as well at home. A new study from researchers at Washington University School of ...
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Holtzman, Bateman win Chancellor’s Innovation Award - [2013-12-03 00:00:00 ] David M. Holtzman, MD, and Randall J. Bateman, MD, have been chosen as co-recipients of the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis.Holtzman Holtzman, the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor and head of the Department of Neurology, and Bateman, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology, will be presented with the honor at the Faculty Achievement Awards ceremony Saturday, Dec. 7, in Simon Hall.Also to be presented at ...
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Heads or tails? Random fluctuations in brain cell activity may determine toss-up decisions - [2013-12-04 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonHumans make many decisions every day, such as whether to have pizza or salad for lunch. An emerging field known as neuroeconomics is combining economic theory with brain research to understand how these decisions are made. This week, scientists report new insights into decisions in which two options are equally appealing.Life presents us with choices all the time: salad or pizza for lunch? Tea or coffee afterward? How we make these everyday decisions has been a topic of great interest to ...
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Synthetic RNAs designed to fight cancer - [2013-12-05 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonXiaowei Wang, PhD, and his colleagues have designed synthetic molecules that combine the advantages of two experimental RNA therapies against cancer. In search of better cancer treatments, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have designed synthetic molecules that combine the advantages of two experimental RNA therapies.RNA is closely related to DNA and plays an important role in how genes are turned on and off in the body. Both siRNAs and microRNAs are ...
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Obituary: Greg Sibbel, graduate student, 26 - [2013-12-06 00:00:00 ] SibbelGreg Sibbel, a third-year graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, from Ewing’s sarcoma. He had turned 26 the day before.Sibbel, of Vail, Iowa, was a student in the developmental biology program in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS).He is being remembered by faculty and students as a passionate scientist and outstanding individual.Upon his diagnosis of Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue, Sibbel ...
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Trustees meet, discuss challenges, opportunities for School of Medicine - [2013-12-09 00:00:00 ] The Friday, Dec. 6, meeting of the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees focused on the challenges and opportunities for the School of Medicine, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. MattioneThe board also elected a new trustee. WUSTL alumnus Richard P. Mattione, PhD, head of the International Active Division and portfolio manager at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. (GMO) of Boston, was elected as a new Ethan A.H. Shepley Trustee for a four-year term ending in December 2017.The ...
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Rare gene variants double risk for Alzheimer’s disease - [2013-12-11 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonCarlos Cruchaga, PhD (left) and Alison M. Goate, DPhil, led a research effort that has identified rare variations in a gene that double a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life.A team led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified variations in a gene that doubles a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life.The research is published online Dec. 11 in the journal Nature.Over the past two decades, ...
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Diabetes drugs affect hearts of men, women differently - [2013-12-12 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonJanet B. McGill, MD, and Robert J. Gropler, MD, look through the PET scanner they and their colleagues used to study the heart's response to common diabetes therapies. They found large differences in heart metabolism between men and women taking widely used diabetes drugs. Widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women, even as the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, according to researchers at Washington University ...
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‘Chemobrain’ linked to disrupted brain networks - [2013-12-16 00:00:00 ] B.L. Schlaggar and R.S. CoalsonResearch in breast cancer patients may shed light on “chemobrain,” the mental fogginess that some cancer patients experience following treatment. New imaging studies show disruptions in brain networks of patients who experience chemobrain.For some cancer patients, the mental fogginess that develops with chemotherapy lingers long after treatment ends. Now research in breast cancer patients may offer an explanation. Patients who experience “chemobrain” following ...
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Mouse study shows potential for gene therapy in Alport syndrome, an inherited kidney disease - [2013-12-18 00:00:00 ] Due to an inherited genetic defect in the kidneys, people with Alport syndrome can't adequately filter waste from the blood into urine. This dysfunction has been traced to disruptions in the collagen network within the kidney's filters, which are called glomeruli. Working in mice, researchers have shown they can at least partially restore the missing collagen network, shown in red, thereby slowing progression of kidney disease and extending life span. A new study in mice suggests that gene therapy one day ...
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Weight loss surgery effective, but risk remains - [2013-12-19 00:00:00 ] Tim ParkerWashington University surgeons perform a bariatric surgical procedure at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Bariatric surgery is effective at helping patients lose weight and improve obesity-related conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea, according to a review of published studies. Complications are possible following these procedures, but death rates generally are low, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis who performed the analysis. Their ...
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Yoo receives Presidential Early Career Award - [2013-12-24 00:00:00 ] Andrew S. Yoo, PhD, a researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to independent researchers early in their careers. President Barack Obama named 102 investigators to receive the honor, which will be awarded in 2014 at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. YooYoo, assistant professor of developmental biology, is known for his work in identifying the function of small ...
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Annual winter concert Jan. 18 - [2013-12-27 00:00:00 ] Washington University Medical Center faculty, staff and students will perform their third annual winter concert at 4 p.m. Jan. 18 in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place.A reception will follow the concert. The event is free and open to the public.Vocalists and instrumentalists of different musical genres will perform. The performers include students, faculty and staff of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s ...
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Odor receptors discovered in lungs - [2014-01-02 00:00:00 ] Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Iowa have shown that your lungs have odor receptors as well.Unlike the receptors in your nose, which are located in the membranes of nerve cells, the ones in your lungs are in the membranes of neuroendocrine cells. Instead of sending nerve impulses to your brain that allow it to “perceive” the acrid smell of a burning cigarette ...
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School and hospital team to help create national pediatric research network - [2014-01-07 00:00:00 ] YuWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Louis Children’s Hospital together are part of a new multi-institutional project that aims to create a national pediatric “learning health system” that will feature an extensive clinical data research network. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) awarded nearly $7 million on Dec. 17 to institutions involved in forming the pediatric-specific learning health system (LHS) and the clinical data research network (CDRN). ...
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Elephant shark genome decoded - [2014-01-08 00:00:00 ] Byrappa VenkateshByrappa Venkatesh, PhD, holds an elephant shark, one of the world's oldest-living jawed vertebrates. Sequencing its genome offers new clues to why the skeleton of this fish is made of cartilage rather than bone and how the immune system evolved in higher organisms.An international team of researchers has sequenced the genome of the elephant shark, a curious-looking fish with a snout that resembles the end of an elephant’s trunk.The elephant shark and its cousins the sharks, rays, skates ...
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St. Louis region is hot spot of flu activity - [2014-01-10 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonA nurse at the School of Medicine administers a flu vaccine. Because of a severe flu outbreak that includes deaths from the illness, physicians are strongly encouraging people to get the influenza vaccine if they have not already done so.The St. Louis region has experienced a sharp uptick in flu cases in recent weeks, according to Washington University physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital who say they are dealing with a severe flu outbreak that includes deaths from the illness. The deaths ...
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Malaria discovery may aid vaccine design - [2014-01-13 00:00:00 ] Mae Melvin/CDC PHILA form of malaria common outside of Africa has an unusual approach for infecting red blood cells, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned. The insight will aid development of vaccines and other treatments for the strain, Plasmodium vivax, pictured above.A form of malaria common in India, Southeast Asia and South America attacks human red blood cells by clamping down on the cells with a pair of proteins, new research at Washington University School ...
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Widespread flu activity seen in St. Louis region - [2014-01-15 00:00:00 ] It’s still not too late to get a flu shot. Washington University physicians are strongly encouraging the public to get vaccinated due to reports of widespread flu activity and deaths related to the illness in otherwise healthy young and middle-aged adults. The H1N1 strain of the flu is causing the most problems, locally and nationally, just as it did in 2009, disproportionately affecting younger patients, some of whom are so critically ill they are being treated in intensive care units. ...
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$4.9 million grant to fund AIDS research - [2014-01-16 00:00:00 ] The AIDS Clinical Trials Site at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant that supports testing of treatments for HIV, AIDS and the many complications they cause. CliffordThe grant, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will provide up to $4.9 million over the next seven years to the Washington University site and the researchers’ collaborators at Vanderbilt University. The funding allows the Clinical ...
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Decoded: DNA of blood-sucking worm that infects world’s poor - [2014-01-19 00:00:00 ] Peter DurbinResearchers have decoded the genome of the hookworm, Necator americanus, finding clues to how it infects and survives in humans and to aid in development of new therapies. An estimated 700 million people worldwide are infected with hookworms, which feed on blood, causing anemia and, in children, stunted growth and learning problems.Going barefoot in parts of Africa, Asia and South America contributes to hookworm infections, which afflict an estimated 700 million of the world’s poor. The ...
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Schlaggar named director of the Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology - [2014-01-21 00:00:00 ] Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, the A. Ernest and Jane G. Stein Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology. Schlaggar “Dr. Schlaggar is a leading scientist in his field who uses advanced neuroimaging to investigate the development of language and cognition in healthy and abnormal brains,” said David Holtzman, MD, the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor and head of the Department ...
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Study shows 1 in 5 women with ovarian cancer has inherited predisposition - [2014-01-22 00:00:00 ] A new study conservatively estimates that one in five women with ovarian cancer has inherited genetic mutations that increase the risk of the disease, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Most women in the study would have been unaware of a genetic predisposition to ovarian cancer because they didn’t have strong family histories that suggested it. The research, published Jan. 22 in Nature Communications, is the first large-scale analysis of the combined ...
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Discovery may lead to new drugs for osteoporosis - [2014-01-30 00:00:00 ] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered what appears to be a potent stimulator of new bone growth. The finding could lead to new treatments for osteoporosis and other diseases that occur when the body doesn’t make enough bone.Osteoporosis affects 55 percent of Americans age 50 and older. Of that age group, one in three women and one in 12 men are believed to have osteoporosis, a condition responsible for millions of fractures each year, mostly involving the ...
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Nominations being accepted for dean’s service awards - [2014-02-04 00:00:00 ] If you have a coworker in the School of Medicine who deserves recognition, consider nominating him or her for this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a medical school staff member. Nominations for the 15th annual naming of a Dean’s Distinguished Service Award recipient, as well nominations for research support and operations staff awards, are being accepted through Feb. 28. To be eligible for the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the nominee must be a ...
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Sweet named Marriott Professor - [2014-02-04 00:00:00 ] Ray MarklinLarry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; Joan Magruder, president of St. Louis Children's Hospital; Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD; and Alan L. Schwartz, PhD, MD, shortly after Sweet was installed as the W. McKim Marriott, MD, Professor of Pediatrics.Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD, a world leader in pediatric lung transplantation, has been named the W. McKim Marriott, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
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Siteman Cancer Center treats first patients using MRI-guided radiation therapy - [2014-02-05 00:00:00 ] Jim GoodwinWayne Kestler, 80, of Sullivan, Mo., is one of the first patients to be treated using MRI-guided radiation therapy, which allows physicians to monitor tumor movement in real time during treatment.In a world’s first, physicians at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have begun treating patients using MRI-guided radiation therapy, a technology that allows tumors to be visualized during treatment.Magnetic resonance ...
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Neurosurgeon writes thriller based on his research - [2014-02-06 00:00:00 ] Neurosurgeon Eric C. Leuthardt's first novel was inspired by his research into brains and computers.Neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt’s research often has been described as science fiction brought to life. But in his latest project, his experiences in the laboratory and the operating room have inspired him to write a futuristic thriller.Leuthardt, MD, associate professor of neurosurgery and of biomedical engineering at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is working to develop brain implants ...
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Bierut named Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry - [2014-02-07 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenDean Larry J. Shapiro, MD, awards a medallion to Laura Jean Bierut, MD, signifying her installation as the new Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry.Laura Jean Bierut, MD, has been named the Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Bierut’s work focuses on the genetic and environmental influences that contribute to addiction and other psychiatric disorders. She has conducted extensive research on factors related to abuse and dependence of ...
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Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer - [2014-02-10 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonHigh-tech glasses developed at the School of Medicine help breast surgeon Julie Margenthaler, MD, visualize cancer cells in a patient Feb. 10.High-tech glasses developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help surgeons visualize cancer cells, which glow blue when viewed through the eyewear.The wearable technology, so new it’s yet unnamed, was used during surgery for the first time today at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington ...
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Nanoparticles treat muscular dystrophy in mice - [2014-02-11 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA new study uses nanoparticles to treat muscular dystrophy in mice. The study’s first author, Kristin P. Bibee, MD, PhD, holds vials of nanoparticle formulations. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated a new approach to treating muscular dystrophy. Mice with a form of this muscle-weakening disease showed improved strength and heart function when treated with nanoparticles loaded with rapamycin, an immunosuppressive drug recently found to ...
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Smoking cessation may improve mental health - [2014-02-11 00:00:00 ] Patricia Cavazos-RehgMany health professionals who treat people with psychiatric problems overlook their patients' smoking habits, but a new study from Washington University researchers finds a strong link between quitting and improved mental health.Health professionals who treat people with psychiatric problems often overlook their patients' smoking habits, assuming it’s best to tackle depression, anxiety or substance abuse problems first. However, new research at Washington University School of ...
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Infants with leukemia inherit susceptibility - [2014-02-18 00:00:00 ] Steve DolanInfant leukemia is a rare but devastating illness. New research by Todd Druley, MD, PhD, indicates that babies with leukemia have inherited a genetic predisposition that makes them highly susceptible to the disease. Babies who develop leukemia during the first year of life appear to have inherited an unfortunate combination of genetic variations that may make the infants highly susceptible to the disease, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the ...
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Surprising culprit found in cell recycling defect - [2014-02-19 00:00:00 ] Eline van Meel, PhDIn normal cells, phosphotransferase (green) is shown overlapping with the Golgi apparatus (red), which indicates that phosphotransferase is located in the Golgi, where it should be. To remain healthy, the body’s cells must properly manage their waste recycling centers. Problems with these compartments, known as lysosomes, lead to a number of debilitating and sometimes lethal conditions. Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at Washington ...
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Ritters receive 2014 Harris St. Louis Community Service Award - [2014-02-24 00:00:00 ] Sid Hastings/WUSTL PHOTOSWashington University in St. Louis honored Peggy and Jerry Ritter (right) with the Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award. The couple received the award at a luncheon hosted by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (second from left); attorney Michael Loynd (second from right) led the selection committee. Recipients of this year’s Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award are Peggy and Jerry Ritter. The award is given annually to a husband-and-wife team ...
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Brain cell activity regulates Alzheimer's protein - [2014-02-25 00:00:00 ] Increased brain cell activity boosts brain fluid levels of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Tau protein is the main component of neurofibrillary tangles, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. It has been linked to other neurodegenerative disorders, including frontotemporal dementia, supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration.Holtzman“Healthy brain cells normally release tau into ...
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Groundbreaking neuroscientist Richard Davidson to explore emotion and the brain for Assembly Series - [2014-02-26 00:00:00 ] DavidsonRichard J. Davidson, PhD, is a renowned neuroscientist and one of the world’s leading experts on the impact of contemplative practices such as meditation on the brain. He will give this year’s Witherspoon Memorial Lecture on Religion and Science, titled “Change Your Brain by Transforming Your Mind.”The Assembly Series event will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Graham Chapel on Washington University in St. Louis’ Danforth Campus. The program is free and open to the public. A book ...
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Some patients may benefit from hip resurfacing over replacement - [2014-02-27 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicineHip resurfacing (left) preserves more of a patient’s thigh bone than a traditional total hip replacement (right). In hip replacement, a metal stem is run down the middle of the femur. Young, active patients were more likely to return to activities following hip resurfacing surgery than total hip replacement.When a person loses mobility because of arthritis, surgeons can replace the faulty hip joint with a new one. A new study led by researchers at Washington ...
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2014 Leopold Marcus lecture by Nobel laureate - [2014-03-05 00:00:00 ] Victor W. ChenRoger Tsien in his office on his first day as a Nobel laureate. Roger Tsien, PhD, who, together with two other scientists, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP), will give the Leopold Marcus lecture at Washington University in St. Louis this spring.His talk, "Fluorescent Molecules for Fun and Profit," is intended for a general audience and will take place at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 12,in the Laboratory ...
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New drugs for bad bugs - [2014-03-05 00:00:00 ] James Byard/WUSTL photosChemist Timothy Wencewicz has been studying the plague of antibiotic resistance since he was a college student. The only way out, he says, is to come up with drugs that are not lookalikes of the antibiotics first discovered in the 1950s and 1960s. “I routinely call hospitals and request their yearly antibiotic susceptibility testing data,” said Washington University in St. Louis' Timothy Wencewicz. “The log might say, for example, that they’ve treated hundreds of patients ...
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Free birth control doesn't promote risky sexual behavior in women - [2014-03-06 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoGina Secura, PhD, is the first author of a study showing that providing women with free contraception does not increase the likelihood that they will have sex with multiple partners, as critics of the practice have suggested. New research shows that providing women with free contraception does not increase the likelihood that they will have sex with multiple partners, as critics of the practice have suggested. The study, by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
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Research aims to improve repair of rotator cuff injuries - [2014-03-07 00:00:00 ] A nanoscale elemental map is shown of collagen fibrils in a mineralized region of bone. The images on the top show carbon-rich regions (i.e., collagen) in green and calcium-rich regions (i.e., mineral) in red. A three-dimensional model of a mineralized collagen fibril is shown at lower left.Rotator cuff tears are among the most common orthopedic injuries suffered by adults in the United States, due to wear and tear or the effects of age. With a 94 percent failure rate for surgical repairs of large tears ...
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Global conference focus: maternal and child health, infections in animals that threaten humans - [2014-03-10 00:00:00 ] On March 28, renowned researchers from around the globe will gather in St. Louis to discuss maternal and child health and infections in animals that threaten humans. These topics will be highlighted at the second annual conference of the Washington University Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease. It will be at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus and is open to all. There is no charge to attend, but registration is required by March 14. "We are thrilled to host this ...
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Imbalanced hearing is more than a mild disability - [2014-03-11 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonJill B. Firszt, PhD, holds a cochlear implant. She is investigating whether the implant will help patients with notable differences between each ear’s ability to detect and process sound. The screen in the background shows an image of a cochlea (green) with the implant after a patient’s surgery.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effects of asymmetric ...
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Medical Center showcases Campus Renewal plans - [2014-03-13 00:00:00 ] Shown is a rendering of what Barnes-Jewish Hospital north (at left) and the St. Louis Children's Hospital expansion will look like, as seen from Forest Park. Washington University Medical Center is sharing a first look at its future landscape with renderings of the new Barnes-Jewish Hospital north campus tower and St. Louis Children's Hospital expansion. The first phase of the Campus Renewal Project includes an expansion of St. Louis Children’s, as well as expansion of Siteman Cancer Center, surgical ...
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A novel mechanism for fast regulation of gene expression - [2014-03-18 00:00:00 ] Whitney Curtis/WUSTL PhotosYehuda Ben-Shahar, PhD, assistant professor of biology, (left) and Xingguo Zheng, a PhD candidate in neuroscience and co-author on the paper, examining fruit flies in the lab. Our genome, we are taught, operates by sending instructions for the manufacture of proteins from DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the protein-synthesizing machinery in the cytoplasm. These instructions are conveyed by a type of molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA). Francis Crick , co-discoverer of the ...
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Gut bacteria can cause life-threatening infections in preterm babies - [2014-03-19 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoPhillip I. Tarr, MD, and Barbara B. Warner, MD, view an agar dish containing organisms sequenced in their study of gut bacteria in preterm babies. The researchers found that premature babies' guts harbor infectious microbes that can cause life-threatening late-onset sepsis. Babies born prematurely are surviving in increasing numbers. But many withstand complications of early birth only to suffer late-onset sepsis — life-threatening bloodstream infections that strike after infants ...
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Investigational drug evaluated in newborns to treat rare disorder - [2014-03-20 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoRobert and Sarah Yaroch visit their son Andrew in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Andrew is the third baby worldwide to participate in a clinical trial to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED). Children with a rare genetic disorder that causes missing and malformed teeth, sparse hair and the inability to perspire are born without a protein thought to be key to such development. A clinical trial ...
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10th annual postdoc symposium April 3 - [2014-03-24 00:00:00 ] The 10th Annual Washington University Postdoc Scientific Symposium will be held Thursday, April 3, to recognize and showcase the important contributions of postdocs to scientific enterprise at the university.Registration is open through March 27. The symposium will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Farrell Learning & Teaching Center on the Medical Campus. The event will include five individual postdoc talks, a keynote speaker, a poster session, presentation of the outstanding faculty mentor award ...
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Are health departments tweeting to the choir? - [2014-03-24 00:00:00 ] The use of social media to disseminate information is increasing in local health departments, but a new study out of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that Twitter accounts are followed more by organizations than individuals and may not be reaching the intended audience.“Health departments really have 10 essential services that they provide, and one of the essential services is to inform and educate their constituency about health and health risks,” said Jenine K. Harris, ...
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New clue to autism found inside brain cells - [2014-03-26 00:00:00 ] Yuh-Jiin I. JongLearning, social interactions and higher-level thinking in people with autism may be adversely affected by receptors inside brain cells, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine have learned. The type of receptor they studied glows green on the surface of this cell. Inside the cell, the receptor covers a membrane stained red.The problems people with autism have with memory formation, higher-level thinking and social interactions may be partially attributable to the activity of ...
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Journal honors breast cancer researcher - [2014-03-27 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWork published by Ron Bose, MD, PhD, and his colleagues was chosen as The Journal of Biological Chemistry's best signal transduction article of 2013. The Journal of Biological Chemistry has recognized Washington University researchers for their work describing the combined structure of two proteins that, when bound together, drive growth of many breast cancers.Named a paper of the year by the journal, the investigators’ article detailed the structures of proteins that boost the growth of ...
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Carpenter helped develop guidelines to improve older adult care in emergency departments - [2014-03-28 00:00:00 ] CarpenterChris Carpenter, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, co-chaired the national Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines Task Force, which created new recommendations intended to improve the care for older adults in emergency departments. Among the recommendations are hiring more staff with geriatric training, educating existing staff about older patients and enhancing treatment for those who suffer from common problems of old age, such as falls, delirium or dementia. “Older adults, who ...
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Internet, social media expose youth to tobacco - [2014-03-31 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoIn a survey of 15,000 children, more than one in 10 under age 18 reported receiving tobacco promotions on their Facebook or MySpace pages, or in text messages on their mobile phones. Tobacco companies are barred by law from advertising their products to children, but researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that many teens and pre-teens are getting tobacco advertisements and promotions through social media outlets or text messaging on mobile phones. ...
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Take a virtual tour of Campus Renewal Project - [2014-04-01 00:00:00 ] Take a virtual tour of the Medical Center’s future, when all phases of construction will be complete.Washington University Medical Center campus is being transformed in the next decade by renovations and new construction as part of the Campus Renewal Project. Construction at the Medical Center is taking place at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals and the School of Medicine. This section contains dynamic content that cannot be displayed in edit mode. Click the button below to edit this ...
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Likely culprit in spread of colon cancer identified - [2014-04-01 00:00:00 ] Cunxi Li, MD, PhDGrowing in three dimensional culture, colon cancer cells formed either smooth hollow structures (top) or spiky clumps (bottom). PLAC8 was highly expressed in the spiky clumps, which were shown to form rapidly spreading tumors in mice. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville has implicated a poorly understood protein called PLAC8 in the spread of colon cancer. While elevated PLAC8 levels were known to be ...
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Cutting phosphate in diet reduces deaths, heart problems related to kidney disease - [2014-04-03 00:00:00 ] Zach SmythSeverely cutting dietary phosphate early in the course of chronic kidney disease can prevent related heart and vascular problems, a new study in rats indicates. Phosphate, an essential mineral, is found in colas, milk, cheese and other dairy products, beans and high-protein foods, and often is added as a preservative in processed foods. Millions of Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease, a condition that rarely causes symptoms until its later stages. But long before kidneys fail and ...
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Castro named Wolff Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - [2014-04-04 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenMario Castro, MD, (right) is congratulated by Dean Larry J. Shapiro, MD, after being named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.Mario Castro, MD, has been named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is a noted authority on asthma and other respiratory diseases. Castro was installed as the Wolff Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine by ...
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$8 million to study gene-lifestyle interactions on heart health - [2014-04-07 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWashington University investigators D.C. Rao, PhD (right), and Ingrid Borecki, PhD, have received an $8 million grant for the first large-scale statistical analysis of the gene-lifestyle interactions that influence risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received an $8 million grant to investigate the genetic and environmental roots of cardiovascular disease risk factors. The four-year grant will support the first ...
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Children's Discovery Institute awards $3.1 million in pediatric research grants - [2014-04-15 00:00:00 ] Scientists researching pediatric lung disease, childhood cancer, malaria and short bowel syndrome will share $3.1 million in new grants from the Children’s Discovery Institute (CDI). The CDI grants, announced earlier this year, will fund 10 research initiatives at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Louis Children's Hospital. Launched in 2006, CDI encourages unique collaborations among scientists at the School of Medicine, the university’s Danforth Campus and Children’s ...
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Macones, Peipert named deputy editors of American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology - [2014-04-14 00:00:00 ] MaconesGeorge A. Macones, MD, the Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor and head of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Jeffrey F. Peipert, MD, the Robert J. Terry Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, have been named deputy editors of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Macones is a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine, with expertise in managing medically complicated pregnancies and those at risk for preterm birth. He is internationally renowned for his research on the safety of vaginal ...
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Danforth Fellowships in plant sciences announced - [2014-04-17 00:00:00 ] Jerry Nauheim Jr./WUSTL PhotosPetra Levin (left) and Joseph Jez, pictured in the Department of Biology's greenhouse on the Danforth Campus, are co-directors of the graduate program in Plant and Microbial Biosciences at Washington University in St. Louis. A generous gift from William H. Danforth is expandingthe number of fellowships in the program. Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has announced the creation of new four-year Danforth Fellowships for students in any PhD program ...
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New center aims to use immune system to fight cancer, other diseases - [2014-04-21 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA time-of-flight mass cytometer is the centerpiece of the new Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, a center that helps scientists use the immune system to fight cancer and infection. Pictured are Olga Malkova, PhD; Stephen Oh, MD, PhD; Michael Diamond, MD, PhD; Robert Schreiber, PhD, center director; and Wayne Yokoyama, MD.A new center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will help scientists use the power of the immune system to fight infections and ...
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New study examines disparities in Medicaid spending on children in the welfare system - [2014-04-22 00:00:00 ] In the new health-care climate of the federal Affordable Care Act and efforts to expand Medicaid to accommodate more individuals and children, the need to closely examine ways to best use government funding is becoming increasingly evident.A new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis examines racial and ethnic differences in Medicaid expenditures for children in the welfare system who use psychotropic drugs – medication for conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity ...
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Genome regions once mislabeled ‘junk’ linked to heart failure - [2014-04-24 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonJeanne Nerbonne, PhD, led a team that found a link between human heart failure and sections of the genome once referred to as junk DNA.Large sections of the genome that were once referred to as “junk” DNA have been linked to human heart failure, according to research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. So-called junk DNA was long thought to have no important role in heredity or disease because it doesn’t code for proteins. But emerging research in recent years has ...
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Daughter donates kidney to her ailing father - [2014-04-29 00:00:00 ] Tim MudrovicWhen Andrea D'Angelo learned that her father, John D'Angelo, needed a new kidney, she decided she would donate one of hers. The surgeries took place at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and were successful. Now, the family shares its story to educate and encourage others.A few years ago, John D’Angelo started getting headaches and noticed his blood pressure creeping higher. D’Angelo, now 58, had a healthy lifestyle, did not drink or smoke, and spent his time working on cars and enjoying time with his ...
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Gordon wins Passano Foundation Award - [2014-04-30 00:00:00 ] Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, director of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, has won the 2014 Passano Foundation Award for his pioneering studies demonstrating how the trillions of microbes that live in the gut influence human health. GordonThe annual award, established in 1943, recognizes a scientist in the United States who has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of medical science. The award focuses on work that has immediate clinical value or holds promise of a practical ...
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People with autistic tendencies vulnerable to alcohol problems - [2014-05-01 00:00:00 ] Young adults with autistic tendencies don’t often engage in social or binge drinking, but if they drink, they are slightly more likely than their peers to develop alcohol problems, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings were published recently in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The researchers did not study people with autism. Rather, they wanted to know whether traits linked to autism, such as social-interaction difficulties, ...
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Socioeconomic factors may make Medicare’s hospital readmissions data more useful - [2014-05-05 00:00:00 ] Barnes-Jewish HospitalSome hospitals facing financial penalties from Medicare for readmitting too many patients soon after discharge have said they are being unfairly penalized. Hospitals that treat a large number of patients with limited income and education are more likely to face such penalties.A new study shows that if socioeconomic factors related to patients’ income and education are taken into account, differences in readmission rates among hospitals may not be as great as Medicare data indicate. ...
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WUSTL students ‘print’ pink prosthetic arm for teen girl - [2014-05-07 00:00:00 ] Courtesy photoWashington University in St. Louis seniors (from left) Kranti Peddada, Kendall Gretsch and Henry Lather designed and built a robotic prosthetic arm for 13-year-old Sydney Kendall (center left). Sydney requested that her new arm be pink.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 Kranti Peddada, seniors studying biomedical engineering in the School of ...
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Study helps explain why MS is more common in women - [2014-05-08 00:00:00 ] Robyn KleinAn image of tissue from a female brain (left) affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) shows that the brain has much higher levels of a blood vessel receptor (shown in red) than a male brain affected by MS (right). The difference could help explain why so many more women get MS.A newly identified difference between the brains of women and men with multiple sclerosis (MS) may help explain why so many more women than men get the disease, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
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Study: Can vitamin D slow heart complications from diabetes? - [2014-05-09 00:00:00 ] Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are evaluating whether vitamin D can slow the development of cardiovascular problems in African-Americans with diabetes. They are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than Caucasians with diabetes. The researchers are seeking to enroll about 90 African-Americans who are 45 to 80 years old and have type 2 diabetes. Study volunteers must not have heart disease or have suffered a stroke. “Cardiovascular disease is a major health ...
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Genin named Global Scholars Fellow at Tsinghua University - [2014-05-12 00:00:00 ] GeninGuy Genin, PhD, has been named a 2014 Global Scholars Fellow at Tsinghua University in Beijing.The award will allow Genin, a professor of mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, to conduct research with Changqing Chen, PhD, professor of engineering and director of Tsinghua’s Institute for Solid Mechanics. The team will study how engineers can help older adults make decisions about orthopedic surgeries involving rotator cuff repair.Genin and Stavros Thomopoulos, ...
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Antidepressant may slow Alzheimer’s disease - [2014-05-14 00:00:00 ] John Cirrito, PhDAmyloid plaques (shown in red) dot the brain of a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Scientists have found that an antidepressant can reduce production of the primary component in these plaques.A commonly prescribed antidepressant can reduce production of the main ingredient in Alzheimer’s brain plaques, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Pennsylvania. The findings, in mice and people, are published May 14 in Science ...
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Winners of Bear Cub grants announced - [2014-05-16 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWith Bear Cub funding, William G. Hawkins, MD, is developing a new treatment for pancreatic cancer.Scientists developing new drugs, diagnostic tests or other technologies often struggle to secure funding to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of their research. Federal dollars typically don’t cover such proof-of-concept studies. But the university’s Bear Cub grants help fill the gap, providing much-needed support to investigators to move their discoveries beyond the laboratory and into ...
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Washington People: Brian Nussenbaum - [2014-05-19 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonBrian Nussenbaum, MD, (left) and Jason Rich, MD, examine a model of the larynx, commonly called the voice box. If Brian Nussenbaum hadn’t pursued a career in medicine, he would have become a math professor. “In college, math classes were always my favorite,” said Nussenbaum, MD, the Christy J. and Richard S. Hawes III Professor of Otolaryngology. “But I also like science, and I like helping people. There aren’t many things you can do in life that combine science with directly ...
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Soil bacteria may provide clues to curbing antibiotic resistance - [2014-05-21 00:00:00 ] Pablo TsukayamaResearchers led by Gautam Dantas have found evidence that soil bacteria do not share drug-resistance genes as often as infectious bacteria.Drug-resistant bacteria annually sicken 2 million Americans and kill at least 23,000. A driving force behind this growing public health threat is the ability of bacteria to share genes that provide antibiotic resistance. Bacteria that naturally live in the soil have a vast collection of genes to fight off antibiotics, but they are much less likely to ...
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Alzheimer's disease, other conditions linked to prion-like proteins - [2014-05-22 00:00:00 ] David W. SandersGiven an opportunity to spread in cells, prion-like proteins taken from the brains of patients with (from top) Alzheimer’s disease, corticobasal degeneration and Pick’s disease form distinctly shaped clumps (green in this image) in different parts of the cells.A new theory about disorders that attack the brain and spinal column has received a significant boost from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The theory attributes these disorders to proteins that ...
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Drug users switch to heroin because it’s cheap, easy to get - [2014-05-28 00:00:00 ] Wikimedia commonsWashington University researchers have found that as prescription painkillers have gotten more expensive and difficult to abuse, many suburban drug users have switched to heroin.A nationwide survey indicates that heroin users are attracted to the drug not only for the “high” but because it is less expensive and easier to get than prescription painkillers.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis published the survey’s results May 28 in the journal JAMA ...
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Raichle awarded Kavli Prize in Neuroscience - [2014-05-29 00:00:00 ] RaichleMarcus E. Raichle, MD, a Washington University professor internationally renowned for his contributions to advancing the frontiers of cognitive neuroscience, is one of three scientists awarded this year’s prestigious Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.Nine scientists were announced Thursday, May 29, as winners of this year’s Kavli Prize, which recognizes researchers for their seminal advances in three categories: neuroscience, astrophysics and nanoscience. This year’s laureates were selected for the ...
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Margolis named Wolff Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology - [2014-05-30 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenWashington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, Todd P. Margolis, MD, PhD, and Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, at the ceremony naming Margolis the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology. Todd P. Margolis, MD, PhD, head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been named the new Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology at Washington University ...
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Fatty liver disease prevented in mice - [2014-06-02 00:00:00 ] Brian J. DeBoschA transporter called GLUT8 (green) is in the outer membrane of liver cells. In mice, blocking GLUT8 stops fructose from entering the liver and protects against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The liver cell nuclei are shown in blue. Studying mice, researchers have found a way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Blocking a path that delivers dietary fructose to the liver prevented mice from developing the condition, ...
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Lingering problem found in gut microbe communities of malnourished children - [2014-06-04 00:00:00 ] Rabiul Hasan, Intl Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease ResearchA Bangladeshi mother holds her malnourished child. In a study of healthy and malnourished young children in Bangladesh, a team of researchers found that malnutrition has persistent detrimental effects on the vast community of microbes living in the gut.New research may help explain why millions of malnourished children suffer from stunted growth and fail to thrive after treatment with nutrient-rich therapeutic foods. Studying healthy and ...
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Dormant viruses re-emerge in patients with lingering sepsis, signaling immune suppression - [2014-06-11 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonRichard Hotchkiss, MD, and Gregory Storch, MD, have shown that when sepsis, a life-threatening infection, lingers for more than several days, viruses that typically lie dormant in the body re-emerge, indicating that the immune system has become suppressed. A provocative study links prolonged episodes of sepsis — a life-threatening infection and leading cause of death in hospitals — to the reactivation of otherwise dormant viruses in the body. In healthy people, such latent viruses are ...
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Severe scoliosis linked to rare mutations - [2014-06-12 00:00:00 ] Matthew DobbsChildren with rare mutations in two genes are about four times more likely to develop severe scoliosis than their peers with normal versions of the genes, researchers have learned.Children with rare mutations in two genes are about four times more likely to develop severe scoliosis than their peers with normal versions of the genes, scientists have found. The research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified genetic risk factors that predispose children to ...
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In military personnel, no difference between blast- and nonblast-related concussions - [2014-06-16 00:00:00 ] U.S. Department of DefenseU.S. service members transport an injured Marine to a Black Hawk helicopter for medical evacuation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in 2012. A new study of traumatic brain injury in military personnel shows no difference in outcomes for those injured in a blast versus those injured from other causes. Explosions are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries in veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. A new study shows that military personnel with mild brain trauma ...
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Genetic find shows racial differences a factor in mortality in heart attack patients on anti-clotting drug - [2014-06-17 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonCardiologist Sharon Cresci, MD, led a genetic study showing that racial differences account for a higher risk of mortality in some patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix) after a heart attack.Researchers have identified the first genetic variations linked to race that begin to explain a higher risk of death among some African American and Caucasian patients taking the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) after a heart attack. These variants increased patients’ risk of dying in the year ...
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Washington People: Jessica Wagenseil - [2014-06-23 00:00:00 ] Ron KleinJessica Wagenseil, DSc, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, is investigating how mechanical properties of the cardiovascular system contribute to high blood pressure. One in three American adults has high blood pressure, a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and other health problems. Jessica Wagenseil, DSc, is investigating how mechanical properties of the cardiovascular system contribute to this widespread ...
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Parents of children with autism often have autistic traits - [2014-06-24 00:00:00 ] Studying children with autism and their parents, researchers have found that when a child has autism, his or her parents are more likely to have autistic traits than parents who don’t have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, as measured by a survey used to identify such characteristics. Past studies have found that the siblings of children with autism also tended to have more autistic traits than the siblings of kids without autism. But this study is the first to connect significant numbers of ...
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Glaucoma drug helps restore vision loss linked to obesity - [2014-06-25 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWorking with colleagues at 38 centers nationwide, Washington University neuro-ophthalmologist Gregory P. Van Stavern, MD, has found that combining a glaucoma drug with a weight-loss program can improve vision in patients with the disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension.A new study shows that the eyesight of patients with an unusual vision disorder linked to obesity improves twice as much if they take a glaucoma drug and lose a modest amount of weight than if they only lose ...
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Some aggressive cancers may respond to anti-inflammatory drugs - [2014-06-26 00:00:00 ] Raleigh KladneyA mouse mammary gland missing the tumor suppressor p53 shows expression of ARF (green), now known for a backup role in protecting cells from becoming cancerous. If both p53 and ARF are mutated, the tumors that form are aggressive and may benefit from treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs called JAK inhibitors, currently prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis.New research raises the prospect that some cancer patients with aggressive tumors may benefit from a class of anti-inflammatory drugs ...
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Nichols elected to Royal Society - [2014-06-27 00:00:00 ] NicholsColin Nichols, PhD, the Carl F. Cori Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the Royal Society, an honorary English organization equivalent to the National Academy of Sciences in the United States. Nichols, a professor of cell biology and physiology, is also director of the Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases at the university.“Being a Royal Society member is something that I remember imagining as a child would be very ...
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Linehan named Neidorff Family and Robert C. Packman Professor - [2014-07-01 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenDavid C. Linehan, MD, addresses the gathering at his installation as the inaugural Neidorff Family and Robert C. Packman Professor.David C. Linehan, MD, has been named the inaugural Neidorff Family and Robert C. Packman Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Linehan, professor of surgery and chief of the Section of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, specializes in treating benign and malignant diseases of the bile duct, gallbladder, ...
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Do probiotics help kids with stomach bugs? - [2014-07-02 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoWashington University's David Schnadower is the principal investigator of a national clinical trial to determine whether a commonly used probiotic is safe and effective for young children being treated for gastroenteritis.Consumers worldwide spend billions of dollars each year on probiotic foods and supplements. But studies evaluating probiotics — microorganisms believed to aid digestive health — have been limited. To better understand probiotics’ capabilities, researchers at ...
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Unanue receives lifetime achievement award - [2014-07-07 00:00:00 ] Emil Unanue, MD, the Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Immunologists.The award is the organization’s highest honor. Unanue Unanue served as head of the Department of Pathology and Immunology at the university for 21 years. During his tenure, the immunology program became one of the most productive centers in the world for immunological ...
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Lung cancer study hints at new treatments - [2014-07-09 00:00:00 ] Studying the most common type of lung cancer, researchers have uncovered mutations in a cell-signaling pathway that plays a role in forming tumors. The new knowledge may expand treatments for patients because drugs targeting some of these genetic changes already are available or are in clinical trials.GovindanReporting July 9 in Nature, investigators from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), including researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Harvard Medical School and other ...
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CID centennial focus of Becker Library exhibit - [2014-07-14 00:00:00 ] To help commemorate the Central Institute for the Deaf’s centennial, the Bernard Becker Medical Library has a new exhibit featuring rare books, early hearing aids, photographs and other items related to the CID. The exhibit, in the library's seventh-floor Glaser Gallery, is free and will be open to the public during regular business hours through October.For more information on the exhibit, follow this link.
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Scientists find way to trap, kill malaria parasite - [2014-07-16 00:00:00 ] National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesScientists may have found a way to imprison the malaria parasite in its protective chamber inside red blood cells. In the electron micrograph, the malaria parasites appear in blue and uninfected red blood cells are shown in red. Scientists may be able to entomb the malaria parasite in a prison of its own making, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report July 16 in Nature. As it invades a red blood cell, the malaria ...
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Scientists find new clues to brain's wiring - [2014-07-18 00:00:00 ] New research provides an intriguing glimpse into the processes that establish connections between nerve cells in the brain. These connections, or synapses, allow nerve cells to transmit and process information involved in thinking and moving the body.BonniReporting online in Neuron, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a group of proteins that program a common type of brain nerve cell to connect with another type of nerve cell in the brain.The finding is an ...
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O’Keefe named new head of orthopaedic surgery - [2014-07-21 00:00:00 ] Regis James O’Keefe, MD, PhD, has been named head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. With the new appointment, effective Oct. 1, O’Keefe also becomes orthopaedic surgeon-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals. The appointment was announced by Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.“I am pleased to welcome Regis O’Keefe, who is a national leader in ...
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Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging - [2014-07-23 00:00:00 ] National Cancer InstituteAging experts urge more focus on disease prevention to promote a long and healthy lifespan. Strategies include a healthy diet, exercise and possibly manipulating molecular pathways that slow aging.Medicine focuses almost entirely on fighting chronic diseases in a piecemeal fashion as symptoms develop. Instead, more efforts should be directed to promoting interventions that have the potential to prevent multiple chronic diseases and extend healthy lifespans. Researchers writing in ...
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Corcoran named assistant dean for finance - [2014-07-24 00:00:00 ] CorcoranMary Corcoran has been named assistant dean for finance at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Her appointment, which marks her return to the university after six years at Stanford University, is effective Aug. 21. She replaces George E. Andersson, who is retiring after 24 years of service to the School of Medicine. The assistant dean for finance is an integral member of the dean's senior management team, serving as the primary source of expertise for the school’s resource ...
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Many depressed preschoolers still suffer in later school years - [2014-07-28 00:00:00 ] Luby laboratoryUsing a two-way mirror, Washington University researchers observe children from preschool age through middle school. In a new study, they found that children who had depression as preschoolers were 2.5 times more likely to suffer from the condition in elementary and middle school than kids who were not depressed at very young ages. Children diagnosed with depression as preschoolers are likely to suffer from depression as school-age children and young adolescents, new research shows. ...
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States should have some power over criminal laws of marijuana, Magarian says - [2014-07-29 00:00:00 ] A bill introduced July 28 in the U.S. House of Representatives would amend the Controlled Substances Act — the federal law that criminalizes marijuana — to exempt plants with an extremely low level of THC, the part of marijuana that makes users high. The bill follows closely on the heels of a call by The New York Times editorial board for the federal government to legalize marijuana. It could mark a turning point of sorts in the campaign for legalization, said Gregory P. Magarian, JD, professor of law ...
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Birth weight and breastfeeding have implications for children's health decades later, study finds - [2014-07-30 00:00:00 ] Young adults who were breastfed for three months or more as babies have a significantly lower risk of chronic inflammation associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, according to research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.Metzger“This study shows that birth weight and breastfeeding both have implications for children’s health decades later,” said Molly W. Metzger, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School and a co-author of the study with Thomas W. McDade, ...
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Unintended consequences: More high school math, science linked to more dropouts - [2014-07-31 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonAs math and science requirements for high school graduation have become more rigorous, dropout rates across the United States have risen, according to research at Washington University in St. Louis. The tougher requirements appear to have had a major effect on high school graduation rates of Hispanic and African-American males. As U.S. high schools beef up math and science requirements for graduation, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found that more rigorous academics ...
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Study reveals one reason brain tumors are more common in men - [2014-08-01 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonReduced levels of an anti-cancer protein make male brain cells more vulnerable to becoming tumors, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helps explain why brain tumors occur more often in males and frequently are more harmful than similar tumors in females. For example, glioblastomas, the most common malignant brain tumors, are diagnosed twice as often in males, who suffer greater ...
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Washington University part of group awarded $20 million for climate variability research - [2014-08-05 00:00:00 ] Mikhail BerezinIn visible light, a leaf from a plant living in normal weather conditions (above left) and one from a plant suffering from drought (above right) look very similar. But a scanner for infrared radiation (bottom) reveals significant differences that may help scientists take corrective action sooner. As part of a multi-institutional $20 million effort to help Missouri adapt to climate variability, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis will conduct several studies, including one that ...
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Growing human GI cells may lead to personalized treatments - [2014-08-06 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonKelli L. VanDussen, PhD, and Matthew A. Ciorba, MD are part of a team that has developed a method of growing human cells from tissue removed from a patient’s GI tract. The method may help scientists develop tailor-made therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and other intestinal problems.A method of growing human cells from tissue removed from a patient’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract eventually may help scientists develop tailor-made therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and other GI ...
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Faculty Expert: Funding for Children's Health Insurance Program must be renewed - [2014-08-07 00:00:00 ] Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is set to expire Oct. 1, 2015, unless Congress intervenes — a move that is essential for millions of Amerian children, says a Washington University in St. Louis faculty expert on child well-being.Raghavan“It is critically important that CHIP be reauthorized because it is the only safety net for children who are near-poor,” said Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Brown School and associate professor of psychiatry at ...
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New culprit identified in metabolic syndrome - [2014-08-08 00:00:00 ] Moley LabNormally, GLUT9 (green) is abundant in the membranes of cells lining the interior of the gut, where it transports uric acid out of the body. Mice lacking GLUT9 only in the gut show high levels of uric acid in the blood and quickly develop markers of metabolic syndrome. Cell nuclei are in blue. A new study suggests uric acid may play a role in causing metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors that increases the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Uric acid is a normal waste product ...
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Preemies’ gut bacteria may depend more on gestational age than environment - [2014-08-11 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoBarbara Warner, MD, (left) and nurse Laura Linneman, a clinical research coordinator, check on Skylar Angel in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Skylar and her twin, Bayley, were born prematurely. Warner is co-first author of a Washington University School of Medicine study reporting that the population of bacteria in the intestinal tracts of premature infants may depend more on the babies' biological makeup and gestational age at birth than on ...
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Experimental heart attack drug reduces tissue damage, minimizes bleeding risk - [2014-08-12 00:00:00 ] An investigational drug studied in animals significantly reduced damage to heart muscle from a heart attack and minimized the risk of bleeding during follow-up treatments, according to a study by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Abendschein“This medication, known as APT102, has the potential to change the paradigm for how heart attack patients initially are treated,” said senior author Dana Abendschein, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of cell biology and ...
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Study reveals how Ebola blocks immune system - [2014-08-13 00:00:00 ] CDC/Cynthia GoldsmithNew insight into how the Ebola virus evades the human immune system will aid the search for improved treatments for this deadly infection. The micrograph above shows individual Ebola viral particles.The Ebola virus, in the midst of its biggest outbreak on record, is a master at evading the body’s immune system. But researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have learned one way the virus dodges the body's antiviral defenses, providing important ...
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Medical center summer concert to be held Aug. 23 - [2014-08-15 00:00:00 ] Musically talented members of the Washington University Medical Center community will be featured in a summer concert on the Medical Campus. Faculty, staff and students will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature vocalists and instrumentalists performing a variety of musical genres.It is sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology and Immunology and the ...
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Proteins critical to wound healing identified - [2014-08-18 00:00:00 ] Rei Nakamura, PhDPictured are normal blood vessels of a mouse’s retina. Mice missing two important proteins of the vascular system develop normally and appear healthy in adulthood, as long as they don’t become injured. If they do, their wounds don’t heal properly, a new study shows. The research, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, may have implications for treating diseases involving abnormal blood vessel growth, such as the impaired wound healing often seen in diabetes and the ...
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Monthly transfusions reduce strokes in children with sickle cell anemia - [2014-08-20 00:00:00 ] Robert McKinstryThe arrow points to evidence of a silent stroke. In patients with sickle cell anemia, such strokes often go undiagnosed because they do not cause immediate symptoms. Monthly blood transfusions reduce the risk of stroke in young patients with sickle cell anemia, scientists report Aug. 20 in The New England Journal of Medicine.An estimated 1 in 3 children with sickle cell anemia experiences silent strokes — loss of blood flow to parts of the brain. Such strokes do not cause immediate ...
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Apte receives young investigator award - [2014-08-21 00:00:00 ] ApteRajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, the Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, is the first recipient of the Presidents’ Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS).The award was established to honor past leaders of the ASRS and to serve as a means to nurture the development of the next generation of retina specialists by encouraging researchers to investigate retinal diseases in ways that one day may lead to meaningful improvements in ...
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School of Medicine to host town hall meetings for faculty, staff, students - [2014-08-26 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonIn response to the tragic events in Ferguson, Washington University School of Medicine will host a series of town hall meetings for faculty, staff and students beginning Wednesday, Aug. 27. “Our objective is to engage our faculty, staff and students so we, together, can best determine what we can do to make our university, the Medical Campus and the greater St. Louis community stronger, more cohesive, more compassionate and more inclusive as we try to move forward,” said Larry J. Shapiro, ...
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Social work, public health students get firsthand global health experience in Haiti this summer - [2014-08-27 00:00:00 ] http://youtu.be/f9SUm1-htLkFourteen students, joined by Lora Iannotti, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School, and Edward F. Lawlor, dean, spent time in Haiti this summer as part of a course focused on public health interventions in developing countries. Students gained firsthand knowledge of the many public health issues facing the country.Lora Iannotti, PhD, has been working in Haiti since 1990. Iannotti was in Leogane, Haiti, during the 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of the nation’s fragile ...
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I-64 Tower Grove ramp interchange will open Friday - [2014-08-28 00:00:00 ] The commute is about to get a little easier for employees and patients heading to Washington University Medical Center. After more than a year of construction activity, the improved Interstate 64/Highway 40 interchange at Tower Grove Avenue is scheduled to open the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 29. The opening of the new Tower Grove and improved Boyle Avenue ramps marks the final phase of the project, which also included:– New bridges over I-64 at Taylor, Newstead, Tower Grove and Boyle avenues– A new ...
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Medical Campus town halls focus on Ferguson, diversity, inclusion - [2014-09-02 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoTerrence Freeman, PhD, (far right) a speaker at the School of Medicine's town hall meetings, discusses topics touched on in one of the sessions, with (from left) Will Ross, MD, associate dean for diversity; Denise DeCou, a diversity and inclusion leader at the school; and Larry J. Shapiro, MD, dean of the School of Medicine. Years ago, trustees at Washington University decided that “in St. Louis” would become part of the institution’s name. Part of the rationale was that the ...
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Carr becomes first Wolff professor of geriatric medicine - [2014-09-03 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenLarry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, David B. Carr, MD, and Victoria Fraser, MD, the Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and head of the Department of Medicine, at Carr's installation as the inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Geriatric Medicine. David B. Carr, MD, has been named the inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The ...
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Wong named Green Professor of Pediatric Neurology - [2014-09-05 00:00:00 ] Michael Wong, MD, PhD, has been named the Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Professor of Pediatric Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. WongWong sees patients with pediatric epilepsy at St. Louis Children's Hospital and specializes in basic research into the origins of the illness. Pediatric epilepsy can be caused by genetic mutations and brain injury, and Wong’s studies have produced important insight into both.“Many of these conditions are very difficult to treat, but ...
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Need for authenticity drives gender transitions in later life - [2014-09-08 00:00:00 ] As we age, all of us begin to think about what makes us tick and what kind of legacy we want to leave.For some, this manifests itself in the purchase of a motorcycle, a boat or an exotic vacation. FabbreBut for others, the issues of age and transition are a bit more contemplative.Vanessa Fabbre, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, considers these issues in her paper “Gender Transitions in Later Life: The Significance of Time in Queer Aging,” recently ...
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Study sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses - [2014-09-09 00:00:00 ] Tim ParkerMichael Holtzman, MD, and his colleagues are studying why patients with asthma have more difficulty with respiratory viruses than people without asthma. People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why. In a new study that compared people with and without asthma, the answer is becoming clearer. The researchers found no difference in the key immune response to viruses in the lungs and ...
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Binder, Dikranian named Loeb Teaching Fellows - [2014-09-12 00:00:00 ] Ellen Binder, MD, and Krikor Dikranian, MD, PhD, have been named the 2014-2016 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The fellowship program was established in 2004 with a gift from Carol and Jerome Loeb to advance clinical education and also is supported by the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation. The two-year fellowships provide support to awardees, enabling them to implement innovative ideas that enhance the education of medical students and ...
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Schizophrenia not a single disease but multiple genetically distinct disorders - [2014-09-15 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonC. Robert Cloninger, MD, PhD, pictured in his office at Washington University School of Medicine, is a senior investigator of a study that shows that schizophrenia isn't a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders.New research shows that schizophrenia isn’t a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders, each with its own set of symptoms. The finding could be a first step toward improved diagnosis and treatment for the debilitating psychiatric ...
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Schizophrenia not a single disease but multiple genetically distinct disorders - [2014-09-15 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonC. Robert Cloninger, MD, PhD, pictured in his office at Washington University School of Medicine, is a senior investigator of a study that shows that schizophrenia isn't a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders.New research shows that schizophrenia isn’t a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders, each with its own set of symptoms. The finding could be a first step toward improved diagnosis and treatment for the debilitating psychiatric ...
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Healthy humans make nice homes for viruses - [2014-09-16 00:00:00 ] Wikimedia Commons Human herpesvirus 6, pictured above, is just one of numerous viruses found living in and on the bodies of healthy humans. The virus commonly causes illness in young children but is found in the mouths of some healthy young adults, where its presence indicates an active viral infection despite a lack of symptoms.The same viruses that make us sick can take up residence in and on the human body without provoking a sneeze, cough or other troublesome symptom, according to new research at ...
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In mice, vaccine stops urinary tract infections linked to catheters - [2014-09-17 00:00:00 ] John HeuserTo adhere to catheters and start urinary tract infections, bacteria extend microscopic fibers with sticky proteins at their ends. Scientists have developed a vaccine that blocks the EbpA protein, visible as a white bulge above, and stops infections in mice. The most common type of hospital-associated infection may be preventable with a vaccine, new research in mice suggests.The experimental vaccine, developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, prevented ...
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Westerhouse named associate vice chancellor for Medical Public Affairs - [2014-09-18 00:00:00 ] Joni Westerhouse, a longtime veteran in public affairs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named associate vice chancellor and associate dean for Medical Public Affairs.WesterhouseWesterhouse, most recently assistant vice chancellor for Medical Public Affairs, succeeds Don Clayton, who retired in May after 32 years at the university.“Joni is exceptionally qualified for this role and has done an outstanding job for the School of Medicine’s public affairs office for the ...
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Duncan/Boyle intersection closed; detour to Newstead or Taylor - [2014-09-19 00:00:00 ] The intersection of Duncan and Boyle avenues closed Sept. 15 for the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) project to upgrade the Duncan Avenue storm sewer. The closure will remain in effect for about six weeks.The closure has resulted in a number of employees using the CORTEX parking lot as a detour, even though the lot has not been designated as one. Employees should not use the lot as a route to bypass the intersection. The added traffic through the lot has posed significant safety issues for pedestrians. ...
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‘The process by which drugs are discovered and developed will be fundamentally different in the future' - [2014-09-22 00:00:00 ] Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosMichael Kinch, associate vice chancellor and director of theCenter for Research Innovation in Business, in front of a blackboard with thechalked logos of startups Washington University in St. Louis has helped launch. Before joining Washington University in St. Louis, Michael Kinch, PhD, was managing director of the Center for Molecular Discovery at Yale University. “A few years ago, to motivate the team I gave them what’s called a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (a B-HAG),” Kinch ...
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Gene protects teens from alcohol problems but not if they drink with friends - [2014-09-23 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonEmily Olfson, an MD/PhD student, led a research team that found that although a gene variant protects some teens from developing alcohol problems, its protective effects disappear when those adolescents spend time with other teens who drink.Among more than 1,500 adolescents who had consumed at least one drink before age 18, researchers have found that although a gene variant prevents some young drinkers from developing alcohol problems, the gene’s protective effects can vanish in the ...
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Discovery may lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases, bone loss - [2014-09-24 00:00:00 ] Michael C. PurdyMD/PhD student Julia Warren discusses her research into a new approach to designing treatments for autoimmune disorders and bone loss with her mentor and co-author, Steven Teitelbaum, MD.Scientists have developed an approach to creating treatments for osteoporosis and autoimmune diseases that may avoid the risk of infection and cancer posed by some current medications.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis redesigned a molecule that controls immune cell ...
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Colditz to be honored for cancer prevention research - [2014-09-25 00:00:00 ] Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, an international leader in cancer prevention research, will be honored next week by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).ColditzColditz will be recognized Sept. 29 with the AACR's 2014 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Prevention Research. He will receive the award at the organization's 13th annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research in New Orleans, where he will present a lecture focused on the challenges and opportunities ...
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Public health conference to address differences between public good and individual choice - [2014-09-29 00:00:00 ] The differences between public good and individual choice will be highlighted at the seventh annual conference of the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. Some of the topics that will be discussed are vaccines, genetics, healthier school lunches, e-cigarettes and climate change.ClaytonThe conference will be from 1–5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus.The conference is free and open to the public, but participants are asked ...
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Young Scientist Program volunteers teach about lungs at Science Center event - [2014-10-01 00:00:00 ] Photos by Diana ZhaoYoung Scientist Program (YSP) volunteers Claire Weichselbaum and Brian Lananna, graduate students in the Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences at Washington University, demonstrate how lungs function Sept. 20 during the Family Med School event at the Saint Louis Science Center. Weichselbaum and Lananna demonstrated lung function using a model made with a plastic bottle and balloons. The two were among several YSP volunteers who participated in Family Med School, which is ...
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Teen pregnancies, abortions plunge with free birth control - [2014-10-01 00:00:00 ] ROBERT BOSTONElena Jones, a CHOICE Project counselor at Washington University in St. Louis, educates teens about different forms of birth control. Teens who received free contraception and were educated about the pros and cons of various birth control methods were dramatically less likely to get pregnant, give birth or get an abortion compared with other sexually active teens, according to a new study. The research, by investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, appears Oct. 2 ...
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Americans drink less when cigarettes cost more - [2014-10-06 00:00:00 ] In the U.S., higher cigarette taxes and strict smoke-free policies not only curb smoking but also lower alcohol consumption, a new study shows. Robert BostonPsychiatry researchers Melissa Krauss (left) and Richard Grucza, PhD, analyzed data from all 50 states and found that higher cigarette taxes and policies prohibiting smoking in public places are associated with a decrease in per capita alcohol consumption.On a national level, the effect is relatively modest. Researchers at Washington University School ...
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Treatment study seeks African-Americans with asthma - [2014-10-08 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonLeonard Bacharier, MD, is leading a study evaluating four asthma treatment regimens in African-American patients, who have disproportionately high rates of the condition. Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are seeking African-Americans with asthma to participate in a new study evaluating treatment for this common breathing disorder. The study is the first to focus exclusively on African-American adults and children with asthma, who have disproportionately high ...
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Unusual skin cancer linked to chronic allergy from metal orthopedic implant - [2014-10-09 00:00:00 ] S. Demehri and T. CunninghamActivated immune cells, shown in red and green, cluster at the site of an allergic skin rash. Scientists have learned that this inflammation can promote skin tumor formation if it persists. In rare cases, patients with allergies to metals develop persistent skin rashes after metal devices are implanted near the skin. New research suggests these patients may be at increased risk of an unusual and aggressive form of skin cancer. Metal alloys help make orthopedic implants stronger ...
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Two teams win inaugural Global Impact Award - [2014-10-10 00:00:00 ] Whitney Curtis/WUSTL Photos (2)Nathan Brajer (right) and Evan Madill (center) discuss their venture, ViFlex LLC, during the inaugural Suren G. Dutia and Jas K. Grewal Global Imapact Award event. The ceremony, held Oct. 6 in the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center at Washington University in St. Louis, featured a poster-board session and elevator pitches.Nanopore Diagnostics LLC and ViFlex LLC are the inaugural winners of the Suren G. Dutia and Jas K. Grewal Global Impact Award from the Skandalaris ...
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Damage to brain 'hubs' causes extensive impairment - [2014-10-13 00:00:00 ] Steven E. PetersenColors illustrate different networks of the brain. Researchers have discovered that injuries to a brain hub (top), where the boundaries of several networks come together, can be much more devastating than similar injuries in other parts of the brain (bottom). Injuries to six brain areas are much more devastating to patients’ abilities to think and adapt to everyday challenges than damage to other parts of the brain, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
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When should women push during labor? - [2014-10-14 00:00:00 ] Brian MarstonA baby is evaluated soon after delivery. Drs. Alison Cahill and Methodius Tuuli are leading a large, multicenter trial of 3,400 women to determine the best ways to manage the second stage of labor, the stage in which mothers push to deliver their babies. More than 3 million pregnant women give birth annually in the United States. But physicians still know little about the best ways to manage the crucial second stage of labor, the stage that is the hardest physically on mothers and their ...
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Wash U Expert: Ebola quarantines essential for public health - [2014-10-15 00:00:00 ] Recent revelations that Nancy Snyderman, MD, NBC News’ chief medical correspondent, violated a mandatory Ebola quarantine after returning from Africa, and that a Dallas health care worker infected with the virus boarded a commercial jet have focused the nation’s attention on Ebola and what can be done to protect citizens.DresserWhile measures like quarantine do restrict the freedom of exposed individuals, they do so to protect the public’s health, says a Washington University in St. Louis expert on ...
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NIH director, Sen. Roy Blunt discuss research funding in medical school visit - [2014-10-17 00:00:00 ] Robert Boston Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine (right), discusses research initiatives at the School of Medicine with (from left) Jeffrey Gordon, MD; U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt; National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins; Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; and Jennifer Lodge, the university's vice chancellor for research. The group was on a tour of research facilities on the Medical Campus.U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and Francis S. Collins, ...
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Kelle H. Moley elected to Institute of Medicine - [2014-10-20 00:00:00 ] Kelle H. Moley, MD, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive.Kelle H. Moley, MD, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. Moley was honored for her achievement in the health sciences.Moley is the James P. Crane Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington ...
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Study: Most respond well to genetic testing results - [2014-10-21 00:00:00 ] National Human Genome Research InstituteThere have been debates about how people may react when learning they may be at risk for diseases, but Washington University researchers found that most people were glad to receive genetic testing results. People at high risk for psychological distress respond positively to receiving results of personalized genetic testing, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.More than 60 percent of subjects in the genetic study wanted ...
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Human skin cells reprogrammed directly into brain cells - [2014-10-22 00:00:00 ] Daniel AbernathyAndrew Yoo, PhD, (from left) Michelle Richner, Matheus Victor and their colleagues described a way to convert human skin cells directly into medium spiny neurons, a type of brain cell affected by Huntington's disease. Scientists have described a way to convert human skin cells directly into a specific type of brain cell affected by Huntington’s disease, an ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Unlike other techniques that turn one cell type into another, this new process does not ...
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Three Egyptian mummies receive CT scans - [2014-10-24 00:00:00 ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gujkk_bqr5YUnder the wraps: Modern medicine meets Egyptian mummies. Video by Clark Bowen and Tom Malkowicz/WUSTL Video Services. For photos of the mummies' journey to and scanning at Washington University Medical Center, follow this link. Washington University School of Medicine recently teamed up with the Saint Louis Art Museum and the university’s Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to scan some very unusual patients: three Egyptian mummies. The scanning took place Sunday, ...
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Heart drug may help treat ALS, mouse study shows - [2014-10-26 00:00:00 ] Nature NeuroscienceIn the top image, cells from a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused normal healthy brain cells (green) to die. But when scientists blocked an enzyme in the cells from the mouse model, more of the normal cells and their branches survived (bottom).Digoxin, a medication used in the treatment of heart failure, may be adaptable for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive, paralyzing disease, suggests new research at Washington University School of ...
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Genome sequenced of enterovirus D68 circulating in St. Louis - [2014-10-28 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonGregory Storch, MD, led a team that sequenced the genome of enterovirus D68 circulating in St. Louis in recent months. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have sequenced the genome of enterovirus D68 sampled from patients treated at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Nationwide, the virus has spread rapidly in recent months and caused severe respiratory illness in young children, with some patients requiring hospitalization. “Having the DNA sequence of this ...
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Heart’s own immune cells can help it heal - [2014-10-29 00:00:00 ] The heart holds its own pool of immune cells capable of helping it heal after injury, according to new research in mice at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Most of the time when the heart is injured, these beneficial immune cells are supplanted by immune cells from the bone marrow, which are spurred to converge in the heart and cause inflammation that leads to further damage. In both cases, these immune cells are called macrophages, whether they reside in the heart or arrive from the ...
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Why scratching makes you itch more - [2014-10-30 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWashington University researchers have found out why scratching an itch can make the itching worse.Turns out your mom was right: Scratching an itch only makes it worse. New research from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that scratching causes the brain to release serotonin, which intensifies the itch sensation.The findings, in mice, are reported online in the journal Neuron. The same vicious cycle of itching and scratching is thought to occur in ...
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Washington People: Beau Ances - [2014-11-03 00:00:00 ] Michael C. PurdyBeau Ances, MD, PhD, prepares for a scanning session in the Center for Clinical and Investigational Research with undergraduate Gina Chang and MD/PhD student Matthew Brier.Next year, the population of U.S. patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will reach a remarkable milestone: More than half of the patients infected with the virus will be 50 years of age or older.As this population ages, problems for long-term survivors of HIV infection are becoming apparent. One of the ...
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Washington University responds to Ebola threat - [2014-11-05 00:00:00 ] Centers for disease control and preventionShown is an image of the Ebola virus.Ebola has grabbed national headlines in recent weeks, but efforts at Washington University to safely coordinate a response to the virus have been underway for several months.To ensure that health-care workers are prepared, the School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are training those designated to be on the front lines of diagnosing and treating patients with the virus. This includes ...
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Budding entrepreneurs: Apply now for Bear Cub grants - [2014-11-06 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWashington University’s Bear Cub grant program helps researchers make the challenging leap from bench scientists to budding entrepreneurs. Washington University’s Bear Cub grant program helps researchers make the leap from bench scientists to budding entrepreneurs. The program funds promising translational research – not normally backed by federal grants – that is critical to demonstrating a technology’s commercial potential. In past years, Bear Cub grants have funded a wide swath ...
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Zazulia to oversee continuing medical education - [2014-11-07 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonAllyson Zazulia, MD, has been named associate dean for continuing medical education.Allyson R. Zazulia, MD, is the new associate dean for continuing medical education (CME) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Zazulia, an associate professor of neurology and of radiology, joined the faculty as an instructor in 1998. In her new role, Zazulia will oversee and administer learning opportunities for practicing physicians and will maintain accreditation of the CME program.She ...
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The cat's meow: Genome reveals clues to domestication - [2014-11-10 00:00:00 ] Wikimedia commonsResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis led an international team that sequenced and analyzed the cat genome to better understand the animal's domestication. Pictured is a blue Abyssinian.Cats and humans have shared the same households for at least 9,000 years, but we still know very little about how our feline friends became domesticated. An analysis of the cat genome led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals some ...
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Errors in single gene may protect against heart disease - [2014-11-12 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonNathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, and his colleagues have shown that mutations in the NPC1L1 gene may protect against high LDL cholesterol and heart attack. Rare mutations that shut down a single gene are linked to lower cholesterol levels and a 50 percent reduction in the risk of heart attack, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Broad Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, and other institutions. The gene, called ...
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Telephone coaches improve children's asthma treatment - [2014-11-13 00:00:00 ] SARA DICKHERBERA novel program at Washington University School of Medicine suggests that peer trainers who coach parents over the phone on managing their children’s asthma can sharply reduce the number of days the kids experience symptoms. The program also dramatically decreased ER visits and hospitalizations among low-income children with Medicaid insurance.Managing childhood asthma is difficult. Rather than giving daily medications — even when children feel well — many parents treat asthma only ...
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Washington People: Justin Serugo - [2014-11-18 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonResearch technician Justin Serugo processes fecal samples as a first step in extracting DNA that can be analyzed to determine which microbes are present. He is working on a childhood malnutrition project in the laboratory of Jeffrey Gordon, MD.Ten years ago, when Justin Serugo was away at college in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a friend showed up at his dorm room one night and told him he had to hide. Rebel forces were on the campus killing young men from ...
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Wall recognized for work at Ethiopian university - [2014-11-18 00:00:00 ] COURTESY OF LEWIS WALLL. Lewis Wall, MD, DPhil (right), professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine, receives a gold medal for his "meritorius contributions" to medical education. He was honored in October at Mekelle University College of Medical and Health Sciences in Ethiopia. Wall, also a professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, was a Fulbright Scholar at Mekelle University for eight months earlier this year. He has been actively involved with ...
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Exploring the genomes of mice and men - [2014-11-19 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonNew research by Ting Wang, PhD, (left) and graduate student Vasavi Sundaram looked closely at the DNA of the mouse and human to uncover some striking differences in the way their genes are controlled. For decades, the mouse has been a mainstay for researchers studying human diseases because the two species share many of the same genes. But now, a comprehensive analysis of the inner workings of the DNA in humans and mice has uncovered some striking differences in the way their genes are ...
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Damage to brain networks affects stroke recovery - [2014-11-20 00:00:00 ] A new study shows stroke damage in patients mainly occurred in the black areas above. But the strokes also impaired brain networking nodes (white circles) untouched by physical injury. Researchers say identifying these networking impairments will help better predict the challenges a recovering stroke patient is likely to confront. Initial results of an innovative study may significantly change how some patients are evaluated after a stroke, according to researchers at Washington University School of ...
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Protein that rouses the brain from sleep may be target for Alzheimer's prevention - [2014-11-24 00:00:00 ] A protein that stimulates the brain to awaken from sleep may be a target for preventing Alzheimer’s disease, a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests.In recent years, scientists at Washington University have established links between sleep problems and Alzheimer’s. For example, they have shown in people and in mice that sleep loss contributes to the growth of brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer’s, and increases the risk of dementia. The new ...
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Finding features that support exercise in workplace neighborhoods - [2014-11-25 00:00:00 ] Neighborhood features such as bike facilities and low crime rates are associated with increased leisure and workplace-related physical activity, according to a new study from the Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis.HippResearchers conducted telephone interviews with 2,015 adults in four metropolitan areas of Missouri in 2012-13. Those interviewed were asked about what would encourage them to engage in physical activity near their homes and workplaces.Researchers found that ...
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Vaccines may make war on cancer personal - [2014-11-26 00:00:00 ] In the near future, physicians may treat some cancer patients with personalized vaccines that spur their immune systems to attack malignant tumors. New research led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has brought the approach one step closer to reality.Like flu vaccines, cancer vaccines in development are designed to alert the immune system to be on the lookout for dangerous invaders. But instead of preparing the immune system for potential pathogen attacks, the vaccines ...
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Occupational sitting among women linked to obesity - [2014-12-01 00:00:00 ] You might want to stand up for this. Occupational sitting is associated with an increased likelihood of obesity, especially among black women, independent of occupational and leisure time physical activity, finds a new study from the School of Medicine and the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. Few studies have examined the association between occupational sitting and body mass index (BMI), particularly among diverse populations. The results of the study, “Occupational Sitting and Weight ...
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Prather heads North American Spine Society - [2014-12-02 00:00:00 ] PratherHeidi Prather, DO, professor and chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named president of the North American Spine Society (NASS). Prather is the first woman elected to the position.A physiatrist, Prather also is a co-director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Fellowship and director of the Washington University Chesterfield Orthopaedic Spine Center.Her ...
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Bruchas, Gereau receive DECODE grant - [2014-12-04 00:00:00 ] Robert Gereau, PhD, (left), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Director Thomas Insel, MD, and Michael Bruchas, PhD, visit following the awarding of DECODE grants.Michael R. Bruchas, PhD, assistant professor of anesthesiology and of neurobiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Robert W. Gereau IV, PhD, the Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology at the university, have received one of only 11 DECODE (Deciphering Circuit Basis of Disease) grants to be ...
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Washington People: Sally Schwarz - [2014-12-08 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonSally Schwarz, director of PET radiopharmaceutical production at Washington University's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, inspects the newly installed cyclotron facility, which she helped design. Schwarz is a co-director of the facility.Sally Schwarz is a designer at heart. She designs clothes, she designed the extensive garden in her backyard, including a pond. And she helped design the state-of-the-art cyclotron facility at Washington University's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology ...
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Genetic errors linked to aging underlie leukemia that develops after cancer treatment - [2014-12-08 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonNew research by Daniel Link, MD, and colleagues at The Genome Institute at Washington University has revealed that mutations that accumulate randomly as a person ages can play a role in a fatal form of leukemia that develops after treatment for another cancer. For a small percentage of cancer patients, treatment aimed at curing the disease leads to a form of leukemia with a poor prognosis. Conventional thinking goes that chemotherapy and radiation therapy induce a barrage of damaging genetic ...
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Laughing gas studied as depression treatment - [2014-12-09 00:00:00 ] Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) has been used as an anesthetic in medicine and dentistry for 150 years. In this illustration from a 19th century book, a man is shown dancing after inhaling the gas. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are evaluating nitrous oxide as a treatment for depression.Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, has shown early promise as a potential treatment for severe depression in patients whose symptoms don’t ...
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Hearing aids may improve balance - [2014-12-11 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonTimothy Hullar, MD, (right) and medical student Miranda Colletta help patient Audrey Miller prepare for a balance test. Older adults with hearing loss appeared to perform better on balance tests with both hearing aids on, according to Hullar’s research.Enhancing hearing appears to improve balance in older adults with hearing loss, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Patients with hearing aids in both ears performed better on standard balance ...
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$25 million gift from James and Elizabeth McDonnell endows The Genome Institute - [2014-12-12 00:00:00 ] Courtesy photoLongtime philanthropists and civic leaders Elizabeth and James McDonnell have pledged $25 million to endow The Genome Institute. With the gift, the institute will be named The Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Genome Institute.Longtime philanthropists and civic leaders James and Elizabeth McDonnell have pledged $25 million to endow The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The gift will fund innovative research to understand the genetic origins of ...
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Alzheimer's research awarded $30 million - [2014-12-16 00:00:00 ] Two major Alzheimer’s disease studies at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received federal funding totaling $30 million over the next five years.The grants renew support for research at the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center to identify biological changes or biomarkers that can be used to detect the disease and track its progression. Researchers hope these biomarkers will allow them to start Alzheimer’s treatments years before patients develop ...
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Plax honored for work with The SPOT - [2014-12-18 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonKatie Plax, MD, counsels a teen at The SPOT.Katie Plax, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award from the Missouri Foundation for Health.The award, in its second year, was created to honor the late Dr. Walentik’s commitment to serving vulnerable populations. It is presented to a leader in Missouri health care who exemplifies the passion, dedication and energy that Walentik brought ...
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Wash U Expert: Drug manufacturers must be held accountable for public safety - [2014-12-19 00:00:00 ] Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with a 2012 outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections that caused 64 deaths across the United States.DresserThe Dec. 16 arrests, which resulted in two people being charged with 25 acts of second-degree murder, remind us that drug manufacturers must be responsible for their actions, says a noted medical ethics expert at Washington University in St. Louis."It is unusual, but not unprecedented, for pharmaceutical company officials and ...
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Most-read stories of 2014: In the laboratory - [2014-12-26 00:00:00 ] Every day, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are making an impact in the fields of science, engineering and technology. This year they advanced our understanding of schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, and developed devices to help surgeons see cancer cell and scientists to capture new vistas through the world’s fastest 2-D camera. Here are the top 10 most-read Newsroom stories about laboratory discoveries at Washington University in 2014. 1. Schizophrenia not a single ...
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Most-read stories of 2014: In the field - [2014-12-29 00:00:00 ] From the American workplace to the Chinese countryside, Washington University in St. Louis researchers collected and analyzed important data to better understand our ourselves and our world. Among the discoveries this year, School of Medicine researchers found parents who have children with autism have more autistic traits themselves, while experts in the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences found the personality of our spouse can influence our own job satisfaction. Here are the top 10 ...
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Not all obese people develop metabolic problems linked to excess weight - [2015-01-02 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonSamuel Klein, MD (pictured), Elisa Fabbrini, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that some obese people are protected from developing unhealthy metabolic profiles linked to diabetes and heart disease even when they gain additional weight.New research demonstrates that obesity does not always go hand in hand with metabolic changes in the body that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke.In a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, researchers found that a subset of ...
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$5 million funds research to develop drugs for common cold, respiratory diseases - [2015-02-05 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonThe Drug Discovery Program led by Michael Holtzman, MD, has received $5 million in funding to support research to find new treatments for respiratory diseases. A Washington University drug discovery program has received three grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new therapeutics for respiratory diseases. The target illnesses range from the common cold to life-threatening lung disease. The projects include designing next-generation drugs ...
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Diabetes interventions should be localized, Brown School study finds - [2015-02-06 00:00:00 ] Factors associated with the prevalence of diabetes vary by geographic region in the United States, according to new research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. “In one region of the U.S., poverty and lower education outcomes are more predictive of higher diabetes prevalence, while in other regions physical inactivity and obesity are more predictive," said lead author J. Aaron Hipp, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School.HippThe study, recently published in the ...
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Duncan/Newstead intersection to close Feb. 25 - [2015-02-09 00:00:00 ] Starting Feb. 25 and continuing for about two months, the intersection of Duncan and Newstead avenues will close as a Metropolitan Sewer District storm sewer line upgrade continues. Sections of Duncan east of Newstead have been closed during the project but will reopen when the intersection closes. Boyle is expected to reopen this spring.The closure will affect several shuttle routes and pick-up locations (see shuttle information below). Public safety officials will monitor traffic and dispatch officers to ...
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New approach to childhood malnutrition may reduce relapses, deaths - [2015-02-10 00:00:00 ] Courtesy photoIndi Trehan, MD, measures the height of a young girl in Malawi as part of a malnutrition study. The research was aimed at reducing the high rate of relapse in children previously considered recovered after having been treated for moderate acute malnutrition.Children treated for moderate acute malnutrition — a condition suffered by an estimated 35 million children worldwide — experience a disturbingly high rate of relapse and even death in the year following treatment and recovery.But ...
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Making teeth tough: Beavers show way to improve our enamel - [2015-02-13 00:00:00 ] The presence of an iron-rich coating gives a beaver's teeth a reddish-brown color. Researchers are studying the pigmented material to learn how it protects the tooth enamel.Beavers don’t brush their teeth, and they don’t drink fluoridated water, but a new study reports beavers do have protection against tooth decay built into the chemical structure of their teeth: iron.The research team, which was led by scientists from Northwestern University, included Jill D. Pasteris, PhD, professor of earth and ...
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Mothers can pass traits to offspring through bacteria's DNA - [2015-02-16 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonStudying mice, Herbert W. Virgin, MD, PhD (left), and Thad Stappenbeck, MD, PhD, have shown that mothers can pass a trait to their offspring through the DNA of bacteria. The finding suggests that microbes may play a significant role in how genes influence illness and health in higher organisms. It’s a firmly established fact straight from Biology 101: Traits such as eye color and height are passed from one generation to the next through the parents’ DNA. But now, a new study in mice by ...
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Obituary: David B. Gray, professor of occupational therapy and of neurology, 71 - [2015-02-17 00:00:00 ] David B. GrayDavid B. Gray, PhD, a professor of occupational therapy who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of people with disabilities, died Thursday, Feb.12, 2015, in St. Louis of an apparent heart attack. He was 71.Gray, who also was a professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, became motivated to change what it means to be disabled after he was paralyzed in 1976 in a fall from a roof that broke his neck. He went on to work for several agencies at the National ...
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Camel, alpaca antibodies target anticancer viruses directly to tumors - [2015-02-18 00:00:00 ] Using antibodies from camels and alpacas, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to deliver anticancer viruses directly to tumor cells, leaving other types of cells uninfected.The research appears Feb. 18 in Molecular Therapy—Oncolytics. The new study was conducted in human cells grown in the lab. According to the investigators, it demonstrates the possibility of directly delivering genetically engineered viruses to specific cells. The goal is to infect only ...
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Distinguished Faculty, Goldstein honors awarded - [2015-02-20 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonSchool of Medicine faculty (from left) Michael J. Holtzman, MD, Barbara A. Lutey, MD, and Richard D. Brasington Jr., MD, were among the honorees at the annual Distinguished Faculty Awards ceremony Feb. 18 at the Eric P. Newman Educational Center.Several Washington University School of Medicine faculty members were honored with Distinguished Faculty Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 18, for their dedication, talent and wide-ranging achievements.The recipients were nominated by their peers to recognize ...
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Epigenome orchestrates embryonic development - [2015-02-23 00:00:00 ] Washington UniversityStudying zebrafish, scientists have shown that the epigenome plays a leading role in orchestrating development of early embryos. The early stages of embryonic development shape our cells and tissues for life. It is during this time that our newly formed cells are transformed into heart, skin, nerve or other cell types. Scientists are finding that this process is largely controlled not by the genome, but by the epigenome, chemical markers on DNA that tell cells when to turn genes on ...
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Gut microbes targeted for diagnosis, treatment of childhood undernutrition - [2015-02-25 00:00:00 ] Tanya YatsunenkoAn undernourished child in Malawi. Guided by the immune system, researchers have identified types of gut bacteria in young children in Malawi that are linked to nutritional health and that have diagnostic and therapeutic implications for childhood undernutrition. The research, led by Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is published Feb. 25 in Science Translational Medicine. The work, funded largely by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, also ...
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New target identified in fight against Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis - [2015-02-27 00:00:00 ] Yaming Wang/Bernd ZinselmeyerNormally, brain cells known as microglia (green) surround Alzheimer's plaques (blue) to help clear such plaques and other cellular debris from the brain. But the microglia shown above lack a key protein involved in this process. Scientists think the protein may be a treatment target for Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders that new research has linked to the protein.Highlighting a potential target in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) ...
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American Cancer Society looking for study participants - [2013-03-18 00:00:00 ] Participants are needed for a national study to help the American Cancer Society understand how lifestyle, genetics and the environment affect cancer. Those interested may enroll in the study April 30 or May 1 at the Center for Advanced Medicine on the Washington University Medical Campus. Participants in the ACS’s Cancer Prevention Study (CPS-3) must be age 30 to 65 and never have been diagnosed with cancer (not including basal or squamous cell skin cancer). Participation involves completing a brief ...
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Depression in kids linked to cardiac risks in teens - [2013-03-15 00:00:00 ] Audio availableTeens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, even if they no longer suffer from depression.Washington University School of MedicineTeens who were depressed as children were more likely to smoke cigarettes and to be obese, as well as to exercise less.The research, by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Pittsburgh, suggests that depression, even in ...
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Cameras in CWE and on Medical Campus among new security steps taken - [2013-03-04 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonTwo Barnes-Jewish Hospital security guards patrol the Washington University Medical Center campus. Additional bike patrols are one of several steps taken in recent years to augment security on the medical center campus. As springtime spurs Washington University Medical Center students and employees to spend time outdoors for strolls across campus or lunch in nearby restaurants, they’ll do so under the protective watch of newly affixed security cameras at campus and neighborhood street ...
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Wang to use NSF grant for study of oxygen consumption in cells - [2013-03-20 00:00:00 ] When scientists study cells, they need to know how much oxygen each cell consumes to determine its metabolism. However, existing technology limits this study to groups of cells, not individual cells. Lihong Wang, PhD, plans to change that.Wang, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study oxygen consumption rates of individual cells using photoacoustic ...
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New engineering breakthrough may answer host of medical questions - [2013-03-25 00:00:00 ] In an engineering breakthrough, a Washington University in St. Louis biomedical researcher has discovered a way to use light and color to measure oxygen in individual red blood cells in real time. The technology, developed by Lihong Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, could eventually be used to determine how oxygen is delivered to normal and diseased tissues or how various disease therapies impact oxygen delivery throughout the body. The research is published ...
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Wellness program cuts hospitalizations, not costs - [2013-03-26 00:00:00 ] Valerie Hoven, BJCNew research raises doubts that workplace wellness programs save money, at least in the short term. Shown is Mark McDevitt, a staff nurse at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, having his finger pricked for various tests during a BJC wellness fair.Many U.S. companies now offer wellness programs that encourage employees to adopt healthier lifestyles. A healthier workforce, the thinking goes, could be a cost savings for companies because employees would need less medical care. But new research ...
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Derdeyn appointed chair of AHA Stroke Council - [2013-03-28 00:00:00 ] Colin P. Derdeyn, MD, professor of radiology, of neurological surgery and of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed vice chair and chair-elect of the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.DerdeynThe Stroke Council is one of 16 scientific councils within the association. It develops better ways to identify, treat and prevent strokes; awards scholarships; publishes the journal Stroke and organizes and conducts the ...
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Old drug offers new hope against rare, deadly childhood disease - [2013-04-02 00:00:00 ] Daniel S. Ory, MDCyclodextrin moleculeWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is playing a leading role in one of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) first clinical trials to improve treatments for rare and neglected diseases. In this case, the disease is Niemann-Pick Type C, a disorder that causes excess cholesterol to accumulate in the brain, liver and spleen. It affects about 500 children worldwide, leads to neurodegeneration, and usually causes death in the first two decades of ...
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Genetic markers ID second Alzheimer’s pathway - [2013-04-04 00:00:00 ] Audio availableResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer’s that point to a second pathway through which the disease develops.Nigel Cairns, PhDBoth a tangle (top left) and a plaque (bottom right) can be seen in the brain of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.Much of the genetic research on Alzheimer’s centers on amyloid-beta, a key component of brain plaques that build up in the brains of people with the disease. In ...
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Free HIV testing available - [Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:28:15 CST ] The Washington University Infectious Diseases Clinic offers free, confidential HIV testing to anyone interested. The clinic, at 4570 Children’s Place, offers testing from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. For more information, call (314) 747-1244 or 747-1237.
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Moving cells with light holds medical promise - [2013-04-08 00:00:00 ] Audio availableScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light. Their research is published April 8 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition. Copyright PNAS, used with permissionAn immune cell moves toward a light beam (blue box). The opsin in the cell (red) senses light and triggers ...
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Symposium: Finding humanity in advanced dementia, April 27 - [2013-04-08 00:00:00 ] Rebecca L. BarNard A Polaroid self-portrait hand-reworked by Rebecca L. Barnard, an artist, eerily foreshadows her oncoming illness, diagnosed 14 years later.The Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program of Washington University in St Louis will host a symposium `Finding Humanity in Advanced Dementia` on Saturday, April 27, 2013.In this symposium, experts in the fields of patient care, psychology, philosophy, medicine, neuroscience, and a family caregiver discuss the effect of severe cognitive ...
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Tiny wireless device shines light on mouse brain, generating reward - [2013-04-11 00:00:00 ] Audio availableUsing a miniature electronic device implanted in the brain, scientists have tapped into the internal reward system of mice, prodding neurons to release dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure.This implantable LED light can activate brain cells to release dopamine and is smaller than the eye of a needle.The researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, developed tiny devices, containing light-emitting diodes ...
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Awad named associate dean for medical student education - [2013-04-15 00:00:00 ] AwadMichael M. Awad, MD, PhD, has been named associate dean for medical student education at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, effective June 1.Awad is an assistant professor of surgery, program director of the university’s general surgery residency and director of the university’s Institute for Surgical Education. “Medical education will undergo remarkable, transformative changes in the next five to 10 years,” Awad said. “Through its unique combination of an elite student ...
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Symposium: Finding humanity in advanced dementia, April 27 - [2013-04-08 00:00:00 ] Rebecca L. BarNard A Polaroid self-portrait hand-reworked by Rebecca L. Barnard, an artist, eerily foreshadows her oncoming illness, diagnosed 14 years later.The Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program of Washington University in St Louis will host a symposium “Finding Humanity in Advanced Dementia” Saturday, April 27.In this symposium, experts in the fields of patient care, psychology, philosophy, medicine, neuroscience, and a family caregiver discuss the effect of severe cognitive loss on people ...
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Symposium: Finding humanity in advanced dementia, April 27 - [2013-04-17 00:00:00 ] Rebecca L. BarNard A Polaroid self-portrait hand-reworked by Rebecca L. Barnard, an artist, eerily foreshadows her oncoming illness, diagnosed 14 years later.The Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program of Washington University in St Louis will host a symposium “Finding Humanity in Advanced Dementia” Saturday, April 27.In this symposium, experts in the fields of patient care, psychology, philosophy, medicine, neuroscience, and a family caregiver discuss the effect of severe cognitive loss on people ...
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Children’s Discovery Institute Awards $2.7 million in pediatric research grants - [2013-04-19 00:00:00 ] Understanding and solving the mysteries of tuberculosis and malnutrition, seeking answers that will help develop and improve outcomes for childhood cancers — these are some of the important new research projects under way at the Children’s Discovery Institute. Eleven Washington University research teams will share $2.7 million in new grants from the institute, a research collaboration between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.Some of this funding will go to ...
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Bacteria may contribute to premature births, STDs - [2013-04-22 00:00:00 ] Wandy BeattyGardnerella vaginalis, a common species of bacteria, may be an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm birth and increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Pictured is an individual G. vaginalis cell.New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis points to a common species of bacteria as an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm birth and increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases.The ...
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Dantas gets NIH Director's New Innovator Award - [2013-04-19 00:00:00 ] Gautam Dantas, PhD, has won a prestigious National Institutes of Health award for innovative research that may improve scientists' ability to keep the digestive system healthy.DantasThe award, called the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, is part of the High Risk-High Reward program supported by the NIH Common Fund. Dantas’ award is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.Dantas, an assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of biomedical engineering, ...
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Andrew Scharlach to discuss aging-friendly communities at Friedman lecture - [2013-04-25 00:00:00 ] ScharlachAndrew Scharlach, PhD, the Eugene and Rose Kleiner Professor of Aging at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the 2013 Friedman lecture Friday, May 3, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Washington University School of Medicine campus. The title of his lecture is “Creating Aging-Friendly Communities.”The event, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, is free and open to the public. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed at 9 a.m. with awards, the keynote address, a panel ...
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Obituary: Charles W. Parker, emeritus professor of medicine, 83 - [2013-04-24 00:00:00 ] Charles Ward Parker, MD, a Washington University faculty member whose pioneering research helped improve treatment of allergies and asthma, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, from pancreatic cancer at his home in Webster Groves. He was 83. University ArchivesCharles W. ParkerThe emeritus professor of medicine served on the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for more than four decades.Parker grew up in Webster Groves and attended Washington University for his undergraduate and ...
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Missing link in Parkinson’s disease found - [2013-04-25 00:00:00 ] Gerald W. Dorn II, MD A mouse heart, in gray, shows signs of heart failure because it is missing Mfn2, newly identified as a key molecule in the process that culls unhealthy mitochondria from cells. Superimposed on the mouse heart is a fruit fly heart tube, shown in color. It also shows signs of failure because it is missing Parkin, another key molecule in mitochondrial quality control. These same molecules implicated in heart failure also play roles in Parkinson"s disease. Researchers at Washington ...
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Obituary: Marilyn Krukowski, professor emerita of biology, 80 - [2013-04-09 00:00:00 ] KrukowskiMarilyn Krukowski, PhD, professor emerita of biology in Arts & Sciences, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, in St. Louis from complications of multiple sclerosis. She was 80. She joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis in 1969, became a professor in 1987 and retired as professor emerita in 2002.Krukowski taught vertebrate structure (anatomy) in the Department of Biology for more than 30 years. Her students raved about the quality of her teaching and often cited the course as the ...
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Tiny wireless device shines light on mouse brain, generating reward - [2013-04-11 00:00:00 ] Using a miniature electronic device implanted in the brain, scientists have tapped into the internal reward system of mice, prodding neurons to release dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure.This implantable LED light can activate brain cells to release dopamine and is smaller than the eye of a needle.The researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, developed tiny devices, containing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) the size of ...
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Genomics to reshape endometrial cancer treatment - [2013-05-01 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonScientists at Washington University"s Genome Institute have shown that adding genomics-based testing to the standard diagnostic workup for endometrial cancer could change the recommended treatment for some women.The most in-depth look yet at endometrial cancer shows that adding genomics-based testing to the standard diagnostic workup could change the recommended course of treatment for some women. The new research, involving nearly 400 women with endometrial cancer, is published May 2 in the ...
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2013 Spector Prize goes to Kelly, Stevens - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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School of Medicine, SLCH and BJH nurses honored with 2013 Excellence in Nursing awards - [2013-05-03 00:00:00 ] Shown are Washington University School of Medicine nurses who were winners or finalists in the 2013 Excellence in Nursing awards from St. Louis Magazine. In the top row from the left are: Jaime Menendez, Vicky Peck, Linda Black, Stacy Pokorny, Barb Miller, and Reida McDowell. Seated, from the left, are: Cassandra Ward, Bernadette Hinrichs, Robyn Myers and Mandy Drozda.Several Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital nurses received the 2013 ...
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New perspective needed for role of major Alzheimer"s gene - [2013-05-06 00:00:00 ] 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. HoltzmanPeople with harmful forms of the APOE gene have up to 12 times the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared with those who have other variations of the gene.Many researchers believe that the memory loss and cognitive problems of Alzheimer’s result from the buildup over many years of brain ...
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2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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Moley elected president of gynecologic society - [2013-05-08 00:00:00 ] Kelle Moley, MD, the James P. Crane Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected president of the Society of Gynecologic Investigation (SGI).Moley The SGI is an international society that aims to inspire investigation of global problems in women’s reproductive health through achievements in discovery, transferring new knowledge and training future scholars.Moley, also a professor of cell biology and physiology, additionally is vice ...
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Obituary: William H. Daughaday, former director of metabolism, 95 - [2013-05-10 00:00:00 ] DaughadayWilliam H. Daughaday, MD, a leading diabetes researcher, world authority on growth hormone and the former director of the metabolism division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Friday, May 3, 2013, after a long illness, in Milwaukee. He was 95. In an article about the early years of the metabolism division, he wrote that the division was characterized by “brown-bag lunches with free exchange of scientific information and lively discussion of the world and cultural ...
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2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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Siteman"s Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure team makes great strides against breast cancer - [2013-05-14 00:00:00 ] The 15th Annual Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure in downtown St. Louis will be June 15. Since 1998, when the event first took place in St. Louis, Komen has awarded about $28 million for outreach, education, screening and research programs at Washington University Medical Center.As someone affected by breast cancer, Yulanda Tomlin-Watson is part of a team no one chooses to join. In 1998, the disease took her mother, the nucleus of her extended family.In her honor, Tomlin-Watson started a team the next year ...
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National Bike to Work Day is May 17 - [2013-05-16 00:00:00 ] Elizabethe Holland DurandoLaura Bierut, MD, professor of psychiatry, and Brad Evanoff, MD, the Richard and Elizabeth Henby Sutter Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, have been cycling to work at the School of Medicine for almost 20 years. The commute from the couple"s University City home is a little less than five miles. They encourage other employees to join them on National Bike to Work Day, which is Friday, May 17. For information about Bike to ...
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Morris receives top Alzheimer’s Association honor - [2013-05-15 00:00:00 ] Washington University neurologist John C. Morris, MD, received the Alzheimer’s Association’s Medical and Scientific Award for 2013. MorrisMorris, the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology and director of the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC), was recognized for his many contributions to Alzheimer’s research and treatment at the association’s annual Rita Hayworth Gala in Chicago May 11. The gala is named in honor ...
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Better detection for elephantiasis worm infection - [2013-05-20 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicineWashington University's Kurt Curtis, in Liberia, readies a new diagnostic test for lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-born infection that can lead to enormously swollen limbs and genitals. The new test detected the infection in many people that the standard test had missed. A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a ...
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XPRIZE proposed to inspire Alzheimer’s research - [2013-05-23 00:00:00 ] This section contains dynamic content that cannot be displayed in edit mode. Click the button below to edit this content.%3Ciframe%20width%3D%22470%22%20height%3D%22315%22%20src%3D%22http%3A//www.youtube.com/embed/461H8hM0Amg%3Frel%3D0%22%20frameborder%3D%220%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C/iframe%3EWashington University neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt, left, and preventive medicine expert Dean Ornish make their pitch for Alzheimer’s to be the focus of a new XPRIZE, a financial award designed to increase the ...
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Deadly infections cut in sickest hospital patients - [2013-05-29 00:00:00 ] U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionIn hospital intensive care units, bathing patients daily with an antimicrobial soap and applying antibiotic ointment in the nose reduced by 44 percent bloodstream infections caused by dangerous pathogens, including the drug-resistant bacteria MRSA (above). A major study in hospital intensive care units shows that bathing patients daily with an antimicrobial soap and applying antibiotic ointment in the nose reduced by 44 percent the bloodstream infections ...
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Wolff honored for life-saving work in Haiti - [2013-05-30 00:00:00 ] Patricia B. Wolff, MD, examines a young Haitian patient on one of her many trips to the impoverished country.The World Affairs Council of St. Louis has named Patricia Wolff, of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, as the recipient of its 2013 International Humanitarian of the Year Award. Wolff, MD, a professor of clinical pediatrics, is being honored along with Meds & Food for Kids, a nonprofit organization she founded in 2004 to battle child malnutrition in Haiti. After Wolff ...
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Obituary: Thomas B. Ferguson, MD, professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery, 90 - [2013-06-03 00:00:00 ] Thomas B. Ferguson, MD, professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, of complications following a heart valve procedure. He was 90. Ferguson was a pioneer in heart surgery, playing an important role in bringing the first heart-lung machine to St. Louis in the late 1950s. In 1958, he and his colleagues performed Washington University’s first open-heart surgery with the aid of the new heart-lung pump.FergusonHe earned a ...
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Deadly viruses focus of $18 million grant - [2013-06-06 00:00:00 ] In an effort to learn why some viruses such as influenza, Ebola and West Nile are so lethal, a team of U.S. researchers that includes Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis plans an $18.3 million comprehensive effort to model how humans respond to these viral pathogens.The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, DVM, PhD, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and an authority on influenza and Ebola ...
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Upcoming events focus on health-care disparities - [2013-06-10 00:00:00 ] Two events focused on disparities in health care will be held on the Washington University Medical Campus — a symposium Saturday, June 15, and a fast-paced “Ignite” event July 11.The St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives will present a free symposium titled “Health Disparities, A Discussion of Challenges and Opportunities for the St. Louis Region” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 15. The event will be in the Holden Auditorium at the Farrell Learning and ...
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Tobacco laws for youth may reduce adult smoking - [2013-06-13 00:00:00 ] Ben SchuminStringent tobacco restrictions on teens, such as eliminating access to cigarette machines, seems to influence whether they pick up the habit as adults.States that want to reduce rates of adult smoking may consider implementing stringent tobacco restrictions on teens, suggests a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The researchers discovered that states with more restrictive limits on teens purchasing tobacco also have lower adult smoking rates, ...
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Wilson named world’s ‘Hottest Researcher’ - [2013-06-14 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonRichard Wilson, PhD, director of The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the world’s most-cited researcher by Thomson Reuters’ ScienceWatch.Richard Wilson, PhD, director of The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was named the world’s most-cited researcher by Thomson Reuters’ ScienceWatch, an open web resource for science metrics and analysis. The annual ranking of the Hottest Researchers ...
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Laughing gas does not increase heart attacks - [2013-06-19 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicinePeter Nagele, MD, and his colleagues followed 500 surgery patients at elevated risk of heart attack and found that using nitrous oxide as an anesthetic during surgery did not increase heart attack risk.Nitrous oxide — best known as laughing gas — is one of the world’s oldest and most widely used anesthetics. Despite its popularity, however, experts have questioned its impact on the risk of a heart attack during surgery or soon afterward. But those fears are ...
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Obituary: Thomas H. Steinberg, MD, associate professor of medicine, 61 - [2013-06-20 00:00:00 ] SteinbergThomas H. Steinberg, MD, associate professor of medicine, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, in St. Louis of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 61.Steinberg, a cell biology researcher and infectious diseases physician, joined Washington University School of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases in 1989. His primary research training was as a macrophage cell biologist, though the focus of his lab evolved to encompass several ...
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Rao named fellow of national statistical society - [2013-06-21 00:00:00 ] RaoDabeeru C. Rao, PhD, director of the Division of Biostatistics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation’s preeminent professional statistical society. Rao, a professor of biostatistics in genetics and psychiatry, as well as a professor of mathematics, will be awarded a certificate recognizing his new status at a ceremony Aug. 6 at the annual Joint Statistical Meetings in Montréal.To be recognized as an ...
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Cole elected to March of Dimes national board - [2013-06-26 00:00:00 ] ColeF. Sessions Cole, MD, the Park J. White, MD, Professor and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the March of Dimes National Board of Trustees.March of Dimes trustees, who serve as volunteers, represent the public in governing the organization and advancing its mission for the health of mothers and babies. Trustees serve five-year terms.“My involvement with the Missouri Chapter of March of Dimes dates back more than ...
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Event July 11 to focus on disparities in health care - [2013-07-02 00:00:00 ] A fast-paced “Ignite” event focused on disparities in health care will be held July 11 on the Washington University Medical Campus.The event will be presented by the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence (CDCC) from 4-6 p.m. July 11 in Queeny Tower Conference Room C. Reservations must be made at www.BarnesJewish.org/ignite by July 8.The event is intended to generate ideas for solving health-care disparities and to build a critical mass of change agents who will work to ...
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DNA study reveals clues to human, ape evolution - [2013-07-03 00:00:00 ] University of Washington/Institut de Biologia EvolutivaA massive effort to catalog the genetic variation in humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans has helped researchers piece together a model of great ape history spanning 15 million years. The new database of great ape genetic diversity, the most comprehensive yet, elucidates the evolution and population histories of great apes from Africa and Indonesia. The resource likely will aid conservation efforts that strive to preserve their natural genetic ...
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Construction to close one northbound lane of Kingshighway Aug. 12 - [2013-07-15 00:00:00 ] On Aug. 12, a northbound lane of Kingshighway Boulevard and the adjoining sidewalk north of Children’s Place will close in preparation for demolition related to revitalization of Washington University Medical Center’s north campus. At the same time, barriers will go up around the former Jewish College of Nursing and the Kingshighway, Yalem and Steinberg buildings — all of which will come down as part of the first phase of the Campus Renewal Project. “These changes are among the first visible signs ...
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Recycling in the eye promotes good vision - [2013-07-18 00:00:00 ] Thomas Ferguson, PhD, Washington UniversityRecycling cellular debris within the eye is required for maintaining good vision. Inside retinal pigment epithelium cells, structures used for recycling (green) engulf and digest spent parts of photoreceptor cells (red).Recycling isn’t just good for the environment. It’s also good for your eyesight. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis have found that good vision depends, at ...
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Incoming medical students take the plunge - [2013-08-14 00:00:00 ] robert bostonWill Ross, MD, the School of Medicine's associate dean of diversity, talks with incoming medical students (from left) Umber Dube, Mengxuan Tang and Rukayat Taiwo during a break in WUMP — Washington University Medical Plunge. Ross started the program 14 years ago.What began several years ago as an opportunity for students to volunteer has evolved into a weeklong crash course in public health, diversity and health-care disparities in St. Louis for first-year medical students at Washington ...
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Sept. 18 event to spotlight women in science and medicine - [2013-08-27 00:00:00 ] The Spotlight on Women in Medicine and Science will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, on the Washington University Medical Center campus.The event, in the Cori Auditorium in the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, is sponsored by the School of Medicine's Office of Faculty Affairs, Department of Pediatrics and Office of Faculty Development.The keynote speaker will be: Jeanne A. Conroy, MD, PhD, president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Her talk is titled, ...
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Obituary: Bernard Becker, former head of ophthalmology, 93 - [2013-08-29 00:00:00 ] BeckerBernard Becker, MD, professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died at his home Wednesday Aug. 28, 2013, after a long illness. He was 93. A world expert on glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness in the world, Becker contributed much to treating the illness. Perhaps most notable was his introduction of the drug acetazolamide to treat the disease. His laboratory made many contributions to the understanding of the ...
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Altering mix of gut microbes prevents obesity, but diet remains key factor - [2013-09-05 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoVanessa Ridaura handles bacteria cultures from twins that will be transplanted into mice as she discusses the research with Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, director of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology at Washington University. Click here to view an animated video of the study.Working in mice transplanted with intestinal microbes from lean and obese twins, a new study shows that altering the microbial mix prevents mice destined for obesity from gaining weight and fat or developing ...
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Rare gene variant linked to macular degeneration - [2013-09-16 00:00:00 ] Apte laboratoryAn international team of researchers has identified a gene mutation linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).An international team of researchers, led by scientists at The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, has identified a gene mutation linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in Americans over age 50. It’s not the first gene variation ...
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Medical startup hatched at Washington University continues strong performance - [2013-09-18 00:00:00 ] http://youtu.be/zBGm83pNxuoSchool of Engineering & Applied Science alumni Andrew Brimer and Abigail Cohen discuss their project, Sparo Labs, which recently won the $150,000 CIMIT Student Technology Prize for Primary Care.Andrew Brimer and Abigail Cohen, May graduates from the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis and co-founders of the med-tech startup Sparo Labs, have won the $150,000 CIMIT Student Technology Prize for Primary Care, bringing their total ...
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PACS receives $1.18 million grant from U.S. Department of Education - [2013-09-20 00:00:00 ] The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a five-year, $1.18 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to prepare graduate-level teachers of deaf or hard-of-hearing children.The grant, awarded through the Office of Special Education Programs, will provide significant tuition support to students in the master of science in deaf education (MSDE) program in PACS. The grant will fund scholarships for 40 future ...
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Propofol discovery may aid development of new anesthetics - [2013-09-22 00:00:00 ] Propofol is the most widely used intravenous general anesthetic in the world. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Imperial College London have identified the site where the widely used anesthetic drug propofol binds to receptors in the brain to sedate patients during surgery. Until now, it hasn’t been clear how propofol connects with brain cells to induce anesthesia. The researchers believe the findings, reported online in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, ...
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Assembly Series: 'ObamaCare' expert Jonathan Gruber to discuss why health-care reform is needed - [2013-09-27 00:00:00 ] GruberJust a few days after the opening of online health insurance exchanges required by the Affordable Care Act, the principal architect of the Massachusetts health care system and chief adviser to President Barack Obama’s plan will be at Washington University in St. Louis to explain how the federal law works and how it will benefit society.Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist and renowned health care expert Jonathan Gruber, PhD, will deliver an Assembly Series lecture on “Health Care ...
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Demolition for Campus Renewal progresses - [2013-09-30 00:00:00 ] Employees can expect to see an increase in demolition-related activities in the coming weeks as the Campus Renewal Project progresses. Although much of the demolition work is taking place inside buildings, trucks will be entering and exiting the construction sites to haul debris, and trees will be removed to prepare for exterior demolition later this fall. This summer, shrubs, perennial flowers and hostas around the buildings were relocated to other areas on campus. With construction barriers surrounding ...
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Engineer's $3.5 million grant aims at improving survival of cancer patients - [2013-09-30 00:00:00 ] Lihong Wang's research is dedicated to the development of novel imaging technologies. The photoacoustic microscopy image shows a melanoma tumor. Such an imaging capability is expected to play an important role in both preclinical and clinical applications.Cancer researchers have been limited by current imaging technology in their ability to detect not only the structure and function of tumors, but also tumor cell circulation. A technology proposed by Lihong Wang, PhD, at Washington University in St. Louis, ...
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Breast cancer test developed at Washington University gets FDA approval - [2013-10-01 00:00:00 ] NanoString TechnologiesProsigna breast cancer test kitA laboratory testing kit that estimates the risk of breast cancer returning after anti-hormone treatment has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The technology is a step toward personalized medicine and could help standardize breast cancer diagnosis around the world, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who led the test’s development. The research team, including ...
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University receives $26 million for leukemia research - [2013-10-03 00:00:00 ] The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded two major grants totaling $26 million to leukemia researchers and physicians at Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The funding helps establish the School of Medicine as a premier center for innovative leukemia research, with a bench-to-beside approach that has the potential to lead to novel therapies that improve survival and reduce treatment-related side effects. The ...
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University receives $26 million for leukemia research - [2013-10-03 00:00:00 ] The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded two major grants totaling $26 million to leukemia researchers and physicians at Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The funding helps establish the School of Medicine as a premier center for innovative leukemia research, with a bench-to-bedside approach that has the potential to lead to novel therapies that improve survival and reduce treatment-related side effects. The ...
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Ratts named associate dean for medical admissions - [2013-10-15 00:00:00 ] Valerie S. Ratts, MD, has been named the new associate dean for admissions at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, effective Jan. 1. She will replace W. Edwin Dodson, MD, who is retiring at the end of this year.In her new role, Ratts will oversee all aspects of medical school admissions, working to attract, recruit and enroll the best medical students for the School of Medicine. Additionally, she will chair several committees, among them the financial aid committee, the scholarship ...
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New clue to aggressive brain tumors - [2013-10-18 00:00:00 ] Winnie Pong, PhDWhen support cells known as monocytes, pictured in brown, make the protein F11R inside brain tumors, the cancer is more aggressive and length of survival decreases. Blocking F11R and other tumor support factors may help patients live longer, the research suggests.Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a biological marker that may help predict survival in people with deadly brain tumors. The researchers showed that when the marker is present at ...
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Civitelli named president of bone, mineral society - [2013-10-22 00:00:00 ] ASBMRRoberto Civitelli, MD, receives the presidential gavel from Lynda Bonewald, PhD, outgoing president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.Roberto Civitelli, MD, has been elected president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), the world’s leading scientific organization for bone health research.“I am honored to serve as president of the ASBMR,” said Civitelli, the Sydney M. & Stella H. Schoenberg Professor of Medicine. “The organization continues to ...
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LeBlanc appointed new director of student health and wellness - [2013-10-23 00:00:00 ] LeBlancThe examination room is not the only place to treat patients, said Cheri LeBlanc, MD. She is the director of student health and wellness, a newly created position, at the Habif Health and Wellness Center at Washington University in St. Louis. LeBlanc wants to reach students at the gym, in the dining hall and in the classroom. “I want to bring the message of good health anywhere where students are,” said LeBlanc. “It is so important for health centers to be connected with other parts of the ...
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After concussion, kids may need breaks in school - [2013-10-28 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicineA concussion is the most common type of traumatic brain injury. In addition to physical rest, children recovering from concussions also may need cognitive rest and may struggle in school with focusing and concentration for several days or weeks.Athletes who experience concussions aren’t allowed to compete again right away so the brain can recuperate. A concussion expert at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis cautions that children with concussions ...
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University funds three Scholars of Pediatrics - [2013-11-04 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and its Department of Pediatrics have established funding for three pediatric scholars named in honor of a trio of highly regarded former pediatricians at the university.The School of Medicine is funding the Scholars in Pediatrics with $3 million to be divided among three faculty members, in support of their time and efforts devoted to scholarship and teaching. Each inaugural scholar is being appointed for three years.“The former faculty members whose ...
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Effects of segregation negatively impact health - [2013-11-06 00:00:00 ] St. Louis remains one of the most segregated cities in the United States, as recently discussed in a BBC documentary highlighting the “Delmar Divide” as an example. It is an issue of pressing concern in a policy brief titled “Segregation: Divided Cities Lead to Differences in Health,” explaining how segregation affects access to health-promoting resources and health outcomes such as chronic disease and death.Written by Melody S. Goodman, PhD, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Public ...
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Scientists identify clue to regrowing nerve cells - [2013-11-07 00:00:00 ] Yongcheol Cho, PhDTo study how nerve cells respond to injuries in their branches, Washington University researcher Valeria Cavalli grows them in "spots" like the one shown above. Cavalli recently identified a chain reaction that enables repair of these branches when they are cut.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a chain reaction that triggers the regrowth of some damaged nerve cell branches, a discovery that one day may help improve treatments ...
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Investigational cancer drugs unintentionally may result in tumor growth - [2013-11-11 00:00:00 ] Bernie ElkingRoberta Faccio, PhD (left), and Aude-Hélène Capietto, PhD, have found that interfering with a protein made in cancer cells may not be the best way to prevent the spread of cancer.Researchers studying how cancer spreads into bone have made a surprising discovery that suggests several investigational anti-cancer therapies just entering the drug-development pipeline may not have the desired effect. The study in The Journal of Experimental Medicine indicates that the drugs inadvertently may ...
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NIH award funds research into tiny devices that shine light on brain disorders - [2013-11-12 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonWireless micro-LED devices are allowing researchers to use optogenetics to uncover information about molecular and cellular events in the brain that underlie stress, addiction and depression.To better understand and one day provide improved treatments for depression, addiction and anxiety, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are using tiny, electronic devices to identify and map neural circuits in the brain.The innovative work has been recognized with a rare ...
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Broken cellular 'clock' linked to brain damage - [2013-11-25 00:00:00 ] Erik MusiekDisabling a gene that helps keep track of time makes brain cells more likely to die spontaneously. Scientists think the connection may help explain why neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease are often associated with disrupted sleep. A new discovery may help explain the surprisingly strong connections between sleep problems and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Sleep loss increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and disrupted sleeping patterns are ...
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University's research key in new international guidelines for treatment of severe malnutrition - [2013-12-05 00:00:00 ] Washington UniversityMark Manary, MD, works with children in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, the epicenter of his intervention efforts and research involving severe malnutrition.The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition, based in large part on research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The new guidelines, which update protocols issued in 1999 by the Geneva-based organization, address treatment for the roughly 20 ...
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Medical Campus students showcase musical talents - [2013-12-12 00:00:00 ] Photos by Robert J. BostonThe Histones, an ensemble of singing Washington University School of Medicine and graduate students, perform at the 2013 fall coffeehouse at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. Theirs was one of several acts at the Nov. 21 event. Coffeehouses, held at the center three times a year and hosted by the School of Medicine Arts Commission, allow students to demonstrate their musical, theatrical and other such talents. Charise Garber plays piano at the coffeehouse while her ...
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New models of drug-resistant breast cancer point to better treatments - [2013-12-12 00:00:00 ] Human breast tumors transplanted into mice are excellent models of metastatic cancer and are providing insights into how to attack breast cancers that no longer respond to the drugs used to treat them, according to research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The transplanted tumors maintain the genetic errors that caused the original cancer, even though they are growing in mice. As such, mice carrying human tumors can help identify drivers of tumor growth and serve as excellent ...
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George named chair of Department of Biomedical Engineering - [2013-12-19 00:00:00 ] Steven C. George, MD, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, effective July 1, 2014. GeorgeGeorge is professor of biomedical engineering and of chemical engineering and materials science at the University of California, Irvine. In addition, he is the Edwards Lifesciences Professor and director of the Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology. Previously, he was the founding William J. Link Professor and chair of ...
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Gene therapy method targets tumor blood vessels - [2013-12-23 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonJeffrey M. Arbeit, MD, (left) and David T. Curiel, MD, PhD, and their colleagues designed a viral vector that homes in on the abnormal blood vessels of tumors, opening up new therapeutic possibilities for gene therapy against cancer and other conditions that involve abnormal vasculature. Working in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report developing a gene delivery method long sought in the field of gene therapy: a deactivated virus carrying a gene ...
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Alcohol, tobacco, drug use far higher in severely mentally ill - [2014-01-01 00:00:00 ] Researchers have found that rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are significantly higher in those with serious psychiatric illness. Over 75 percent were regular smokers, 30 percent engaged in binge drinking and about half used marijuana and other illicit drugs regularly.In the largest ever assessment of substance use among people with severe psychiatric illness, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Southern California have found that rates of ...
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Some brain regions retain enhanced ability to make new connections - [2014-01-07 00:00:00 ] In adults, some brain regions retain a "childlike" ability to establish new connections, potentially contributing to our ability to learn new skills and form new memories as we age, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle.Raichle The scientists arrived at the new findings by comparing gene activity levels in different regions of the brain. They identified adult brain regions where genes linked to ...
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Exploring health benefits of fasting 2 days a week - [2014-01-13 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonAs part of a study evaluating potential health benefits of fasting two days a week, some study subjects will eat their typical diets. Others will fast from food two or three days a week and eat their normal diet on other days.At the time of year when many people have resolved to lose a few pounds, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recruiting volunteers for a study to determine whether fasting from food a few days a week provides some of the same health ...
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Bear Cub pitch competition - [2014-01-14 00:00:00 ] On Thursday, Jan. 23, each of about 30 contenders for Bear Cub grants will present a two-minute elevator pitch outlining innovative ideas in neurology, cardiology, engineering, plant science, software development or other disciplines. The Bear Cub Fund supports grants to faculty, staff and students for promising translational research not normally backed by federal grants. This type of research is needed to help investigators demonstrate the commercial potential of their technologies. The event, hosted ...
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Brain regions 'tune' activity to enable attention - [2014-01-15 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonScientists at the Neuroimaging Laboratory at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned that brain regions sync their activity levels to enable attention. Pictured (from left) are first author Amy Daitch, co-senior author Maurizio Corbetta, postdoctoral researcher Alicia Callejas and McDonnell Scholar Lenny Ramsey.The brain appears to synchronize the activity of different brain regions to make it possible for a person to pay attention or concentrate on a task, ...
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Immune cells may heal an injured heart - [2014-01-16 00:00:00 ] Slava Epelman, MD, PhDStudying mice, new research suggests that embryonic macrophages in the heart promote healing after injury. The immune system plays an important role in the heart’s response to injury. But until recently, confusing data made it difficult to distinguish the immune factors that encourage the heart to heal following a heart attack, for example, from those that lead to further damage. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that two major ...
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WU physicians certified in new medical subspecialties - [2014-01-21 00:00:00 ] Ten Washington University physicians recently became certified in new medical subspecialties — five in clinical informatics and five in emergency medical services.Board certification exams were offered for the first time in each subspecialty in October. Newly certified in clinical informatics are: Phillip Asaro, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine; Daniel Helsten, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology; Walton Sumner, MD, associate professor of medicine; Keith Woeltje, MD, PhD, professor of ...
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Trick that aids viral infection is identified - [2014-01-30 00:00:00 ] Fred Murphy, Sylvia Whitfield/CDCScientists have discovered a defense system — built into some viruses — that may be vulnerable to treatment. The researchers studied alphaviruses similar to the Eastern equine encephalitis virus, pictured above in red. This virus is transmitted to humans and horses by mosquito bites.Scientists have identified a way some viruses protect themselves from the immune system’s efforts to stop infections, a finding that may make new approaches to treating viral infections ...
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Gender influences symptoms of genetic disorder - [2014-02-06 00:00:00 ] David H. GutmannA mutation in the gene that causes a human condition, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), leads to shorter nerve cell branches (right) in the back of the eyes of female mice. The shorter branches, not seen in male mice with the mutation, make the cells more vulnerable. This may explain why girls with NF1 are more at risk of vision loss from brain tumors.A genetic disorder that affects about 1 in every 2,500 births can cause a bewildering array of clinical problems, including brain tumors, ...
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WUSTL student helps FDA roll out campaign to curb youth tobacco use - [2014-02-11 00:00:00 ] Daniel Giuffra, a freshman and Annika Rodriguez Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, discussed his anti-smoking work as part of a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration news conference announcing a new campaign to curb tobacco use among at-risk youth. Webcast live from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the news conference touted the the FDA's first-ever youth tobacco prevention campaign, which targets the roughly 3,200 Americans per day who smoke their first cigarette when they're ...
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Patti wins Sloan Research Fellowship - [2014-02-18 00:00:00 ] The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced Feb. 17th that WUSTL’s Gary Patti has been awarded a 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship. He is among 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers selected as fellowship recipients this year. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders.James Byard/WUSTL PhotosPatti“For more than half a century, the Sloan ...
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Panel recommends listing depression as a risk for heart disease - [2014-02-24 00:00:00 ] National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteA panel of experts is recommending that depression be added to the list of risk factors associated with heart disease. Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking are among the factors already linked to heart problems. An extensive review of scientific literature indicates that depression should be added to the list of risk factors associated with heart disease. Others include obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking. A 12-person panel of experts ...
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3-D printer creates transformative device for heart treatment - [2014-02-25 00:00:00 ] James Byard/wustl photosIgor Efimov, PhD, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, works with Sarah Gutbrod, PhD candidate in biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, in Efimov's lab in Whitaker Hall. Efimov and a team of researchers are developing a custom-fitted, implantable device that can deliver treatment or predict an impending heart attack before a patient shows any physical symptoms.Using an inexpensive 3-D printer, ...
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Cause of heart disease spurred by kidney syndrome found, neutralized - [2014-02-27 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonResearch led by Keith A. Hruska, MD, has pinpointed the cause of a kidney-related syndrome linked to heart disease. Hruska's team also discovered how to neutralize a protein produced by the kidney that spurs heart disease.Chronic kidney disease affects 26 million Americans, but its sufferers are more likely to die of heart disease than kidney problems. However, it hasn’t been clear just how kidney disease causes heart disease or what could be done to stop it. But a new study in mice and ...
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DiPersio, Schreiber to be honored by cancer group - [2014-03-04 00:00:00 ] John DiPersio, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Robert Schreiber, PhD, director of the school’s Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, will be honored in April by the American Association for Cancer Research. DiPersioDiPersio will receive the cancer group’s 19th annual Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research. Schreiber will receive the second annual Lloyd J. Old ...
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Biomarkers of cell death in Alzheimer’s reverse course after symptom onset - [2014-03-05 00:00:00 ] Michael C. PurdyAnne Fagan, right, led a group of researchers who discovered that some markers for early Alzheimer's disease change significantly after patients develop dementia. Fagan is pictured with graduate student Courtney Sutphen.Three promising biomarkers being studied to detect Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages appear to undergo a surprising shift as patients develop symptoms of dementia, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.Scientists use the ...
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See the future of the campus – March 10 and 11 - [2014-03-06 00:00:00 ] The Washington University Medical Center is undergoing the initial phases of a transformation that primarily will feature expansions of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Siteman Cancer Center. It also will include more space for Washington University Physicians clinics and diagnostics and new facilities for women and infants, oncology and surgical services. If you’re curious about the expansion, renderings will be on display and staff will be on hand to answer questions March ...
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Global conference focus: maternal and child health, infections in animals that threaten humans - [2014-03-10 00:00:00 ] MARIO CASTROA girl drinks coconut water in a village near Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India.On March 28, renowned researchers from around the globe will gather in St. Louis to discuss maternal and child health and infections in animals that threaten humans. These topics will be highlighted at the second annual conference of the Washington University Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease. It will be at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus and is open to all. There is no ...
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Colditz to be honored for cancer prevention efforts - [2014-03-19 00:00:00 ] Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, a disease-prevention expert at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will receive the 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)–American Cancer Society Award.ColditzThe award will be presented June 1 during ASCO’s annual meeting in Chicago. As part of the honor, Colditz will give a lecture about cancer prevention and control.“It is an honor to be recognized for the advances in cancer prevention that ...
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Bill signed on campus lowers cost of cancer drugs - [2014-03-20 00:00:00 ] PhotoS By Jerry Naunheim Jr.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signs legislation Wednesday, March 19, at the Center for Advanced Medicine that increases the affordability and accessibility of oral chemotherapy medications. Joining him are (from left): Helen Chesnut, executive director of Susan G. Komen St. Louis; state Rep. Sheila Solon, of Blue Springs, who helped pass the bill; Mary Pillsbury Wainwright, a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fundraiser and volunteer; Debbie Kersting, executive director of the ...
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School of Medicine Commencement speakers - [2014-04-01 00:00:00 ] Washington University's main Commencement ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus. Tony La Russa, recently elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and considered one of the best managers in baseball history, will give the 2014 Commencement address.Additionally, the School of Medicine’s Recognition Ceremony will be at 3 p.m. in the Ferrara Theater of America’s Center, 701 Convention Plaza. The School of Medicine’s commencement speaker will be Mark ...
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Smoking may dull obese women's ability to taste fat and sugar - [2014-04-03 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWashington University investigator M. Yanina Pepino, PhD, has found that cigarette smoking among obese women interferes with the ability to taste fats and sweets and may drive them to consume more calories.Cigarette smoking among obese women appears to interfere with their ability to taste fats and sweets, a new study shows. Despite craving high-fat, sugary foods, these women were less likely than others to perceive these tastes, which may drive them to consume more calories. M. Yanina Pepino, ...
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Mardis, Wilson named to endowed professorships - [2014-04-04 00:00:00 ] Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, and Richard K. Wilson, PhD, both renowned for discoveries in the field of genomics, have been named to endowed professorships at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Mardis has been named the inaugural Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn Distinguished Professor of Medicine, and Wilson has been named the inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine. Mark BeavenElaine R. Mardis, PhD, center, the inaugural Robert E. and Louis F. Dunn ...
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Youth group to host HIV awareness event April 10 - [2014-04-07 00:00:00 ] In recognition of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day on Thursday, April 10, a youth leadership program of Project ARK and The SPOT will host an open-mic event to encourage young people to talk about HIV/AIDS and sexual health.The leadership program — the Youth Advocacy Committee — will host the event from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at Blank Space, 2847 Cherokee St., in St. Louis. Blank Space is a mixed-use community space that features concerts, poetry readings, art shows and other events. ...
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Tinianow to receive 2014 Stalker Award - [2014-04-16 00:00:00 ] Tinianow Alex Tinianow has been selected to receive the 2014 Harrison D. Stalker Award from the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. This award is named in honor of the late Harrison D. Stalker, PhD, who was a member of the biology faculty from 1942 to 1982. In addition to being a renowned evolutionary biologist and an inspiring teacher, Stalker was a great advocate of the arts and a world-class photographer. The award is given annually to a graduating ...
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Study compares long-term effectiveness of diabetes drugs - [2014-04-17 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonIn a five-year study, researchers are comparing long-term benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs that will be given in combination with metformin (Gulcophage®), the most commonly prescribed medication for treating type 2 diabetes. Here, Janet McGill, MD, discusses medication options with study patient Michael Gingrich.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are seeking volunteers for a study that compares the long-term benefits and risks of four ...
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Gereau named Brown professor of anesthesiology - [2014-04-21 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenLarry J. Shapiro, MD, (left), executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, congratulates Robert W. Gereau IV, PhD, at his installation as the Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology.Robert W. Gereau IV, PhD, has been named the Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The professorship was announced by Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Larry J. ...
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NF symposium to focus on tumor disorders - [2014-04-24 00:00:00 ] A diagnosis of neurofibromatosis (NF) introduces many uncertainties to children and their parents. Patients affected by these conditions are prone to developing benign and malignant tumors as well as learning and attention impairments, reduced physical coordination, seizures, headaches, scoliosis, bone deformities, cardiovascular problems and loss of hearing and sight.Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is home to an internationally renowned center for multidisciplinary research of NF and ...
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Students win Breast Cancer Startup Challenge - [2014-04-25 00:00:00 ] Fernando SandovalWhitney Grither, an MD/PhD student at the School of Medicine, accepts her team’s award at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in March. Also pictured are Tom Stackhouse, associate director of the NCI's technology transfer center, and Rosemarie Truman, founder and CEO of The Center for Advancing Innovation.The resources required to get discoveries from “bench to bedside” can be astounding. Consequently, many promising innovations never reach ...
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Damiano named chief of cardiothoracic surgery - [2014-04-30 00:00:00 ] Ralph J. Damiano Jr., MD, an internationally known cardiac surgeon, has been named chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.DamianoThe new appointment is one of several to take effect May 1 in the cardiothoracic surgery division. With his appointment, Damiano becomes the Evarts Ambrose Graham Professor of Surgery. He succeeds G. Alexander Patterson, MD, who has served as chief of cardiothoracic surgery since 2005.Patterson, who becomes the ...
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Garage slated for Medical Campus, employee parking shifting east - [2014-05-05 00:00:00 ] Construction of a 3,000-car employee garage will begin June 1 on the Duncan-Taylor surface lot between the Duncan-Taylor and St. Louis Children's Hospital employee garages. Employee parking will begin shifting to the east at Washington University Medical Center as construction continues for the Campus Renewal Project, the School of Medicine’s new research and environmental health/central services buildings and the CORTEX District.When the new Interstate 64/Highway 40 interchanges at Boyle and Tower ...
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Huang wins this year’s Spector Prize - [2014-05-07 00:00:00 ] Courtesy photoSpector Prize winner Deborah Huang works in the lab. Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, ...
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$32 million NIH grant funds study of multipurpose infection fighter - [2014-05-08 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonHerbert W. Virgin IV, MD, PhD, is principal investigator for a new research collaborative that aims to develop drugs that can simultaneously fight multiple forms of infection. The project is funded by a new $32 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant.A multi-institutional campaign to harness a newly recognized cellular defense against infection is being led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The project could lead to drugs with unprecedented ...
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Study: Can vitamin D slow heart complications from diabetes? - [2014-05-09 00:00:00 ] Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are evaluating whether vitamin D can slow the development of cardiovascular problems in African Americans with diabetes. They are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than Caucasians with diabetes. The researchers are seeking to enroll about 90 African Americans who are 45 to 80 years old and have type 2 diabetes. Study volunteers must not have heart disease or have suffered a stroke. “Cardiovascular disease is a major health ...
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IDEA Labs teams unveil medical innovations - [2014-05-14 00:00:00 ] PHOTOS BY ALLISON BRAUNIDEA Labs is a student-run bioengineering design incubator that brings together students from across the university to solve problems in health care with innovative solutions. At “Problem Day” in the fall, clinicians were invited to share problems they hoped the students could solve. The teams then designed prototypes for inventions aimed at solving the problems and presented them in April at “Demo Day.”David B. Clifford, MD (left), proposed an adjustable chair for ...
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Optical brain scanner goes where other brain scanners can’t - [2014-05-19 00:00:00 ] Tim ParkerResearch participant Britt Gott wears a cap used to image the brain via diffuse optical tomography. Scientists have advanced a brain-scanning technology that tracks what the brain is doing by shining dozens of tiny LED lights on the head. This new generation of neuroimaging compares favorably to other approaches but avoids the radiation exposure and bulky magnets the others require, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The new optical approach to ...
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Medical School WUSTLnomics forum May 27 - [2014-05-21 00:00:00 ] Faculty and staff at Washington University School of Medicine are invited to a WUSTLnomics forum and brown-bag lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27.The forum, the focus of which is the university’s efficiency efforts, will be in Moore Auditorium, on the first floor of the North Building. Hank Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration, and Barb Feiner, vice chancellor for finance, will lead the presentation, which will provide an overview of the financial challenges the university ...
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Obituary: Mary Langston Parker, associate professor emeritus of medicine, 89 - [2014-05-28 00:00:00 ] ParkerMary Langston Parker, MD, who made an indelible mark at Washington University, first as a dedicated, tireless physician and researcher and then as the university’s forward-thinking director of student health services, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Parker, an associate professor emeritus of preventive medicine and a mother of five, died at a nursing home in St. Louis County. She was 89.Parker’s death came nearly 13 months after the death of her husband ...
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Earhart to direct Program in Physical Therapy - [2014-06-04 00:00:00 ] EarhartGammon Earhart, PhD, professor of physical therapy, has been named director of the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, effective July 1. Earhart will succeed Susie Deusinger, PhD, who is retiring. The appointment was announced by Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. “Gammon Earhart is an innovative thinker, a well-respected researcher and a leader in physical therapy,” Shapiro ...
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Siegel receives Cassen Prize - [2014-06-11 00:00:00 ] SiegelBarry Siegel, MD, professor of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was awarded the Benedict Cassen Prize for Research in Nuclear Medicine during the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. The meeting was June 7-11 in St. Louis. The Education and Research Foundation for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging bestows the honor — its most prestigious award — once every two years to a researcher whose work has led to major advances in ...
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Eghtesady named inaugural Emerson Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery - [2014-06-23 00:00:00 ] Mike MccartyFrom left, St. Louis Children’s Hospital President Joan Magruder; Kim Eghtesady; Pirooz Eghtesady; Kathy Button Bell, Emerson’s vice president and chief marketing officer; and Timothy Eberlein celebrate following Eghtesady’s installation as the first Emerson Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery.Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD, has been named the first Emerson Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.Eghtesady ...
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Researchers hone in on way to predict aggressiveness of oral cancer - [2014-06-25 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonRavindra Uppaluri (right) led a team that developed a preliminary diagnostic test that identifies aggressive oral tumors. Michael D. Onken (left) and Ashley E. Winkler are co-authors of the paper. Studying mouth cancer in mice, researchers have found a way to predict the aggressiveness of similar tumors in people, an early step toward a diagnostic test that could guide treatment, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “All patients with ...
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Fighting parasitic infection inadvertently unleashes dormant virus - [2014-06-26 00:00:00 ] D. Davesne/WikipediaPictured is a helminth parasite. When such a parasite infects mice, some of the signals that the animal's immune system produces to defend against it can activate a latent viral infection.Signals from the immune system that help repel a common parasite inadvertently can cause a dormant viral infection to become active again, a new study shows.Further research is necessary to understand the clinical significance of the finding, but researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...
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Youth regularly receive pro-marijuana tweets - [2014-06-27 00:00:00 ] Weed Tweets @stillblazingthoWashington University researchers found that during an eight-month period in 2013, a marijuana-related Twitter account sent out more than 2,200 messages to some 1 million followers, 73 percent of whom were 19 years old or younger.Hundreds of thousands of American youth are following marijuana-related Twitter accounts and getting pro-pot messages several times each day, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. The tweets are cause for ...
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Bullock named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor in Urology - [2014-07-01 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenArnold Bullock, MD, newly endowed as the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Urology, is pictured with Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine (left), and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Noted urologist Arnold D. Bullock, MD, has been named the inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Urology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is a professor of urologic surgery at the School of ...
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McKinley Avenue to close July 21-Sept. 23 - [2014-07-02 00:00:00 ] From July 21 through Sept. 23, McKinley Avenue betweenTaylor Avenue and the Olin Circle will be closed to pedestrians, vehicles andshuttle bus traffic. The closure will allow for installation of an undergroundtunnel to connect the School of Medicine’s Environmental Health and Safetybuilding, currently under construction, with the Scott McKinley ResearchBuilding, also under construction. During the closure, the Green shuttle for employees willenter ...
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Obituary: W. Thomas Thach Jr., professor emeritus of neurobiology, 77 - [2014-07-07 00:00:00 ] ThachWilliam Thomas Thach Jr., MD, professor emeritus of neurobiology and the eldest of three highly regarded brothers on the Washington University faculty, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in Town and Country. He was 77.Thach, a neuroscience researcher and clinical neurologist, was a renowned expert and pioneering researcher on the cerebellum, a part of the brain that coordinates muscle movement and maintains balance. He was recognized internationally for his scientific contributions, and his expertise drew ...
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Obituary: W. Thomas Thach Jr., professor emeritus of neurobiology, 77 - [2014-07-07 00:00:00 ] ThachWilliam Thomas Thach Jr., MD, professor emeritus of neurobiology and the eldest of three highly regarded brothers on the Washington University faculty, died of cancer Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in Town and Country. He was 77.Thach, a neuroscience researcher and clinical neurologist, was a renowned expert and pioneering researcher on the cerebellum, a part of the brain that coordinates muscle movement and maintains balance. He was recognized internationally for his scientific contributions, and his ...
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Study: Smoking may contribute to suicide risk - [2014-07-16 00:00:00 ] Richard Grucza, PhDResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine found that suicide rates declined in states that implemented higher taxes on cigarettes and stricter policies to limit smoking in public places. They also noted an increase in suicide rates in states that had lower cigarette taxes and more lax policies toward smoking in public. The map displays the range of state cigarette taxes from the lowest (lightest blue) to the highest (darkest blue). Cigarette smokers are more likely to ...
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One route to malaria drug resistance found - [2014-07-24 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonAudrey Odom, MD, PhD, looks at a microscope slide of malaria parasites. Odom and her colleagues have found one way the malaria parasite becomes resistant to fosmidomycin, an antimalarial drug in clinical trials. Researchers have uncovered a way the malaria parasite becomes resistant to an investigational drug. The discovery, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, also is relevant for other infectious diseases including bacterial infections and tuberculosis.The study appears ...
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Wash U Expert: States should have some power over criminal laws of marijuana - [2014-07-29 00:00:00 ] A bill introduced July 28 in the U.S. House of Representatives would amend the Controlled Substances Act — the federal law that criminalizes marijuana — to exempt plants with an extremely low level of THC, the part of marijuana that makes users high. The bill follows closely on the heels of a call by The New York Times editorial board for the federal government to legalize marijuana. It could mark a turning point of sorts in the campaign for legalization, said Gregory P. Magarian, JD, professor of law ...
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Wahl to become head of radiology - [2014-08-01 00:00:00 ] a Richard L. Wahl, MD, has been named the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor and head of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also will serve as director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. WahlThe appointment, which will begin in October, was announced by Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor and dean of the School of Medicine.“Richard is a 1978 graduate and former resident and fellow of the School of Medicine who has gone on to do groundbreaking ...
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Vandeventer Avenue exit re-opens - [2014-08-05 00:00:00 ] The Vandeventer Avenue exit from eastbound Interstate 64/Highway 40 will reopen about noon Friday, Aug. 8. The ramp was closed as part of the project to build new interchanges at Boyle and Tower Grove avenues and I-64/Highway 40, along with the ramp from Vandeventer to westbound I-64/Highway 40. The Vandeventer ramps were closed because of the close proximity to construction.The Vandeventer ramp to westbound I-64/Highway 40 is scheduled to reopen sometime next week.The project to build the interchanges to ...
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Potential drug therapy for kidney stones identified in mouse study - [2014-08-13 00:00:00 ] Wikimedia Commons, E.K. KempfPictured is the surface of a kidney stone with calcium oxalate crystals. Anyone who has suffered from kidney stones is keenly aware of the lack of drugs to treat the condition, which often causes excruciating pain. A new mouse study, however, suggests that a class of drugs approved to treat leukemia and epilepsy also may be effective against kidney stones, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. The drugs are histone deacetylase inhibitors, ...
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#feeling sick: Can Twitter help better identify foodborne illness cases? - [2014-08-15 00:00:00 ] An estimated 55 million to 105 million people in the United States suffer from foodborne illnesses each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), resulting in costs of $2-$4 billion annually.HarrisWhat if Twitter could be used to track those cases and more quickly identify the source of the problem?A new analysis by a researcher at Washington University in St. Louis’ Brown School and colleagues shows that new technology might better allow health departments to engage with ...
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Applications sought for K12 career development program - [2014-08-21 00:00:00 ] Applications for the K12 Clinical Hematology Research Career Development Program scholars are being accepted through Oct. 20.The K12 Career Development Program is aimed at clinical or research fellows, instructors or recently appointed assistant professors committed to research in nonmalignant hematology.The program provides financial support and benefits, allowing the scholar to focus on didactic studies and clinical research to further career goals and to contribute to clinical and translational science. ...
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Different forms of Alzheimer's have similar effects on brain networks - [2014-08-26 00:00:00 ] Brain networks break down similarly in rare, inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease and much more common uninherited versions of the disorder, a new study has revealed.AncesScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that in both types of Alzheimer's, a basic component of brain function starts to decline about five years before symptoms, such as memory loss, become obvious. The breakdown occurs in resting state functional connectivity, which involves groups of brain ...
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Toward a theory of child well-being - [2014-09-05 00:00:00 ] For most of us, being healthy is more than lack of disease. It is a state of physical and mental well-being.RaghavanBut what is well-being? Can a comprehensive picture of well-being be established? And how can a deeper understanding of the nature of well-being help further its measurement?Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, and Anna Alexandrova, PhD, a philosopher of science at Cambridge University, attempt to tackle those questions in a ...
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Medical school employees appreciated at picnic - [2014-09-15 00:00:00 ] PhotoS by Robert BostonSome Washington University School of Medicine employees were content with pulled-pork sandwiches at the annual employee appreciation picnic, while others showed their competitive nature by racing pigs. The picnic, sponsored by the dean's office and the Medical School Management Council, was Friday, Sept. 12, on the Medical Campus. Vernita Smith (left) and Tammy DeBeaux, from human resources at the medical school, served up one of picnic-goers' favorite treats: Ted Drewes frozen ...
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Dickson Prize awarded to medical scientist - [2014-09-18 00:00:00 ] GordonJeffrey I. Gordon, MD, has won the 2014 Dickson Prize in Medicine for his pioneering studies demonstrating how the tens of trillions of microbes that live in the gut influence human health. The prize is awarded annually by the University of Pittsburgh to a leading American investigator engaged in innovative, paradigm-shifting biomedical research. Gordon is the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor and director of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology at Washington ...
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International collaboration Next Age Institute established - [2014-09-22 00:00:00 ] Washington University in St. Louis has partnered with the National University of Singapore (NUS) to establish the Next Age Institute, an international collaboration to design, study and test social innovations.The institute, a program of the university’s McDonnell International Scholars Academy, will address global challenges facing many families and communities, among them aging populations and rising inequality. Sherraden“Next Age Institute (NAI) is an opportunity to learn from each other, compare ...
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Child maltreatment underreported in Medicaid claims, study finds - [2014-09-24 00:00:00 ] Medicaid claims are a poor way to identify child abuse and neglect at a population level, according to a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. RaghavanLead author Ramesh Raghavan, PhD, associate professor at the Brown School and of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, examined Medicaid records from 36 states for 1,921 children in the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, whom caseworkers had identified as having been maltreated, and who had received ...
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Medical research building’s skeleton complete - [2014-09-29 00:00:00 ] Keith VanBoovenA six-story concrete and steel structure that is the skeleton of an energy-efficient research building under construction on the School of Medicine campus has been completed. Exterior stone panels are being affixed, and workers are installing mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems. Metal studs also are being installed inside the structure, giving shape to future laboratories. The $81 million building along McKinley Avenue, just west of Taylor Avenue, will house 138,000 ...
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Public health conference to weigh public good vs. individual choice - [2014-10-01 00:00:00 ] The differences between public good and individual choice will be highlighted at the seventh annual conference of the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. Some of the topics that will be discussed are vaccines, genetics, healthier school lunches, e-cigarettes and climate change.ClaytonThe conference will be from 1–5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus.The conference is free and open to the public, but participants are asked ...
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Boyle Avenue closes Oct. 7 for four to six weeks - [2014-10-06 00:00:00 ] On Oct. 7, Boyle Avenue will close between Forest Park and Duncan avenues as part of the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) project to upgrade the Duncan Avenue storm sewer. There will be no access to the Cortex I parking lot from Boyle for four to six weeks. Employees are encouraged to use Newstead or Taylor avenues to access parking lots and garages instead. This closure is in addition to the closure Sept. 15 of the intersection of Duncan and Boyle avenues. The ...
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The dwindling stock of antibiotics, and what to do about it - [2014-10-09 00:00:00 ] CDCA CDC microbiologist holds up a plate used to identify resistance in bacteria known as Enterobacteriaceae. Bacteria that are resistant to carbapenems, considered “last resort” antibiotics, produce a distinctive clover-leaf shape on the plate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that at least 2 million Americans are sickened by antibiotic resistant infections each year and survive. (Twenty-three thousand die.) These experiences leave deep impressions not just on the patients but ...
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Wash U Expert: Ebola quarantines essential for public health - [2014-10-15 00:00:00 ] Recent revelations that Nancy Snyderman, MD, NBC News’ chief medical correspondent, violated an Ebola quarantine after returning from Africa, and that a Dallas health care worker infected with the virus boarded a commercial jet have focused the nation’s attention on Ebola and what can be done to protect citizens.DresserWhile measures like quarantine do restrict the freedom of exposed individuals, they do so to protect the public’s health, says a Washington University in St. Louis expert on biomedical ...
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Washington People: Todd Margolis - [2014-10-20 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonTodd P. Margolis, MD, PhD, shows the latest version of a diagnostic iPhone camera to Sarah J. Van Vickle-Chavez, research laboratory supervisor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the School of Medicine. The camera is designed to use cellular networks and image-recognition software to screen patients for eye disease without the need for experts to focus the camera or read the images.As a child, Todd P. Margolis didn’t think medicine would become his career.“I wanted ...
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Many older people have mutations linked to leukemia, lymphoma in their blood cells - [2014-10-19 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonLi Ding, PhD, and colleagues at Washington University's Genome Institute found that many older people have mutations linked to leukemia and lymphoma in their blood cells. At least 2 percent of people over age 40 and 5 percent of people over 70 have mutations linked to leukemia and lymphoma in their blood cells, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Mutations in the body’s cells randomly accumulate as part of the aging process, and most are ...
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Twitter can be useful tool for public health organizations — but must be carefully monitored - [2014-10-21 00:00:00 ] Social media marketing strategies present both challenges and opportunities for public health professionals. It's an effective way of reaching large audiences, but social media can also be used to spread misinformation. That's the findings of a situational analysis by researchers at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis of a recent social media campaign by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). The study suggests that public health organizations need to pay close attention to how ...
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'Long tail' thinking can help eliminate health disparities - [2014-10-22 00:00:00 ] “Long tail” thinking in public health might yield greater progress in eliminating health disparities, according to a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.KreuterThe long tail strategy is one many new businesses employ, recognizing that selling small quantities of many niche items can be more profitable than selling a few blockbuster items. The concept was popularized in Chris Anderson's 2006 book, “The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of ...
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Macones to chair committee that will design trials to study preterm birth - [2014-10-29 00:00:00 ] MaconesGeorge Macones, MD, head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named the new steering committee chair for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The purpose of the MFMU is to design large clinical trials in maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics, particularly focusing on the continuing problem of preterm birth. Macones, also the Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor of Obstetrics and ...
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Novel tinnitus therapy helps patients cope with phantom noise - [2014-10-30 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonJay Piccirillo, MD, (left) led a study showing that patients with tinnitus, such as Jacqueline Richardson (right), may benefit from a new therapy combining computer-based cognitive training with a drug that helps boost the effectiveness of that training so patients can ignore the ringing in their ears. Patients with tinnitus hear phantom noise and are sometimes so bothered by the perceived ringing in their ears, they have difficulty concentrating. A new therapy does not lessen perception of ...
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Constantino receives Phillips award - [2014-11-04 00:00:00 ] ConstantinoJohn N. Constantino, MD, the Blanche F. Ittelson Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2014 Irving Phillips Award for Prevention from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.Each year, the award is given to a child and adolescent psychiatrist and AACAP member who has made significant contributions to the prevention of mental illness in children and adolescents. Constantino, who also directs the William ...
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New funding speeds identification of drugs to prevent Alzheimer’s - [2014-11-05 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonRandall Bateman, MD, explains the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network Trials Unit trial to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and reporters during a visit Collins and Blunt recently made to the Medical Campus. Bateman leads the trial, which has received a National Institute on Aging grant to speed the identification of treatments for inherited Alzheimer's disease.The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has boosted funding for the first ...
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When I'm 64: Imagining the future of aging - [2014-11-06 00:00:00 ] http://youtu.be/V2J0GizonUwFaculty and students discuss the new course, "When I'm Sixty-Four," and the implications of our current demographic revolution.Today’s freshmen students have a 50 percent chance of living to see their 100th birthdays.They are in the middle of a demographic revolution that will shape every aspect of their lives.A new interdisciplinary course for freshmen introduced this fall at Washington University in St. Louis, “When I’m Sixty-Four: Transforming Your Future,” ...
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Washington University, Children's Hospital join national network to study causes of preterm birth - [2014-11-12 00:00:00 ] ROBERT BOSTONLincoln Dunning, shown here at three weeks of age, is a patient in the St. Louis Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He and his twin sister were born about 11 weeks early. Washington University, Children's Hospital and the March of Dimes are launching a prematurity research center aimed at discovering the causes of preterm birth and strategies to prevent it. Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the March of Dimes are launching the March of Dimes ...
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Picture emerges of how kids get head injuries - [2014-11-12 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonKimberly Quayle, MD, professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, talks to patient Braden Clark of Vandalia, Ill., at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Braden suffered a head injury in a fall from a ladder. Quayle co-authored a study that looks at head injuries in children and teens.A study in which more than 43,000 children were evaluated for head trauma offers an unprecedented picture of how children most frequently suffer head injuries, report physicians ...
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Obituary: Herman Eisen, 96, former head of molecular microbiology - [2014-11-13 00:00:00 ] Herman Eisen, MD, head of the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis from 1961-73, died Nov. 2, 2014. He was 96. MITHerman Eisen, MD, in a photo taken at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a professor emeritus of biology.Eisen earned his medical degree from New York University in 1943 and was a member of its faculty from 1950-55. He came to Washington University in 1955 as a professor of medicine in the Division of Dermatology. ...
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New treatment for Marfan syndrome shows promise - [2014-11-18 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonAlan Braverman, MD, co-authored a study that may broaden treatment options for patients with Marfan syndrome. An investigational treatment for Marfan syndrome is as effective as the standard therapy at slowing enlargement of the aorta, the large artery of the heart that delivers blood to the body, new research shows. The findings indicate a second treatment option for Marfan patients, who are at high risk of sudden death from tears in the aorta.The results are being presented Nov. 18 at the ...
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Hawkins named chief of hepatobiliary-pancreatic and GI surgery - [2014-11-21 00:00:00 ] HawkinsWilliam Hawkins, MD, a noted pancreatic cancer surgeon, has been named chief of the Section of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, and the Neidorff Family and Robert C. Packman Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The professorship is named for donors Michael and Noémi Neidorff and honoree Robert C. Packman, MD. Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, lauded Hawkins for his research and ...
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Three WUSTL faculty named AAAS fellows - [2014-11-24 00:00:00 ] Three faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. The new fellows are Mary C. Dinauer, MD, PhD, David M. Holtzman, MD, and Robert G. Kranz, PhD. The rank of fellow is the highest honor awarded by AAAS in recognition of distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.The WUSTL faculty members are among 401 new fellows acknowledged in the Nov. 28 ...
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Breast cancer vaccine shows promise in small clinical trial - [2014-12-01 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA breast cancer vaccine designed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is safe in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Preliminary evidence from the small clinical trial, led by William Gillanders, MD, also suggests the vaccine helped slow the cancer's progression. A breast cancer vaccine developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is safe in patients with metastatic breast cancer, results of an early clinical trial indicate. ...
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Bruchas, Gereau receive DECODE grant - [2014-12-02 00:00:00 ] Robert Gereau, PhD, (left), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Director Thomas Insel, MD, and Michael Bruchas, PhD, visit following the awarding of DECODE grants.Michael R. Bruchas, PhD, assistant professor of anesthesiology and of neurobiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Robert W. Gereau IV, PhD, the Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology at the university, have received one of only 11 DECODE (Deciphering Circuit Basis of Disease) grants to be ...
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Wickline receives chancellor’s innovation award - [2014-12-04 00:00:00 ] Samuel A. Wickline, MD, has been chosen to receive the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis.Wickline, the James R. Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences, will be presented with the honor at the Faculty Achievement Awards ceremony, Saturday, Dec. 6, in Knight Hall.Faculty achievement awards also will be presented to David A. Balota, PhD, professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences and professor of neurology at the School of Medicine, and ...
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School of Medicine garage visitor parking rates change Jan. 5 - [2014-12-09 00:00:00 ] Beginning Jan. 5, visitor parking rates at Washington University School of Medicine’s Metro and Clayton garages will change to align with garage visitor parking rates of the School of Medicine’s hospital partners.New WUSM garage visitor parking rates: 0 – 1 hour $21 – 2 hours $32 – 3 hours $53 – 4 hours $64 – 5 hours $75 – 6 hours $86 – 24 hours $15 Visits 30 minutes or less will not be charged. Cash continues to be the only ...
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Hepatitis C ruled out as cause of mental impairment in HIV patients - [2014-12-11 00:00:00 ] Advances in treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have made it possible for people with HIV to survive much longer. As they age, however, many experience impaired thinking, memory loss, mood swings and other evidence of impaired mental function. To stop these changes, scientists have to learn what is causing them. One possibility researchers are considering is that long-term infections with other pathogens, common in HIV-positive patients, are affecting the brain. But a new study has eliminated ...
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Obituary: Herbert Rosenbaum, 89, professor emeritus of neurology - [2014-12-19 00:00:00 ] Herbert Rosenbaum, professor emeritus of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Dec. 10, 2014. He was 89. RosenbaumRosenbaum, of Creve Coeur, joined the faculty in 1954 and taught the Department of Neurology’s practice of medicine course for 61 years. He was named professor of clinical neurology in 1978, professor of neurology in 1999 and professor emeritus in 2006. The Washington University Medical Center Alumni Association gave Rosenbaum its Distinguished Service ...
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School of Medicine art show accepting submissions - [2014-12-26 00:00:00 ] The School of Medicine’s 11th Annual Art Show is accepting submissions from students, faculty and staff.The art show will be held in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center atrium, 520 S. Euclid Ave., from Jan. 13 through Feb. 11. Those interested may obtain submission forms at the FLTC security desk from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. any weekday until 4 p.m. Jan. 12. Forms also may be obtained from Vivian (Tingying) Chi at [email protected]. Late submissions will not be accepted.For ...
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Most-read stories of 2014: In the laboratory - [2014-12-26 00:00:00 ] Every day, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis make an impact in the fields of science, engineering and technology. This year, they advanced our understanding of schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, and developed devices to help surgeons see cancer cell and scientists to capture new vistas through the world’s fastest 2-D camera. Here are the top 10 most-read Newsroom stories about laboratory discoveries at Washington University in 2014. 1. Schizophrenia not a single disease ...
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IUD, implant contraception effective beyond FDA-approved use - [2015-02-05 00:00:00 ] ROBERT BOSTONNew research indicates that hormonal IUDs, pictured here, and contraceptive implants remain highly effective one year beyond their approved duration of use, according to a study at Washington University School of Medicine.New research indicates that hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implants remain highly effective one year beyond their approved duration of use, according to a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The preliminary findings are ...
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Understanding how connections rewire after spinal cord injury - [2015-02-10 00:00:00 ] Mouse stem cells differentiated into spinal V2a interneuron enriched cultures (red = neuronal cells, blue = cell nuclei, green = V2a interneurons) to study their role in rewiring.Restoring function after spinal cord injury, which damages the connections that carry messages from the brain to the body and back, depends on forming new connections between the surviving nerve cells. While there are some delicate surgical techniques that reconnect the nerves, researchers are also looking at ways to restore ...
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Medicare Advantage enrollment increasing in rural areas - [2015-02-13 00:00:00 ] More rural Americans are signing up for Medicare Advantage despite reductions in payments, according to new research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Iowa College of Public Health.McBrideMedicare Advantage (MA) is the U.S. government-run program that provides health insurance plans to Medicare beneficiaries through private companies.In a new report, researchers found that Rural Medicare Advantage and other prepaid plan enrollment in March 2014 was nearly ...
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Scientists unveil map of human epigenomes in effort to fight disease - [2015-02-18 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonFrom left: Graduate student GiNell Elliott, Ting Wang, PhD, and graduate student Rebecca Lowdon worked with scientists worldwide to assemble a comprehensive map of DNA markers. Known as the epigenome, these markers can activate or silence genes and play a role in the onset of numerous diseases.Virtually every cell in the body carries an identical genome. But how is it possible that each of the body’s 200 different types of specialized cells – in the heart, brain, bone, skin and elsewhere ...
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Applications sought for awards in leukemia research - [2015-02-23 00:00:00 ] Applications for the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Leukemia Career Enhancement and Developmental Research Awards are being accepted through May 1.The career enhancement award is aimed at junior faculty (instructors or assistant professors) without an R01 or equivalent grant, or senior postdoctoral fellows (PhD, MD or MD-PhD) who have a written commitment from their department heads indicating they will be promoted to instructor or assistant professor by the time of the ...
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Immunobiology's Shaw receives NIH grant - [2015-02-24 00:00:00 ] ShawAndrey Shaw, MD, the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in the Department of Pathology and Immunology and director of the Division of Immunobiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a one-year, $84,583 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Confluence Life Sciences Inc. for research titled “Development of TAK1 Inhibitors to Treat Pancreatic Cancer.”
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New clues to causes of peripheral nerve damage - [2013-03-06 00:00:00 ] Bogdan Beirowski, Washington UniversityNew research suggests that damage to cellular energy factories in Schwann cells, which support neurons, may play a key role in peripheral neuropathies. A Schwann cell above surrounds nerve axons, shown in green.Anyone whose hand or foot has “fallen asleep” has an idea of the numbness and tingling often experienced by people with peripheral nerve damage. The condition also can cause a range of other symptoms, including unrelenting pain, stinging, burning, itching ...
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North Med Campus café to close; new one opens - [2013-03-12 00:00:00 ] A new food-service area on the north campus of Barnes-Jewish Hospital will open at 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 13. The new site, Northern Lights Café, is on the main level of the Center for Advanced Medicine near the Barnard Health and Cancer Information Center. The new area replaces the Kingshighway Building’s north cafeteria, which closed permanently Tuesday evening, March 12. The closure takes place as the Campus Renewal Project gets under way and the north campus prepares for construction projects that ...
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Obituary: Sweet, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, 74 - [2013-03-21 00:00:00 ] Frederick Sweet, PhD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, following a stroke. He was 74.Since joining the School of Medicine in July 1971, Sweet carried out research in chemical synthesis and biochemistry associated with birth control. Similarly, he applied chemical synthesis of new chemotherapeutic agents for treating breast and ovarian cancers. His biomedical research projects during almost four decades were ...
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Washington People: Leesa M. Galatz - [Son, 25 Sar 2013 15:45:42 CST ] Leesa M. Galatz, MD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, performing a post-operative exam on surgery patient Margaret Engelman.Leesa Galatz was in high school when she first thought she might want to become a physician. Her physics textbook featured special sections and sidebars every few pages that highlighted practical applications for the concepts they were learning in class. “One of them was about the knee and about how the patella tendon functions like a pulley,” she recalls. “That was ...
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Stretch of I-64/Hwy 40 to close for the weekend - [2013-03-26 00:00:00 ] Weather permitting, the Missouri Department of Transportation will close all lanes and ramps of Interstate 64/Highway 40 from Hampton Avenue through Forest Park Avenue at 8 p.m. Friday, March 29. The highway is expected to reopen by 3 a.m. Monday, April 1. Crews plan to relocate several utilities under the roadway as part of a project that includes building a new interchange at Tower Grove Avenue and replacing four bridges over the interstate. During the road closure, ramps from McCausland Avenue/Skinker ...
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Derdeyn appointed chair-elect of AHA Stroke Council - [2013-03-28 00:00:00 ] Colin P. Derdeyn, MD, professor of radiology, of neurological surgery and of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed vice chair and chair-elect of the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.DerdeynThe Stroke Council is one of 16 scientific councils within the association. It develops better ways to identify, treat and prevent strokes; awards scholarships; publishes the journal Stroke and organizes and conducts the ...
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Free HIV testing - [Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:15:57 CST ] The Washington University Infectious Diseases Clinic offers free, confidential HIV testing to anyone interested. The clinic, at 4570 Children’s Place, offers testing 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. For more information, call (314) 747-1244 or 747-1237.
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Brain-building gene plays key role in gut repair - [2013-04-04 00:00:00 ] Benjamin Capoccia, PhDResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that a gene called mindbomb 1 plays an important role in healing stomach injuries. In the images above, which show cells before injury and at various points in the repair process, the protein made by mindbomb 1 appears green. 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 ...
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Moving cells with light holds medical promise - [2013-04-08 00:00:00 ] Audio availableScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light. Their research was published April 8 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition. Copyright PNAS, used with permissionAn immune cell moves toward a light beam (blue box). The opsin in the cell (red) senses light and triggers ...
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Obituary: Ira Gall, professor emeritus of clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 84 - [2013-04-11 00:00:00 ] Ira C. Gall, MD, professor emeritus of clinical obstetrics and gynecology and a strong supporter of Washington University School of Medicine, died Friday, March 29, 2013, from complications of pancreatic cancer. He was 84. “Ira was committed to St. Louis and Washington University,” said David Mutch, MD, the Ira C. and Judith Gall Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “He and his wife have provided unconditional support to our university. He also was a great friend, colleague and mentor. He truly ...
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MoDOT to remove Jefferson Avenue bridge over I-64/Highway 40 - [2013-04-15 00:00:00 ] Following the morning rush Thursday, April 18, the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the Jefferson Avenue bridge over Interstate 64/Highway 40 in preparation for the bridge’s removal the weekend of April 19-22.Drivers will be able to use Compton Avenue, 18th Street and 14th Street to detour around the closure. A detour map can be found here.All lanes and ramps on I-64/Highway 40 from Pine Street through Hampton Avenue will be closed about 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, to allow for the removal ...
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Student Leadership Council holds case-study challenge to inspire collaboration - [2013-04-18 00:00:00 ] Tim Parker (2)(ABOVE) Michael Ward, PhD, associate dean for student programs at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, listens as students talk over a hypothetical case during a recent case-study competition organized by the Health Professional Student Leadership Council. Seated in front of Ward are (from left) Rachael Baum and Jessica Seidman, second-year occupational therapy students, and Alan Plotzker, second-year medical student. The council was formed by students to promote collaboration ...
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New restaurant at Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health - [2013-04-23 00:00:00 ] Shown is the new restaurant — Central Table — at the Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health.Central Table, a new, 10,000-square-foot restaurant at the Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health, is scheduled to open for dinner Friday, May 1, and for all three meals May 6.A coffee shop at the site already has opened. Its hours are 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.A food hall modeled after food emporiums in New York and Los Angeles, Central Table will feature contemporary menus, distinct cooking stations and ...
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ALS trial shows novel therapy is safe - [2013-04-23 00:00:00 ] Matthew J. CrispA mutated protein that causes an inherited form of Lou Gehrig"s disease leads to clumps in the human cells in the bottom image. A therapy that blocks production of this protein has passed phase 1 safety trials.An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig’s disease has passed an early phase clinical trial for safety, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Massachusetts General Hospital report.The researchers have shown that the therapy ...
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Obituary: Marilyn Krukowski, professor emerita of biology, 80 - [2013-04-09 00:00:00 ] KrukowskiMarilyn Krukowski, PhD, professor emerita of biology in Arts & Sciences, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, in St. Louis from complications of multiple sclerosis. She was 80. She joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis in 1969, became a professor in 1987 and retired as professor emerita in 2002.Krukowski taught vertebrate structure (anatomy) in the Department of Biology for more than 30 years. Her students raved about the quality of her teaching and often cited the course as the ...
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New study examines social isolation of young adults with autism spectrum disorder - [2013-05-01 00:00:00 ] Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to never see friends, never get called by friends, never be invited to activities and be socially isolated.That’s the finding of new research released online this week in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders that studies the social outcomes of young adults with an ASD.ShattuckThe study is part of a pioneering program of research on adolescents and adults with autism led by Paul T. Shattuck, PhD, associate professor at the ...
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School of Medicine commencement speakers - [2013-05-03 00:00:00 ] Washington University commencement exercises for all schools will be at 8:30 a.m. May 17 in the Quadrangle of the Danforth Campus.Additionally, the School of Medicine’s Recognition Ceremony will be at 3 p.m. in the Ferrara Theater of America’s Center, 701 Convention Plaza. The School of Medicine"s commencement speaker will be Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, cardiologist and director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and author of “Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation.” The ...
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Author of book about the famed Cori Laboratory to open Cori Lecture May 8 - [2013-05-03 00:00:00 ] John Exton, MD, PhD, the author of Crucible of Science — a book detailing the history of a unique laboratory at Washington University and of Carl and Gerty Cori, the tremendous biochemists who established it — will make opening remarks at the Carl and Gerty Cori Lecture May 8.Exton is a professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His book tells the history of the Coris, winners of the Nobel ...
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Unusual comparison nets new sleep loss marker - [2013-05-02 00:00:00 ] For years, Paul Shaw, PhD, a researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has used what he learns in fruit flies to look for markers of sleep loss in humans. ShawShaw reverses the process in a new paper, taking what he finds in humans back to the flies and gaining new insight into humans as a result: identification of a human gene that is more active after sleep deprivation.“I’m calling the approach cross-translational research,” said Shaw, associate professor of ...
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2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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Alzheimer’s markers predict start of mental decline - [2013-05-13 00:00:00 ] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have helped identify many of the biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease that could potentially predict which patients will develop the disorder later in life. Now, studying spinal fluid samples and health data from 201 research participants at the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, the researchers have shown the markers are accurate predictors of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms develop. Roe“We wanted ...
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Artificial sweeteners may do more than sweeten - [2013-05-29 00:00:00 ] The popular artificial sweetener sucralose can modify how the body handles sugar.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a popular artificial sweetener can modify how the body handles sugar.In a small study, the researchers analyzed the sweetener sucralose (Splenda®) in 17 severely obese people who do not have diabetes and don’t use artificial sweeteners regularly. “Our results indicate that this artificial sweetener is not inert — it does have an ...
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SCOTUS Myriad Genetics decision a significant shift from status quo - [2013-06-13 00:00:00 ] In the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics decision, the Supreme Court unanimously held that naturally occurring DNA sequences are “products of nature” and therefore cannot be patented. Collins"The Court’s holding represents a significant shift form the status quo," says Kevin Emerson Collins, JD, patent law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. "It reverses both the lower court and twenty years of precedent at the United States Patent ...
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Demolition preparation under way at Medical Campus - [2013-06-18 00:00:00 ] Although there will be no exterior construction fences or lane closures yet, later this month all floors of the Kingshighway, Steinberg and Yalem buildings will be vacant and considered a construction zone. Access to the buildings will be restricted to authorized personnel and contractors. Work taking place over the next several months is in preparation for demolition of those buildings, which will begin in late summer.Most of this construction will not be visible to employees, except for occasional trucks ...
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Antibiotics prevent some hospital UTIs - [2013-06-20 00:00:00 ] Hultgren, Heuser and Roth Urinary tract infections are among the most common infections acquired in hospitals, with most caused by E. coli bacteria, shown above, that enter the body via a catheter. A new analysis suggests that some of these infections could be prevented if patients were to receive antibiotics when they have urinary catheters removed. Urinary tract infections are among the most common infections acquired in hospitals. Most are linked to catheters that drain urine from the bladder, providing ...
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Pérez honored for excellence in teaching - [2013-06-26 00:00:00 ] PérezJulio E. Pérez, MD, professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received multiple honors this year for excellence in teaching.The School of Medicine, the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography each have recognized Pérez as a gifted educator and mentor in the field of cardiology.The School of Medicine awarded him the 2013 Distinguished Educator Award for excellence in mentoring clinical fellows. The American College of ...
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School of Medicine staff honored with dean's annual service awards - [2013-07-03 00:00:00 ] Elizabethe Holland DurandoKristin Palmquist (right), nurse coordinator in the Washington University Infectious Diseases Clinic, talks with co-workers Henry Westerfield and Amber Gase, both medical assistants, at the clinic. Palmquist has been awarded this year's Dean's Distinguished Service Award, the School of Medicine's highest honor for staff. For two hours, Kristin Palmquist sat in a waiting room, offering support and encouragement to a patient struggling through what was believed to be an anxiety ...
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Children with ear deformity may need intervention to improve school performance - [2013-07-18 00:00:00 ] National Institutes of HealthA normal ear (top left) compared with various external ear malformations that are common in children born with aural atresia, the absence of an external ear canal. This condition typically affects only one ear and is an underappreciated cause of learning and language delays, a new study shows. Children born with a complete absence of the external ear canal, even if only one ear is affected, are more likely than their peers to struggle in school, according to new research at ...
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Friedman Center hosts global aging initiative in Seoul this summer - [2013-08-14 00:00:00 ] courtesy photos (2)Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (below) welcomed more than 60 scholars from around the world — including a cohort from Washington University in St. Louis and representatives from partner institutions of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy — to Seoul, South Korea, June 22 to introduce Washington University’s Global Aging Initiative. The meeting, sponsored by the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at the Institute for Public Health, was held in conjunction with the ...
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Fall Assembly Series offers intelligent voices on issues of the day - [2013-08-27 00:00:00 ] Notes from No Man's Land author Eula Biss visits campus on Sept. 9 to discuss her book, the First Year Reading Program selection. Biss kicks off the fall Assembly Series program schedule.Human health, human rights, technology, sustainability, diversity, the future of our region and the legacies of war and slavery are issues that are front and center these days, in the media, in the courts, in Congress and closer to home, in the classrooms at Washington University in St. Louis. Several Assembly Series ...
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Obituary: Victoria 'Vicky' Holtschlag, laboratory manager, 58 - [2013-08-29 00:00:00 ] HoltschlagVictoria "Vicky" Holtschlag, a laboratory manager in Washington University School of Medicine's Department of Pathology and Immunology and at Siteman Cancer Center, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, from an illness. She was 58.Holtschlag, a medical technologist, helped oversee the department’s Laboratory for Translational Pathology and Siteman’s Tissue Procurement Core for more than 13 years. For the previous 20 years, she was an instructor at the Jewish Hospital School of Medical ...
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School of Medicine celebrates launch of Taylor Family Institute - [2013-09-27 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonShown are Taylor Family Institute investigators (back row, left to right): David Wozniak, PhD; David Reichert, PhD; Charles Zorumski, MD; Joe Henry Steinbach, PhD; (middle row): Alex Evers, MD; Douglas Covey, PhD; Gustav Akk, PhD; (front row): Ziwei Chen, PhD; Yuki Izumi, MD, PhD; and Steven Mennerick, PhD.The Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is hosting a celebration Tuesday, Oct. 1, to mark the official launch of the Taylor Family Institute ...
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Global Health Week in pictures - [2013-10-01 00:00:00 ] Sid Hastings/WUSTL PhotosAlfredo Palacio, MD, former president and health minister of Ecuador, responds to questions from Washington University in St. Louis students Nancy Landaverde (left) and Vanessa Salazar, after joining them and other students for lunch in the Danforth University Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Palacio's visit was a highlight of the university's Global Health Week, which included events on the Danforth and Medical campuses and at the St. Louis Zoo. During Palacio's medical training, ...
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Demolition for Campus Renewal progresses - [2013-09-30 00:00:00 ] Medical Campus employees can expect to see an increase in demolition-related activities in coming weeks as the Campus Renewal Project progresses. Although much of the demolition work is taking place inside buildings, trucks will be entering and exiting the construction sites to haul debris, and trees will be removed to prepare for exterior demolition later this fall. This summer, shrubs, perennial flowers and hostas around the buildings were relocated to other areas on campus. With construction barriers ...
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Stroke prevention surgery less effective than meds, lifestyle change - [2013-10-26 00:00:00 ] The final results of a stroke prevention study in patients with narrowed brain arteries confirm earlier findings: Medication plus lifestyle changes are safer and more effective at preventing stroke than a surgical technique called stenting. DERDEYNSurgeons can insert stents to keep narrowed brain arteries like this one open, but a new study confirms medication and lifestyle changes are safer ways to prevent repeated strokes in patients who have already had a stroke. The arrows point to the stent's ends.The ...
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Stroke prevention surgery less effective than meds, lifestyle change - [2013-10-26 00:00:00 ] The final results of a stroke-prevention study in patients with narrowed brain arteries confirm earlier findings: Medication plus lifestyle changes are safer and more effective at preventing stroke than a surgical technique called stenting. DERDEYNSurgeons can insert stents to keep narrowed brain arteries like this one open, but a new study confirms medication and lifestyle changes are safer ways to prevent repeated strokes in patients who already have had strokes. The arrows point to the stent's ends.The ...
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Stroke prevention surgery less effective than meds, lifestyle change - [2013-10-26 00:00:00 ] The final results of a stroke-prevention study in patients with narrowed brain arteries confirm earlier findings: Medication plus lifestyle changes are safer and more effective at preventing stroke than a surgical technique called stenting. colin DERDEYNSurgeons can insert stents to keep narrowed brain arteries like this one open, but a new study confirms medication and lifestyle changes are safer ways to prevent repeated strokes in patients who already have had strokes. The arrows point to the stent's ...
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Study looks at safety, effectiveness of generics for treating depression - [2013-11-04 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonEvan D. Kharasch, MD, PhD, and his colleagues will evaluate the quality, effectiveness and safety of generic drugs used to treat depression, as part of a study funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the quality, effectiveness and safety of generic drugs used to treat depression.The research is supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is the only study of its kind funded by the ...
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School of Medicine students to host conference focused on public health Nov. 15-16 - [2013-11-11 00:00:00 ] Allison BraunSecond-year medical students Lawrence Benjamin and Lauren Martin, the School of Medicine's SNMA co-presidents, take a break from conference planning on the Washington University Medical Campus.Health-care disparities, physician advocacy, professional advancement and research collaboration will be among the topics discussed as Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis hosts the Midwest region’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) annual conference this weekend, Nov. 15 and ...
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Washington People: Tamara Hershey - [2013-11-18 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonTamara Hershey, PhD (left), and Bridget Waller, a student in psychiatry, look at diagrams of the human brain while in the atrium of the East Building. Hershey's research involves brain structure and function. A fascination with science always has been evident and plentiful in Tamara Hershey’s childhood home — from a homemade telescope to sunspot charts to rainfall measurement graphs. As a young girl, Hershey wasn’t sure what area would suit her best, but she always knew she wanted ...
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Two WUSTL faculty named AAAS fellows - [2013-11-25 00:00:00 ] Two faculty members from Washington University in St. Louis have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. The new fellows are Michael J. Holtzman, MD, and Rohit V. Pappu, PhD. The rank of fellow is the highest honor awarded by AAAS in recognition of distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.The WUSTL faculty members are among 388 new fellows acknowledged in the Nov. 29 issue of Science ...
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Assessing chronic disease in the St. Louis region - [2013-12-05 00:00:00 ] Heart disease, cancer and diabetes are chronic diseases that account for $1.1 billion in hospital charges, affecting many individuals and families. The need to better understand these issues is examined in a policy brief titled “Chronic Disease in St. Louis: Progress for Better Health.” Written by Bettina F. Drake, PhD, assistant professor of surgery in Public Health Sciences at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Keith Elder, PhD, associate professor and chair, Department of ...
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Annual art show accepting submissions - [2013-12-09 00:00:00 ] The School of Medicine’s 10th Annual Art Show is accepting submissions from students, faculty and staff. The art show will be held in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center atrium, 520 S. Euclid Ave., from Jan. 21 through Feb. 21. An opening reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 23 on the FLTC’s second floor.Those interested may bring their artwork and a completed submission form to the FLTC security desk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. any weekday through Jan. 14. Participants may submit up to three works ...
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Annual winter concert Jan. 18 - [2013-12-27 00:00:00 ] Washington University Medical Center faculty, staff and students will perform their third annual winter concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place.A reception will follow the concert. The event is free and open to the public.Vocalists and instrumentalists of different musical genres will perform. The event is sponsored by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Department of Pathology and Immunology and the Arts + Healthcare ...
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10th Annual Art Show to open Jan. 21 - [2014-01-14 00:00:00 ] The School of Medicine’s 10th Annual Art Show — featuring artworks of students, faculty and staff — will be held in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center atrium, 520 S. Euclid Ave., from Jan. 21 through Feb. 21.An opening reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 23 on the FLTC’s second floor.Photos of a previous year’s show can be viewed on the Arts Commission website.For more information, contact Linda Ma or Daphne Xiao.
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Medical Center and CORTEX traffic updates offered online - [2014-01-16 00:00:00 ] Washington University Medical Center and the CORTEX district just east of the Medical Campus are evolving daily. A webpage has been created to keep visitors, employees and residents informed about street-improvement projects and traffic flow in the area. CORTEX, a nonprofit organization, is a collaboration of Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis University, BJC Healthcare, the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Its goal is to develop 187 acres in the Central West ...
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Bridges to close as part of I-64/Hwy 40 project - [2014-01-31 00:00:00 ] As part of an ongoing project to construct a new interchange at Tower Grove Avenue and replace four bridges over Interstate 64/Highway 40, the Tower Grove bridge will be closed for about two weeks, beginning Monday, Feb. 3. When the bridge reopens, it will remain open until March 7 (tentatively), when it and the Boyle Avenue bridge will be closed for demolition.The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) expects the new Tower Grove and Boyle avenue bridges to be open in early June. The first two ...
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Health Happening wellness fair Feb. 14 - [2014-02-04 00:00:00 ] There’s more than one way to make sure your ticker gets some love this Valentine’s Day. Plan a visit to the annual Health Happening Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in the Eric P. Newman Education Center for free health screenings and information on a wide variety of health topics.Washington University physicians will be available to answer questions about a range of topics, including cardiology, dermatology, weight loss surgery, orthopedics, pain management, radiology, varicose ...
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Webcam of Campus Renewal Project now available - [2014-02-06 00:00:00 ] The Washington University Medical Center campus is being transformed in the next decade by renovations and new construction as part of the Campus Renewal Project. Construction at the Medical Center is taking place at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals and the School of Medicine. Views from a live webcam showing the progress are available via this link.The first phase includes an expansion of St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Siteman Cancer Center, as well as expansion of Barnes-Jewish ...
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10th Annual Art Show - [2014-02-11 00:00:00 ] Photos by Robert BostonBurhan Janjua, MD, a research fellow in the Department of Surgery, won runners-up honors at the art show for the painting on the left, titled "Nature." Steven Sorscher, MD, associate professor of medicine, painted the piece to the right, "The Warthog." The art show draws the attention of passers-by. Shown are the works (from left): "Aperture," by medical student Tammi Cooks, and "Embracing Lovers," "Moonlit Cabin," and ...
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Infants with leukemia inherit susceptibility - [2014-02-18 00:00:00 ] Steve DolanInfant leukemia is a rare but devastating illness. New research by Todd Druley, MD, PhD, indicates that babies with leukemia have inherited a genetic predisposition that can make them highly susceptible to the disease. Babies who develop leukemia during the first year of life appear to inherit an unfortunate combination of genetic variations that can make the infants highly susceptible to the disease, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the ...
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Artery-clearing surgery after stroke should be delayed - [2014-02-25 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonNeurosurgeons including Greg Zipfel, MD, (left) and Ralph Dacey, MD, have found evidence that an artery-clearing surgery sometimes given to patients a few days after stroke may need to be delayed to reduce risk of brain bleeding. Treating stroke is a race against time. To prevent brain damage and save lives, physicians have to diagnose and treat strokes as quickly as possible. Now, a new study suggests doctors can reduce risks by delaying a commonly performed follow-up surgery that clears ...
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Siteman continues legacy of philanthropic support for cancer research - [2014-03-03 00:00:00 ] Tim ParkerAlvin J. Siteman, left, sits with Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, director of the Siteman Cancer Center, the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.Fifteen years ago, the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis did not exist. Today, it is among the most recognized cancer programs in the United States, holding the prestigious ...
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New cyclotron to help doctors detect cancers - [2014-03-06 00:00:00 ] MIR VISUAL MEDIA CENTER PhotosWorkers lower a new Advance Cyclotron Systems Inc. TR-19 cyclotron into its vault at the East Building on the Medical Campus. The unit, in the works for more than a decade, is a particle accelerator that will produce radioactive compounds, many of which are used with positron emission tomography (PET) scanners to detect types of cancers. After a transition period, the new cyclotron will replace two others on campus that make these compounds. “The new cyclotron will have ...
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Washington People: Gammon Earhart - [2014-03-17 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonGammon Earhart (black pants) dances the tango with Stephen Berra, a patient with Parkinson's disease. On the left are Parkinson's patient Don Burr and his wife, Karen Burr. Earhart's research demonstrates the benefits of tango dancing on patients with Parkinson's. Gammon Earhart stumbled across the practice of physical therapy by accident.While in high school, she thought she wanted to become a special-education teacher, so she participated in a program at a school for children with ...
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Medical students learn their futures on Match Day - [2014-03-26 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWashington University MD/PhD student Radhika Jagannathan (right) received two surprises at Match Day on Friday, March 21. First, she learned she will be going to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for her residency. Then, moments later, she received an unexpected marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Tom Wilson.Washington University MD/PhD student Radhika Jagannathan approached the front of the auditorium hand in hand with her boyfriend to learn where she had matched for her ...
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Internet, social media expose youth to tobacco - [2014-03-31 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoIn a survey of 15,000 children, more than one in 10 under age 18 reported receiving tobacco promotions on their Facebook or MySpace pages or in text messages on their mobile phones. Tobacco companies are barred by law from advertising their products to children, but researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that many teens and pre-teens are getting tobacco advertisements and promotions through social media outlets or text messaging on mobile phones. ...
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Boyle ramp to close through mid-May - [2014-04-04 00:00:00 ] The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close the ramp from westbound Interstate 64/Highway 40 to Boyle Avenue in St. Louis at 9 a.m. Monday, April 7.The closure will allow crews to complete work to construct a new ramp at Boyle as part of an ongoing road construction project. The ramp is expected to reopen by mid-May.Motorists are encouraged to use Forest Park Avenue or North Grand Boulevard as a detour to minimize congestion on Kingshighway.Washington University Medical Center and MoDOT ...
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Washington People: Andrew J. White - [2014-04-14 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonAndrew J. White, MD, talks with pediatric interns Alexandra Charron, MD, (left) and Andrea Cohron, MD, during a morning meeting at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Alone in a chemistry lab at the University of Chicago in April 1989, PhD student Andy White prepared to scrape the remnants of a salt-like powder out of a glass filter onto a scale. Wearing a lab coat, protective glasses and gloves, he raised the filter with his left hand and scraped crystallized cubane sodium carboxylate from it ...
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Gereau named Brown professor of anesthesiology - [2014-04-15 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenLarry J. Shapiro, MD, (left), executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, congratulates Robert W. Gereau IV, PhD, at his installation as the Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology.Robert W. Gereau IV, PhD, has been named the Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The named professorship was announced by Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. ...
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Some immune cells defend only one organ - [2014-04-16 00:00:00 ] MIchael C. PurdyPostdoctoral research fellow Dorothy K. Sojka, PhD, prepares for an experiment involving immune cells known as natural killer cells. Scientists have uncovered a new way the immune system may fight cancers and viral infections. The finding could aid efforts to use immune cells to treat illness.The research, in mice, suggests that some organs have the immunological equivalent of “neighborhood police” – specialized squads of defenders that patrol only one area, a single organ, instead of ...
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New center aims to use immune system to fight cancer, other diseases - [2014-04-17 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA time-of-flight mass cytometer is the centerpiece of the new Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, a center that helps scientists use the immune system to fight cancer and infection. Pictured are Olga Malkova, PhD; Stephen Oh, MD, PhD; Michael Diamond, MD, PhD; Robert Schreiber, PhD, center director; and Wayne Yokoyama, MD.A new center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will help scientists use the power of the immune system to fight infections and ...
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Construction of new medical records office begins in CAM lobby April 21 - [2014-04-21 00:00:00 ] Construction of a new medical records customer-service office will begin the evening of Monday, April 21, in the Center for Advanced Medicine (CAM) lobby. The office will be near the CAM entrance. The office — part of Barnes-Jewish Hospital — is relocating to CAM from the first floor of Shoenberg Pavilion as part of the Campus Renewal Project. The new location will provide improved visibility and access for patients and their families. Construction, which will continue for about five weeks, will take ...
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Mouse study offers new clues to cognitive decline - [2014-05-08 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonShin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD, (left) and Liana Roberts Stein, PhD, showed that certain types of brain cells may be critically dependent upon one specific energy source called NAD. NAD harvests energy from nutrients in food and converts it into a form cells can use. New research suggests that certain types of brain cells may be “picky eaters,” seeming to prefer one specific energy source over others. The finding has implications for understanding the cognitive decline seen in aging and ...
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School of Medicine nurses honored with 2014 Excellence in Nursing awards - [2014-05-14 00:00:00 ] Mark GillilandPictured are some of the School of Medicine’s honorees in the annual Excellence in Nursing awards. In the back (from left) are Mary Alice McCubbins, Brenda Hall, Michael Klebert, Michael Rybak and Nancy Larson-Vomund. In front (from left) are Bonnie Johnston, Dawn Lintzenich, Jessica Doiron and Diane Athmer. Four School of Medicine nurses recently received the 2014 Excellence in Nursing Award from St. Louis Magazine, honoring local nurses who have made a difference in the lives of their ...
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Documentary about black, gay men with depression to be shown May 18 at history museum - [2014-05-15 00:00:00 ] Sunday, May 18, kicks off National Prevention Week, which aims to increasing public awareness of substance abuse and mental health issues.Project ARK, with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's new media project, will mark the week with a screening of the documentary “You Are Not Alone” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd., in Forest Park. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event is free, and no reservations are required.The film ...
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MRI for prostate biopsies increases odds of finding aggressive tumors - [2014-05-19 00:00:00 ] Prostate biopsies performed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are more likely to find aggressive tumors than those that rely on ultrasound, suggests a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research is presented May 19 at the meeting of the American Urological Association in Orlando, Fla. Prostate biopsies often are recommended when blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) rise above 4.0 ng/ml. Typically, the procedures are performed using ultrasound to guide ...
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Raichle awarded Kavli Prize in Neuroscience - [2014-05-29 00:00:00 ] RaichleMarcus E. Raichle, MD, a Washington University professor internationally renowned for his contributions to advancing the frontiers of cognitive neuroscience, is one of three scientists awarded this year’s prestigious Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.Nine scientists were announced May 29 as winners of this year’s Kavli Prize, which recognizes researchers for their seminal advances in three categories: neuroscience, astrophysics and nanoscience. This year’s laureates were selected for the discovery ...
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Gordon elected to American Philosophical Society - [2014-06-11 00:00:00 ] Washington University’s Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. He is the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor and director of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology at the School of Medicine. Gordon is known widely for his pioneering studies demonstrating how the tens of trillions of microbes that live in the gut influence human health. He was among 33 members elected this year to the society, which was founded in 1743 by Benjamin ...
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Fatal cellular malfunction identified in Huntington's disease - [2014-06-23 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonHiroko Yano, PhD, right, led a team of researchers that learned how the fatal inherited disorder Huntington's disease kills brain cells. Co-author Albert Kim also is pictured.Researchers believe they have learned how mutations in the gene that causes Huntington’s disease kill brain cells, a finding that could open new opportunities for treating the fatal disorder. Scientists first linked the gene to the inherited disease more than 20 years ago. Huntington’s disease affects five to seven ...
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Matava recognized as a top knee surgeon - [2014-06-27 00:00:00 ] Matthew J. Matava, MD, has been recognized as one of the top knee surgeons in North America by Orthopedics This Week, a newsletter for professionals in the field. The publication surveyed leaders in orthopedics, sports medicine and knee surgery to create a list of the finest sports knee physicians, teachers, researchers and administrators in the country. MatavaA professor of orthopaedic surgery and of physical therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Matava is the co-chief of the ...
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Viruses need molecular scissors to break out of host cells - [2014-07-01 00:00:00 ] Phyllis Hanson/WUSTL PhotosScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have snapped the first detailed images of the molecular scissors that let viruses like HIV bud from infected cells. To break out of host cells and seek new targets, viruses push out from inside, forming bulges in cell membranes. The yellow spiral shapes in this image form at the base of the bulges and snip them off, allowing the bulge to break free. Another protein normally recycles these scissors too quickly ...
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Linehan named Neidorff and Packman Professor - [2014-07-01 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenDavid C. Linehan, MD, addresses the gathering at his installation as the inaugural Neidorff Family and Robert C. Packman Professor.David C. Linehan, MD, has been named the inaugural Neidorff Family and Robert C. Packman Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Linehan, professor of surgery and chief of the Section of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, specializes in treating benign and malignant diseases of the bile duct, gallbladder, ...
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Schlaggar receives Sparkplug award - [2014-07-03 00:00:00 ] SchlaggarBradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, head of the Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the Frank Hatch “Sparkplug” Award for Enlightened Public Service by The John Merck Fund.Schlaggar, the A. Ernest and Jane G. Stein Professor of Neurology, is the eighth recipient of the $50,000 prize, which the foundation presents annually to a grantee whose work embodies extraordinary creativity, dedication and foresight. ...
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Obituary: Louis Gilula, professor of radiology, 71 - [2014-07-03 00:00:00 ] Louis Gilula, MD, a faculty member at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for more than 30 years, died July 2, 2014, of pancreatic cancer. A founder and longtime leader of the musculoskeletal section at the school’s Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR), Gilula, 71, was a professor of radiology, orthopaedics and plastic and reconstructive surgery when he retired in October 2013.Mickey WynnGilulaGilula was known internationally for his expertise in wrist imaging, and he authored one ...
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Piston named head of cell biology and physiology - [2014-07-16 00:00:00 ] David W. Piston, PhD, has been named the new head of the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. PistonThe appointment, which will begin Jan. 1, 2015, was announced by Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.“David originally trained as a physicist, and he’s used that experience to open remarkable new windows into basic and clinical biology, both for his own research and for other ...
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Brunt named chief of minimally invasive surgery - [2014-07-24 00:00:00 ] L. Michael Brunt, MD, a nationally recognized laparoscopic surgeon, has been named chief of the Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. BruntBrunt succeeds Brent Matthews, MD, who served as chief of the minimally invasive surgery section since it was established in 2007. Matthews recently was named chair of the Department of Surgery at the Carolinas Medical Center and surgeon-in-chief of the Carolinas HealthCare System, ...
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Website features daily menus for new cafes - [2014-08-13 00:00:00 ] Want to find out today’s specials at the medical school cafes? A website features daily menus for the Shell Café in the McDonnell Sciences Building, the Farrell Café in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, and Café Expresso at the Orthopaedic Center in Chesterfield. The website also features nutritional information and recipes. In addition to cash and credit cards, the Shell and Farrell cafes accept Bear Bucks, a cashless payment method that can be used to make purchases with a Washington ...
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Nussenbaum named director of head and neck surgical oncology division - [2014-08-26 00:00:00 ] Brian Nussenbaum, MD, the Christy J. and Richard S. Hawes III Professor of Otolaryngology, has been named director of the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.NussenbaumNussenbaum succeeds Bruce Haughey, MD, the Joseph B. Kimbrough Professor of Otolaryngology, who has served as director of the division for the past 22 years. Haughey will continue to do research and to treat patients with challenging head ...
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Washington People: Mark Thoelke - [2014-09-08 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonMark Thoelke, MD, checks the heartbeat of patient Amanda Bowling in Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Thoelke leads the hospitalist division at the School of Medicine and treats patients at BJH. Two weeks before Mark Thoelke was born, his parents bought one of the many mom-and-pop motels that dotted Route 66. The neon lights of the Chain of Rocks Motel in Granite City, Ill., beckoned weary travelers, and the motel offered a well-deserved respite from the road. It also proved to be a formative place ...
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National study examines ways federal policy can impact childhood, adolescent obesity - [2014-09-12 00:00:00 ] A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks could reduce obesity in adolescents, and exercise promotion, such as after-school physical activity programs, could impact younger children in the fight against fat.BrownsonThat's the findings of a new national study co-authored by Ross Brownson, PhD, professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.The study, “Reducing Childhood Obesity Through U.S. Federal Policy: A Microsimulation ...
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Eight ways to prevent breast cancer - [2014-10-01 00:00:00 ] Breast cancer. Just reading those words can make many women worry. And that’s natural. Nearly everyone knows someone touched by the disease.But there is a lot of good news about breast cancer these days. Treatments keep getting better, and we know more than ever about ways to prevent the disease.In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shares these eight ways to lower breast ...
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Campus Renewal: A vision unfolds - [2014-10-08 00:00:00 ] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbOHsWuz6SA&feature=youtu.be Campus Renewal: A vision unfoldsFor nearly two years, clinicians, staff, patients and families have worked hand in hand with the Washington University Medical Center Campus Renewal design team to transform the future of health care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital. The medical center includes Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals, BJC HealthCare and the School of Medicine.The Campus ...
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New series of discussions about diversity and inclusion to begin on Medical Campus - [2014-10-14 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonIn an effort to extend opportunities to members of the medical school community who wish to share thoughts and viewpoints on becoming a more diverse and inclusive community, Washington University School of Medicine will host a series of facilitated discussions beginning Monday, Oct. 20.These gatherings, a new series of sessions called "Perspectives," will be held on the Medical Campus. The goal is to provide safe, communal spaces for students, faculty, staff, postdocs and other ...
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Ira Kodner to deliver 2014 Homer G. Phillips public health lecture - [2014-10-16 00:00:00 ] KodnerIra Kodner, MD, the Solon & Bettie Gershman Professor Emeritus of Surgery, will speak at the 19th annual Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis on Oct. 24. The title of his talk is “A Legacy of Excellence: The Washington University and Homer G. Phillips Story.”The lecture will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center, 320 S. Euclid Ave., on the Medical Campus. A dinner, which begins at 6:30 p.m., ...
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Regional conference will focus on out-of-hospital medicine - [2014-10-21 00:00:00 ] Faculty in the Division of Emergency Medicine are hosting a regional conference on out-of-hospital medicine from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 23 and 24, at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis. Out-of-hospital medicine refers to treatment provided by emergency medical services (EMS) agencies that operate under the supervision of physicians.The Code3 Conference will feature local and national speakers who will address topics ranging from the Ebola virus to narcotic overdoses to care of ...
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Medical errors drop with improved communication during hospital shift changes - [2014-11-05 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoF. Sessions Cole, MD, discusses patient information at a shift change with attending physician Amanda Emke, MD, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The two have helped teach residents a new program that's been found to improve communication among health-care providers and reduce injuries due to medical errors.Improved communication among health-care providers during shift changes reduced injuries due to medical errors by 30 percent, according to a federally funded, multicenter study.The ...
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New center aims to use gut microbiome discoveries to improve human nutrition - [2014-11-06 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonThe Center for Gut Microbiome and Nutrition Research will be led by Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, whose pioneering studies have illuminated the intimate relationship between diet, the mix of microbes that live in the intestine and overall nutritional health. A new center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis aims to tackle the challenges of feeding the world’s rapidly expanding population and improving global health by linking efforts to develop more nutritious foods with ...
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Depression, overwhelming guilt in preschool years linked to brain changes - [2014-11-12 00:00:00 ] Early Emotional Development ProgramThe anterior insula on each side of the brain (red) is smaller in children diagnosed with depression as preschoolers and kids who experienced excessive guilt as very young children. A research team led by Andrew C. Belden, PhD, found that those with a smaller insula in the brain's right hemisphere were more likely to have recurrent episodes of depression as they got older.In school-age children previously diagnosed with depression as preschoolers, a key brain region ...
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Treatment strategy may reduce infants’ wheezing caused by virus - [2014-11-18 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonIn a small pilot study, Avraham Beigelman, MD, and his Washington University colleagues showed that the antibiotic azithromycin may reduce recurrent wheezing in babies hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The antibiotic azithromycin may reduce the risk of recurrent wheezing in infants hospitalized with a common respiratory infection, according to a small pilot study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Evidence suggests that reduced wheezing may lower an ...
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The human eye can see ‘invisible’ infrared light - [2014-12-01 00:00:00 ] Sara DickherberThe eye can detect light at wavelengths in the visual spectrum. Other wavelengths, such as infrared and ultraviolet, are supposed to be invisible to the human eye, but Washington University scientists have found that under certain conditions, it's possible for us to see otherwise invisible infrared light. Any science textbook will tell you we can’t see infrared light. Like X-rays and radio waves, infrared light waves are outside the visual spectrum. But an international team of researchers ...
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Genetic errors linked to more ALS cases than scientists had thought - [2014-12-04 00:00:00 ] Michael C. PurdyWashington University graduate student Janet Cady and assistant professor of neurology Matthew Harms, MD, found evidence that genetic mutations may contribute to more cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) than scientists had realized. The illness destroys nerve cells that control muscles, eventually leading to paralysis and death. Genetic mutations may cause more cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) than scientists previously had realized, according to researchers at ...
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Facilities management employees set national record through training - [2014-12-08 00:00:00 ] Eighty-one staff members in the Facilities Management Department at Washington University School of Medicine recently earned the title of Facility Management Professional (FMP) from the International Facility Management Association. The department set a national record by having so many employees earn this title in less than four months. Professionals who become FMPs complete a series of comprehensive exams covering four areas: operations and maintenance, project management, finance and business, and ...
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Medical students honor faculty, house staff - [2014-12-11 00:00:00 ] Jerry Naunheim Jr.Linda J. Pike, PhD, accepts a Distinguished Service Teaching Award from Miriam Ben Abdallah, president of the second-year class at Washington University School of Medicine.As a show of their appreciation for exemplary service in medical education, Washington University School of Medicine students recently presented the school’s faculty and house staff with the annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards.The awards were for the 2013-14 school year.Initiated by students and implemented ...
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Medical school art show illustrates range of talents - [2015-02-06 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonBrandon Blue, MD, an instructor in medicine, talks to his son, Brayden Blue, about art on display in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center on the Medical Campus. The two looked at an illustration printed on metal by Medical Public Affairs photographer Robert Boston, one of several pieces created by students, faculty and staff as part of the School of Medicine's Annual Art Show, which is organized by the school's Arts Commission. The art will remain on display through Feb. 11. ROBERT ...
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England named Wolff Professor of Medicine - [2015-02-11 00:00:00 ] MARK BEAVENSarah England, PhD, the newly installed Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Medicine, is pictured with (from left) Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; George A. Macones, MD, the Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor and head of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Sarah K. England, PhD, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, has been named an inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Medicine ...
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Investigational drug can reduce asthma flareups - [2015-02-23 00:00:00 ] CastroAn investigational drug appears to cut the risk of severe asthma attacks in half for patients who have difficulty controlling the disorder with standard medications, according to results from two multicenter clinical trials.The findings are published Feb. 24 in the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine.“The drug, reslizumab, reduces asthma attacks in a particular population of patients,” said principal investigator Mario Castro, MD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Pulmonary and Critical ...
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Sleep loss precedes Alzheimer's symptoms - [2013-03-11 00:00:00 ] Audio availableSleep is disrupted in people who likely have early Alzheimer’s disease but do not yet have the memory loss or other cognitive problems characteristic of full-blown disease, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report March 11 in JAMA Neurology.Ju The finding confirms earlier observations by some of the same researchers. Those studies showed a link in mice between sleep loss and brain plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Early evidence tentatively ...
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Ground broken for Shriners Hospital on Medical Campus - [2013-03-25 00:00:00 ] Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenThis is a rendering of the planned Shriners Hospitals for Children-St. Louis, which will be built on the Washington University Medical Center campus. The groundbreaking was Wednesday, March 20.Patients of Shriners Hospitals for Children and representatives from Shriners and Washington University Medical Center broke ground Wednesday, March 20, on a $50 million hospital on the medical center campus. The planned hospital, on 3.75 acres at the corner of Clayton Road and ...
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Are human genes patentable? - [2013-04-11 00:00:00 ] On April 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, a case that could answer the question, “Under what conditions, if any, are isolated human genes patentable?” Kevin Emerson Collins, JD, patent law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, believes that layered uncertainties make this case an unusually difficult case in which to predict the outcome.During the early 1990s, Myriad Genetics made important scientific ...
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Dantas gets NIH Director"s New Innovator Award - [2013-04-19 00:00:00 ] Gautam Dantas, PhD, has won a prestigious National Institutes of Health award for innovative research that may improve scientists" ability to keep the digestive system healthy.DantasThe award, called the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, is part of the High Risk-High Reward program supported by the NIH Common Fund. Dantas’ award is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.Dantas, an assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of biomedical engineering, ...
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Moving cells with light holds medical promise - [2013-04-08 00:00:00 ] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light. Their research was published April 8 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition. Copyright PNAS, used with permissionAn immune cell moves toward a light beam (blue box). The opsin in the cell (red) senses light and triggers formation of ...
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Obituary: Susan E. Lanzendorf, director of IVF lab, 54 - [2013-04-30 00:00:00 ] Susan E. Lanzendorf, PhD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the in vitro fertilization lab at Washington University, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, from complications of pancreatic cancer. She was 54. LanzendorfLanzendorf, a pioneer in the field of reproductive medicine, joined Washington University School of Medicine in 2002. Her early research led to advances in micromanipulation techniques and changed the treatment for male factor infertility. She mentored many young men and ...
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Author of book about the famed Cori Laboratory to open Cori Lecture May 8 - [2013-05-03 00:00:00 ] John Exton, MD, PhD, the author of “Crucible of Science” — a book detailing the history of a unique laboratory at Washington University and of Carl and Gerty Cori, the tremendous biochemists who established it — will make opening remarks at the Carl and Gerty Cori Lecture on May 8.Exton is a professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His book tells the history of the Coris, winners of ...
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Discovery helps show how breast cancer spreads - [2013-05-05 00:00:00 ] Nature Cell BiologyCollagen fiber alignment at the tumor boundary (dashed lines) is predictive of prognosis. Fibers that tend to be perpendicular to the tumor surface (top right, for example) encourage metastasis and indicate a poor prognosis. Fibers that run parallel to the tumor surface (bottom right) protect against cancer spreading. Tumors without DDR2 or SNAIL1 tend to show the protective parallel fiber alignment. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered why ...
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2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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Better detection for elephantiasis worm infection - [2013-05-20 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicineWashington University's Kurt Curtis, in Liberia, readies a new diagnostic test for lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-borne infection that can lead to enormously swollen limbs and genitals. The new test detected the infection in many people that the standard test had missed. A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a ...
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Nerbonne to lead Center for Cardiovascular Research - [2013-06-04 00:00:00 ] NerbonneJeanne M. Nerbonne, PhD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, has been named director of the Center for Cardiovascular Research. The Center for Cardiovascular Research within the School of Medicine’s Cardiovascular Division is focused on investigating the biological processes that lead to heart and vascular disease. The center brings together researchers from diverse backgrounds, including those with expertise in cell biology, development, physiology, biophysics, ...
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Medical Center summer concert to be held Aug. 24 - [2013-07-31 00:00:00 ] Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to the annual winter concert performed by Washington University Medical Center faculty, staff and students, there will be a summer concert featuring the university community.The summer concert will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m.The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature vocalists and instrumentalists performing a range of musical ...
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Tread the Med to begin Thursday, Aug. 8 - [2013-08-06 00:00:00 ] Tread the Med, the School of Medicine’s popular 100-day wellness program that encourages participants to walk 10,000 steps per day, is set to begin Thursday, Aug. 8, with a kickoff on the Medical Campus.The event will be from noon to 1 p.m. at Hope Plaza near the reflection pool. James P. Crane, MD, associate vice chancellor for clinical affairs, will offer a recap of the most recent Tread the Med — Tread the Med Route 66 — and recognize its top achievers. Kreative Pandemonium will provide music, and ...
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Career development program in OB/GYN moves to Washington University - [2013-08-02 00:00:00 ] A research career development program in obstetrics and gynecology is moving to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis from the University of California-San Francisco. The Reproductive Scientist Development Program (RSDP) will support the salaries and training of 15 MD or MD/PhD fellows who want to become physician scientists in obstetrics and gynecology. Physician scientists usually pursue faculty positions that allow them to treat patients as well as conduct lab research.The program, which ...
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Society for developmental biology meeting Sept. 26-28 on Medical Campus - [2013-08-14 00:00:00 ] The Midwest Society for Developmental Biology will hold its 51st annual meeting Sept. 26-28 at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The meeting, hosted by the school's Department of Developmental Biology, will feature keynote lectures by Ting Xie, PhD, an investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and a professor in anatomy and cell biology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and James Wells, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the ...
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Washington People: Luis Sanchez, MD - [2013-08-26 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonLuis Sanchez, MD, chief of the section of vascular surgery at the School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, works with medical resident Juliana Santos at the Center for Advanced Medicine. Luis Sanchez remembers tagging along with his father, a family physician, on home visits when he was a boy growing up in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “I carried his bag when he went out to see patients,” said Sanchez, MD, the Gregorio A. Sicard Distinguished Professor of Vascular Surgery. “And people ...
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Washington People: Luis Sanchez, MD - [2013-08-26 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonLuis Sanchez, MD, chief of the section of vascular surgery at the School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, works with Juliana Santos, a visiting surgeon from Brazil, reviewing a follow-up CT angiogram of a patient at the Center for Advanced Medicine. Luis Sanchez remembers tagging along with his father, a family physician, on home visits when he was a boy growing up in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “I carried his bag when he went out to see patients,” said Sanchez, MD, the Gregorio A. ...
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URSA grants awarded to six teams - [2013-09-16 00:00:00 ] The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) has announced the six winners of the 2013 University Research Strategic Alliance (URSA) grants. URSA grants provide one-year, $25,000 seed funding to full-time WUSTL faculty members. The URSA program aims to encourage the formation and efforts of new groups of investigators working on new research or using new approaches to solve problems. The program strives to foster collaborations across disciplines, departments and schools. Interdisciplinary ...
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Wedner named Korenblat Professor - [2013-09-17 00:00:00 ] mark beavenFrom left, Larry J. Shapiro, H. James Wedner, Arleen Korenblat, Phillip Korenblat and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton stand together after Wedner's installation as the Dr. Phillip and Arleen Korenblat Professor.H. James Wedner, MD, has been installed as the Dr. Phillip and Arleen Korenblat Professor at Washington University School of Medicine, where he serves as chief of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.The named professorship, a gift from Jess and Alice Yawitz, honors their longtime ...
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Flu vaccinations available to students, employees - [2013-09-30 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonMelanie Dill, a registered nurse at the School of Medicine, administers a flu vaccine.Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1, seasonal flu vaccines will be available to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis employees and students. Vaccines also will be available to students and some employees on the Danforth Campus. New this year, the vaccine is required for all students and employees on both campuses who engage in patient care or work in buildings where patient care is provided or clinical ...
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Parkview Place closes temporarily Nov. 1 - [2013-10-22 00:00:00 ] Utility work for the Campus Renewal Project on the Medical Campus of Washington University in St. Louis will require the temporary closure of Parkview Place Friday, Nov. 1, starting at 11 a.m. The work is expected to continue for eight to 10 hours.The closure will not affect deliveries to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The Center for Advanced Medicine drop-off/valet area will be open and accessible, as usual, from Euclid Avenue off Forest Park Avenue.Detour signs and security officers at Kingshighway ...
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Uninsured face hurdles choosing health insurance - [2013-11-11 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA new study identifies difficulties for uninsured people who are trying to register for health-care coverage. The new federal health-care law gives millions of Americans access to medical insurance. However, choosing the right coverage — a daunting task for most people — could be even more difficult for those who have never had health insurance, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Although the research took place before enrollment under ...
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Taylor and Newstead overpasses to reopen - [2013-11-25 00:00:00 ] The Missouri Department of Transportation project to construct a new interchange at Tower Grove Avenue and replace four bridges over Interstate 64/Highway 40 is on schedule to be completed mid-2014. Employees should note some changes that may affect their commutes. Some closures and openings are weather-dependent.The Taylor Avenue bridge will reopen Nov. 27, and the Newstead bridge will open Dec. 6. The westbound I-64/Highway 40 ramp to Boyle Avenue will close Dec. 16 and remain closed through the end of ...
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Lecture Dec. 10 to honor former residency grad - [2013-12-02 00:00:00 ] John Olson Jr., MD, PhD, a 1998 graduate of the Washington University General Surgery Residency Program, will give a lecture in honor of the late Keith D. Amos, MD, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in Connor Auditorium at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center on the Medical Campus. Olson also will receive an alumni award named for Amos. A reception will precede the lecture at 4:15 p.m.Amos, a 2004 graduate of the residency program, was an assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology ...
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Mohanakumar receives clinical science award - [2013-12-11 00:00:00 ] MohanakumarThalachallour Mohanakumar, PhD, the Jacqueline G. and William E. Maritz Professor of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Paul I. Terasaki Clinical Science Award. He was given the award Nov. 20 at the 39th annual meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI), in Chicago.Mohanakumar is an internationally renowned organ transplantation scientist whose contributions have played a leading role in the success of the ...
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Mohanakumar receives clinical science award - [2013-12-11 00:00:00 ] MohanakumarThalachallour Mohanakumar, PhD, the Jacqueline G. and William E. Maritz Professor of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Paul I. Terasaki Clinical Science Award. He was given the award Nov. 20 at the 39th annual meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) in Chicago.Mohanakumar is an internationally renowned organ transplantation scientist whose contributions have played a leading role in the success of the ...
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New target explored for psychiatric drug development - [2014-01-28 00:00:00 ] Zorumski laboratoryResearchers have discovered that a molecule known as an oxysterol can stimulate receptors on brain cells key to cognitive function. The finding may aid development of new types of antipsychotic drugs. The black (top) line shows an untreated receptor. The red line, with significantly more downward peaks, shows oxysterol is activating the receptor. p, ,{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;}div.WordSection1{page:WordSection1;}In a surprising discovery, ...
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Distinguished Faculty, Goldstein honors awarded - [2014-01-31 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonThy Huskey, MD, Brent E. Ruoff, MD, Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD, and Lawrence Lewis, MD, visit at a reception following the 2014 Faculty Recognition Event on Jan. 29 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Faculty members were honored at the event with Distinguished Faculty and Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership awards. Several Washington University School of Medicine faculty members were honored by the school Jan. 29 for their dedication, talent and wide-ranging achievements.Recipients of the ...
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Nominations being accepted for School of Medicine dean’s service awards - [2014-02-04 00:00:00 ] If you have a co-worker in the School of Medicine who deserves recognition, consider nominating him or her for this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a medical school staff member. Nominations for the 15th annual naming of a Dean’s Distinguished Service Award recipient, as well nominations for research support and operations staff awards, are being accepted through Feb. 28. To be eligible for the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the nominee must be a ...
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Obituary: David M. Kipnis, MD, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Medicine, 86 - [2014-02-06 00:00:00 ] David M. Kipnis, MD, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died at his home Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, after a long illness. He was 86.A longtime leader at the School of Medicine, he came to the university in 1955 as a research fellow in the laboratory of Nobel laureates Carl F. Cori, MD, and Gerty T. Cori, MD.More ...
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WUSTL faculty receive Fulbright awards - [2014-02-12 00:00:00 ] Some faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis have received awards from the Fulbright Program for the 2013-14 academic year for short-term projects in areas ranging from architecture to education to medicine. Jim Beirne, director of external relations at the Career Center, received an award for work at United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya, where he will help guide the school's recently formed career center. During two visits in the next five years, Beirne will lecture, lead ...
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Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer - [2014-02-10 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonHigh-tech glasses developed at the School of Medicine help breast surgeon Julie Margenthaler, MD, visualize cancer cells in a patient Feb. 10.High-tech glasses developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help surgeons visualize cancer cells, which glow blue when viewed through the eyewear.The wearable technology, so new it’s yet unnamed, was used during surgery for the first time today at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington ...
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Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer - [2014-02-10 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonHigh-tech glasses developed at the School of Medicine help breast surgeon Julie Margenthaler, MD, visualize cancer cells in a patient Feb. 10.High-tech glasses developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help surgeons visualize cancer cells, which glow blue when viewed through the eyewear.The wearable technology, so new it’s yet unnamed, was used during surgery for the first time Feb. 10 at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington ...
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Stand-alone facility for retrieving donated organs more efficient, less costly than hospital - [2014-02-25 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA study led by M.B. Majella Doyle, MD, a Washington University liver transplant surgeon, shows that retrieving donor organs at a stand-alone facility is more efficient and less costly than in a hospital. Retrieving organs from brain-dead donors is logistically challenging and time consuming in hospitals. Multiple surgical teams often fly to a donor’s hospital but frequently face delays in retrieving organs due to crowded operating-room schedules.However, a new study shows that moving organ ...
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Parts of Duncan Avenue closed March 3 to May 5 - [2014-02-28 00:00:00 ] Duncan Avenue is scheduled to be closed in segments March 3 to May 5 for sewer work. The closures will begin west of Sarah Street, just east of the @4240 building.Construction will progress toward Boyle Avenue in the following weeks. The intersection at Duncan and Boyle avenues is to be closed April 21-27, followed by closure of the final segment of Duncan west of Boyle from April 28 to May 5. For more information on this and other construction projects and road closures, follow this link.For a ...
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Genetic privacy in a new era - [2014-03-03 00:00:00 ] sid hastings/WUSTL Photos (2)Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD (above, left), of the University of Chicago, addresses the panel at the Policy Forum program "First, Do No Harm: Genetic Privacy in the Age of Genome Sequencing" in Brown Hall Feb. 25. Among other topics, panel participants addressed the ethical implications of genetic privacy and incidental findings that may occur because of genome testing. Participants were (from left) Laura Jean Bierut, MD, professor of psychiatry at Washington ...
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Drake honored with coordinator excellence award - [2014-03-05 00:00:00 ] DrakeTia Drake, executive director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was honored Feb. 28 with the GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Award.The award, given by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), recognizes institutional coordinators who play pivotal roles in ensuring the success of institutions and their sponsored training programs. The ACGME awards website notes that the organization depends on these ...
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Mardis, Wilson named to endowed professorships - [2014-04-04 00:00:00 ] Elaine R. Mardis, PhD, and Richard K. Wilson, PhD, both renowned for discoveries in the field of genomics, have been named to endowed professorships at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Mardis has been named the inaugural Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn Distinguished Professor of Medicine, and Wilson has been named the inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine. Mark BeavenElaine R. Mardis, PhD, center, the inaugural Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn ...
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Aging expert Stone to deliver annual Friedman Lecture May 8 - [2014-04-22 00:00:00 ] Robyn I. Stone, PhD, noted researcher and leading international authority on aging and long-term care policy, will deliver the 2014 Friedman lecture Thursday, May 8, in Brown Hall on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.Stone will speak on “Developing the Workforce for an Aging America.” Given the aging of the population, an increased need will arise for physicians, social workers, public health professionals, nurses, health-care support staff, physical therapists, business and ...
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Study finds limited benefit for vitamin D in asthma treatment - [2014-05-18 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonMario Castro, MD, listens to the lungs of a patient with asthma. Castro led a clinical trial investigating the effects of vitamin D supplements on asthma control. Adding vitamin D to asthma treatment to improve breathing only appears to benefit patients who achieve sufficient levels of the supplement in the blood. Overall, the ability to control asthma did not differ between a study group that received vitamin D supplements and a group that received placebo, according to new research at ...
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Two teams share $25,000 Discovery Competition top prize - [2014-05-22 00:00:00 ] http://youtu.be/_WreqPYIvsYProjects to provide low-cost eyeglasses for people in the developing world and to develop a cell-death detector will share $25,000 to further develop their projects as winners of the 2014 Discovery Competition.Projects to provide low-cost eyeglasses for people in the developing world and to develop a cell-death detector will share $25,000 in cash to further develop their projects as winners of the 2014 Discovery Competition. Washington University in St. Louis' School of ...
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Genetic find shows racial differences a factor in mortality in heart attack patients on anti-clotting drug - [2014-06-17 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonCardiologist Sharon Cresci, MD, led a genetic study showing that racial differences account for a higher risk of mortality in some patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix) after a heart attack.Researchers have identified the first genetic variations linked to race that begin to explain a higher risk of death among some African-American and Caucasian patients taking the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) after a heart attack. These variants increased patients’ risk of dying in the year ...
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Fatal cell malfunction identified in Huntington's disease - [2014-06-23 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonHiroko Yano, PhD, right, led a team of researchers that learned how the fatal inherited disorder Huntington's disease kills brain cells. Co-author Albert Kim also is pictured.Researchers believe they have learned how mutations in the gene that causes Huntington’s disease kill brain cells, a finding that could open new opportunities for treating the fatal disorder. Scientists first linked the gene to the inherited disease more than 20 years ago. Huntington’s disease affects five to seven ...
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Bullock named Wolff Professor in Urology - [2014-07-01 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenArnold Bullock, MD, newly endowed as the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Urology, is pictured with Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine (left), and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Noted urologist Arnold D. Bullock, MD, has been named the inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Urology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is a professor of urologic surgery at the School of ...
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CID centennial focus of Becker Library exhibit - [2014-07-14 00:00:00 ] To help commemorate the Central Institute for the Deaf’s centennial, the Bernard Becker Medical Library has a new exhibit featuring rare books, early hearing aids, photographs and other items related to the CID. The exhibit, in the library's seventh-floor Glaser Gallery, is free and will be open to the public during regular business hours through October.For more information on the exhibit, visit here.
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First-year medical students receive white coats - [2014-08-22 00:00:00 ] Photos by Robert BostonFirst-year students in the School of Medicine recite an oath they wrote together as a class. First-year students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently participated in the traditional White Coat Ceremony — a rite of passage in which future doctors are welcomed to the medical school and the medical profession. First-year medical student Shamaita Majumdar receives her white coat from Will Ross, MD, the School of Medicine's associate dean for ...
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New technology may identify tiny strains in body tissues before injuries occur - [2014-08-26 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonFrom left, Guy Genin, PhD, John Boyle and Stavros Thomopoulos, PhD, watch as a sample is exposed to stress and force. They have developed algorithms that may lead to the ability to identify weak spots in tendons, muscles and bones.Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed algorithms to identify weak spots in tendons, muscles and bones prone to tearing or breaking. The technology, which needs to be refined before it is used in patients, one day may help pinpoint minor ...
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National study examines ways federal policy can impact childhood, adolescent obesity - [2014-09-12 00:00:00 ] A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks could reduce obesity in adolescents, and exercise promotion, such as after-school physical activity programs, could impact younger children in the fight against fat.BrownsonThose are the findings of a new national study co-authored by Ross Brownson, PhD, professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.The study, “Reducing Childhood Obesity Through U.S. Federal Policy: A Microsimulation ...
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Washington People: Ramaswamy Govindan - [2014-09-22 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonRamaswamy Govindan, MD, is using next-generation sequencing to uncover genetic mutations that play a role in forming tumors. The discoveries could expand treatments for patients because drugs targeting some of these genetic changes already are available or are in clinical trials.Ramaswamy Govindan, MD, has shared the story countless times – “My kids will laugh, and my wife will roll her eyes” when they read it here, he admits – but its Horatio Alger elements give it wide appeal.“I ...
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Review identifies factors associated with childhood brain tumors - [2014-10-01 00:00:00 ] Older parents, birth defects, maternal nutrition and childhood exposure to CT scans and pesticides are increasingly being associated with brain tumors in children, according to new research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. JohnsonBrain and central nervous system tumors are the second leading cause of cancer death in children.A team of researchers, led by Kimberly Johnson, PhD, assistant professor of social work at the Brown School, a member of the Institute for Public Health and ...
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Wash U Expert: Supreme Court case against Affordable Care Act has no merit - [2014-11-12 00:00:00 ] The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit targeting federal subsidies designed to help millions of Americans afford health insurance. McBrideThe case is dubious on its merits, said Timothy D. McBride, PhD, professor at Washington University in St. Louis' Brown School and a noted health economist. McBride cites legal precedent as a reason for allowing the subsidies to continue. At stake in the lawsuit is whether subsidies should be available to anyone who qualifies, or only to those who purchase ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Muscle relaxant may be viable treatment for rare form of diabetes - [2014-11-24 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonStudying animal models and cells taken from patients with Wolfram syndrome, first author Simin Lu, PhD (left), and principal investigator Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD, led a team that found the FDA-approved muscle relaxant dantrolene may be an effective treatment for the rare but devastating form of diabetes.A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant may be an effective treatment for a rare but devastating form of diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.The ...
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Prather heads North American Spine Society - [2014-12-01 00:00:00 ] PratherHeidi Prather, DO, professor and chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named president of the North American Spine Society (NASS). Prather is the first woman elected to the position.A physiatrist, Prather also is a co-director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Fellowship and director of the Washington University Chesterfield Orthopaedic Spine Center.Her ...
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Innovation-friendly Quick Start License now available - [2015-02-04 00:00:00 ] James Byard/WUSTL PhotosThe Office of Technology Management, located in the new @4240 building in the heart of St. Louis' Cortex bioscience district, launched the Quick Start License to speed up and smooth the process of starting new companies based on university technology.Washington University in St. Louis is launching the Quick Start License, a new tool that helps clear the path for faculty and staff to launch startup companies and accelerate the pace of bringing innovations to the marketplace.“We ...
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Duncan/Newstead intersection to close Feb. 25 - [2015-02-09 00:00:00 ] Starting Feb. 25 and continuing for about two months, the intersection of Duncan and Newstead avenues will close as a Metropolitan Sewer District storm sewer line upgrade continues. Sections of Duncan east of Newstead have been closed during the project but will reopen when the intersection closes. Boyle is expected to reopen this spring.The closure will affect several shuttle routes and pickup locations (see shuttle information below). Public safety officials will monitor traffic and dispatch officers to ...
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Obituary: Carl Rovainen, professor emeritus, 73 - [2013-03-11 00:00:00 ] Carl Rovainen, PhD, professor emeritus of cell biology and physiology, “always delighted in life,” friends say. Carl Rovainen, PhD, professor emeritus of cell biology and physiology, died of cancer Friday, March 1, 2013, in Brookings, Ore. Rovainen retired from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 2001, after 34 years as a faculty member.“Carl Rovainen was a unique faculty member and a wonderful human being,” said Phil Stahl, PhD, former head of cell biology and physiology. ...
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Physical therapy often just as good as surgery for knee problem - [2013-04-10 00:00:00 ] Audio availableEither physical therapy or arthroscopic surgery can relieve pain and improve mobility in patients with a torn meniscus and arthritis in the knee, according to researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and six other centers. Rick W. Wright, MDA torn meniscus seen during arthroscopic knee surgery.Their findings appear online in The New England Journal of Medicine. “Patients can get better with physical therapy or surgery,” said Rick W. Wright, MD, a sports ...
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Obituary: Marilyn Krukowski, professor emerita of biology, 80 - [2013-04-09 00:00:00 ] KrukowskiMarilyn Krukowski, PhD, professor emerita of biology in Arts & Sciences, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, in St. Louis from complications of multiple sclerosis. She was 80. She joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis in 1969, became a professor in 1987 and retired as professor emerita in 2002.Krukowski taught vertebrate structure (anatomy) in the Department of Biology for more than 30 years. Her students raved about the quality of her teaching and often cited the course as the ...
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Celebrating Jewish Hospital, Jewish College of Nursing - [2013-04-30 00:00:00 ] An event to celebrate and reminisce about Jewish Hospital and the Jewish College of Nursing will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, in the lobby of the Kingshighway Building, 216 S. Kingshighway Blvd. Remarks will be made at 4:30 p.m., and light refreshments will be served.
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2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
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OT student receives leadership award - [2013-05-13 00:00:00 ] SanbornErin Sanborn, a doctoral student in the Washington University School of Medicine"s Program in Occupational Therapy, is the recipient of the 2013 Women in Science Rosalind Kornfeld Leadership Award given by the Academic Women"s Network (AWN) at the university.The leadership award is given each year to women in the graduating class of the school’s MD and/or PhD programs who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in service to, or advancement of, women within the community. The award was named to ...
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National Bike to Work Day is May 17 - [2013-05-16 00:00:00 ] Elizabethe Holland DurandoLaura Bierut, MD, professor of psychiatry, and Brad Evanoff, MD, the Richard and Elizabeth Henby Sutter Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, have been cycling to work at the School of Medicine for almost 20 years. The commute from the couple's University City home is a little less than five miles. They encourage other employees to join them on National Bike to Work Day, which is Friday, May 17. For information about Bike to ...
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Washington People: Catherine Appleton - [2013-05-15 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonCatherine “Kate” Appleton, MD, reads film from a mammogram. She says one of the toughest parts of being a radiologist is having to diagnose breast cancer in young women. “But what might surprise people is that, more often than not, we actually give good news here,” she said. “Most people who walk through the door leave with good news.”Taka YanagimotoAppleton and her children, Lily, 8, and Mack, 6, tend to their two new chickens.Catherine “Kate” Appleton, MD, is assistant ...
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Brunt earns Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award - [2013-06-12 00:00:00 ] BruntL. Michael Brunt, MD, professor of surgery in minimally invasive surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, received a 2013 Philip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award at the annual meeting of the Association for Surgical Education, held April 25-27 in Orlando, Fla. Brunt directs the minimally invasive surgery fellowship, in addition to his many other teaching duties. A dedicated educator, he has developed an accelerated skills course for medical students headed for residencies ...
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Brunt earns Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award - [2013-06-12 00:00:00 ] BruntL. Michael Brunt, MD, professor of surgery in minimally invasive surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, received a 2013 Philip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award at the annual meeting of the Association for Surgical Education, held April 25-27 in Orlando, Fla. “I am truly honored by this award and wish to thank Dr. Timothy Eberlein and Dr. Mary Klingensmith for their support and the many individuals who have helped with our various teaching activities," Brunt said. ...
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SCOTUS Myriad Genetics decision a significant shift from status quo - [2013-06-13 00:00:00 ] In the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that naturally occurring DNA sequences are “products of nature” and therefore cannot be patented. Collins“The Supreme Court’s holding represents a significant shift from the status quo,” said Kevin Emerson Collins, JD, patent law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “It reverses both the lower court and 20 years of precedent at the U.S. Patent and ...
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Wilson named world’s ‘Hottest Researcher’ - [2013-06-19 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonRichard Wilson, PhD, director of The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the world’s most-cited researcher by Thomson Reuters’ ScienceWatch.Richard Wilson, PhD, director of The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was named the world’s most-cited researcher by Thomson Reuters’ ScienceWatch, an open web resource for science metrics and analysis. The annual ranking of the Hottest Researchers ...
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Obituary: Thomas H. Steinberg, MD, associate professor of medicine, 61 - [2013-06-24 00:00:00 ] SteinbergThomas H. Steinberg, MD, associate professor of medicine, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, in St. Louis of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 61.Steinberg, a cell biology researcher and infectious diseases physician, joined Washington University School of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases in 1989. His primary research training was as a macrophage cell biologist, though the focus of his lab evolved to encompass several ...
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Wickline named Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences - [2013-06-21 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavanLarry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, congratulates Samuel A. Wickline, MD, on his installation as the James R. Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences. Samuel A. Wickline, MD, has been named the inaugural James R. Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Wickline, a physician, scientist and nanotechnology innovator, was installed June 20.“This professorship ...
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School-age drinking increases breast cancer risk - [2013-08-28 00:00:00 ] If a female averages a drink per day between her first period and her first full-term pregnancy, she increases her risk of breast cancer by 11 percent, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Here’s a sobering fact for millions of young women heading back to school: The more alcohol they drink before motherhood, the greater their risk of future breast cancer.That’s according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
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Medical startup hatched at Washington University continues strong performance - [2013-09-18 00:00:00 ] http://youtu.be/zBGm83pNxuoSchool of Engineering & Applied Science alumni Andrew Brimer and Abigail Cohen discuss their project, Sparo Labs, which recently won the $150,000 CIMIT Student Technology Prize for Primary Care.Andrew Brimer and Abigail Cohen, May graduates of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis and co-founders of the med-tech startup Sparo Labs, have won the $150,000 CIMIT Student Technology Prize for Primary Care, bringing their total ...
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Eberlein honored by Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - [2013-10-18 00:00:00 ] Timothy Eberlein, MD, is inducted as an honorary fellow into the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, the William K. Bixby Professor of Surgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has joined the likes of Lord Lister, the father of modern surgery.Eberlein was inducted last month as an honorary fellow into the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, in the U.K., one of the world’s oldest organizations dedicated to ...
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Outlook optimistic for returning U.S. veterans - [2013-11-06 00:00:00 ] Two decades of research by Rumi Kato Price, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the Washington University School of Medicine, shows reason for optimism about the future of returning soldiers.“The notion that our soldiers deployed to conflict regions come back ‘broken’ is a one-sided story in the media. There are both potential positive and negative effects of war experiences,” says Price, whose research has explored trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse and suicide among ...
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Initiative to expand breast-feeding support for medical students, staff - [2013-11-22 00:00:00 ] PAUL DUELLShown is a lactation room in St. Louis Children's Hospital. The School of Medicine initiative to expand breast-feeding support for students and staff includes creating more lactation rooms across the Medical Campus.Reducing barriers to breast-feeding and providing a welcoming and accessible space for students and staff to pump milk or feed their babies is the focus of a new initiative at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “We want new mothers to feel more comfortable ...
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NIH to fund ‘omics’ research into lung disease - [2013-11-26 00:00:00 ] Worldwide, millions of children and adults struggle to breathe because of lung damage caused by asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis.Adding to extensive research already underway to combat such ailments, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been awarded a five-year career-development grant to support junior faculty members interested in using “omics” technologies to diagnose, treat and prevent lung diseases.The grant, funded by the National Heart, Lung ...
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Washington University celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day - [2014-01-15 00:00:00 ] MartinThe 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration at Washington University in St. Louis will include a number of free events, from lectures to performances. Michel Martin, host of Tell Me More, National Public Radio’s one-hour daily news and talk show, was scheduled to give the School of Medicine’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Lecture but canceled over the weekend due to illness. Jason Purnell, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School, will give the lecture in her place. He is ...
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Strasberg to receive Distinguished Service Award - [2014-01-22 00:00:00 ] StrasbergSteven Strasberg, MD, the Pruett Family Professor of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will receive the 2014 Distinguished Service Award from the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.He will be honored in February at the association’s annual meeting in Miami.Strasberg, a surgeon for more than 40 years, specializes in liver and pancreas, biliary, and gallbladder surgery, particularly regarding cancer of these organs. He performs surgeries at Barnes-Jewish ...
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Distinguished Faculty, Goldstein honors awarded - [2014-01-31 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonThy Huskey, MD, Brent E. Ruoff, MD, Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD, and Lawrence Lewis, MD, visit at a reception following the 2014 Faculty Recognition Event on Jan. 29 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Ruoff, Wichelman and several other faculty members were honored at the event with Distinguished Faculty and Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership awards.Several Washington University School of Medicine faculty members were honored by the school Jan. 29 for their dedication, talent and wide-ranging ...
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Neurosurgeon writes thriller based on his research - [2014-01-30 00:00:00 ] Faculty member Eric Leuthardt's first novel was inspired by his research into brains and computers.Neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt’s research often has been described as science fiction brought to life. But in his latest project, his experiences in the laboratory and the operating room have inspired him to write a futuristic thriller.Leuthardt, MD, associate professor of neurosurgery and of biomedical engineering at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is working to develop brain implants ...
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Obituary: David M. Kipnis, MD, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Medicine, 86 - [2014-02-07 00:00:00 ] KipnisDavid M. Kipnis, MD, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died at his home Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, after a long illness. He was 86.A deeply respected, longtime leader at the School of Medicine, he came to the university in 1955 as a research fellow in the laboratory of Nobel laureates Carl F. Cori, MD, and Gerty T. Cori, MD.He directed the university’s Clinical Research Center from 1960-87, became a full professor of ...
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New clues found to preventing lung transplant rejection - [2014-02-25 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonBroadly suppressing the immune system after lung transplantation may inadvertently encourage organ rejection, according to a new study in mice. Pictured from left are study co-authors Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD, Andrew Gelman, PhD, and Alexander Krupnick, MD. Organ transplant patients routinely receive drugs that stop their immune systems from attacking newly implanted hearts, livers, kidneys or lungs, which the body sees as foreign. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine in ...
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Grad, professional students present research while honing communication skills during annual event - [2014-03-17 00:00:00 ] Sid Hastings/WUSTL PhotosAnna Hood (right), a Chancellor’s Graduate Fellow in psychology in Arts & Sciences, explains her work to judge Taryn Marashi, a graduate student in Islamic studies, also in Arts & Sciences. Hood’s research examines Phenylketonuria (PKU), a metabolic genetic disorder, and how variability (fluctuations) in Phenylalanine (Phe), an essential amino acid, predicts lower intelligence and poorer executive abilities in children with PKU.With topics ranging from African-American ...
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A novel mechanism for fast regulation of gene expression - [2014-03-18 00:00:00 ] Whitney Curtis/WUSTL PhotosYehuda Ben-Shahar, PhD, assistant professor of biology, (left) and Xingguo Zheng, a PhD candidate in neuroscience and co-author on the paper, examine fruit flies in the lab. Our genome, we are taught, operates by sending instructions for the manufacture of proteins from DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the protein-synthesizing machinery in the cytoplasm. These instructions are conveyed by a type of molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA). Francis Crick , co-discoverer of the ...
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Painkillers may decrease susceptibility to recurring urinary infections - [2014-05-18 00:00:00 ] Thomas HannanPictured is an infected bladder's lining colonized by bacteria (the rod-shaped structures). The round white cells are specialized immune cells called neutrophils. Women plagued by repeated urinary tract infections may be able to prevent the infections with help from over-the-counter painkillers, new research in mice shows.Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that inhibiting COX-2, an immune protein that causes inflammation, eliminated recurrent urinary ...
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Optical brain scanner goes where other brain scanners can’t - [2014-05-19 00:00:00 ] Tim ParkerResearch participant Britt Gott wears a cap used to image the brain via diffuse optical tomography (DOT). Scientists have advanced a brain-scanning technology that tracks what the brain is doing by shining dozens of tiny LED lights on the head. This new generation of neuroimaging compares favorably to other approaches but avoids the radiation exposure and bulky magnets the others require, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The new optical approach ...
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Parents of autistic kids often have autistic traits - [2014-06-24 00:00:00 ] Studying children with autism and their parents, researchers have found that when a child has autism, his or her parents are more likely to have autistic traits than parents who don’t have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, as measured by a survey used to identify such characteristics. Past studies have found that the siblings of children with autism also tended to have more autistic traits than the siblings of kids without autism. But this study is the first to connect significant numbers of ...
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Washington People: Susan Bayliss - [2014-08-05 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonSusan Bayliss, MD, (right) looks over a dermatology text with Patricia Crader, a staff nurse who has worked with Bayliss for 23 years. With her long, straight hair and knee-high skirt, Susan Bayliss knew she stood out. She scanned the meeting room at the University of Texas at Austin and saw young men chatting, laughing, confident and looking like they belonged.One of only a smattering of women in the room, she was uncomfortable but determined to attend the chapter meeting for the school’s ...
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National study examines ways federal policy can impact childhood, adolescent obesity - [2014-09-12 00:00:00 ] A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks could reduce obesity in adolescents, and exercise promotion, such as after-school physical activity programs, could impact younger children in the fight against fat.BrownsonThose are the findings of a new national study co-authored by Ross Brownson, PhD, professor at the Brown School and School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis and scholar in the Institute for Public Health.The study, “Reducing ...
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Flu shots required for those who work with or near patients - [2014-09-22 00:00:00 ] The nip in the air is a reminder not only of the coming autumn but of flu season. And for any Washington University employee who works with or near patients, it means it’s time to get a flu shot.For the second year in a row, the seasonal flu vaccine is required for all students and employees on the School of Medicine and Danforth campuses who engage in patient care or work in buildings where patient care is provided or clinical research occurs.Medical CampusBeginning Tuesday, Sept. 23, the School of ...
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‘The process by which drugs are discovered and developed will be fundamentally different in the future' - [2014-09-25 00:00:00 ] Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosMichael Kinch, associate vice chancellor and director of theCenter for Research Innovation in Business, in front of a blackboard with thechalked logos of startups Washington University in St. Louis has helped launch. Before joining Washington University in St. Louis, Michael Kinch, PhD, was managing director of the Center for Molecular Discovery at Yale University. “A few years ago, to motivate the team I gave them what’s called a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (a B-HAG),” Kinch ...
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Washington University receives new grant to host Amgen Scholars Program - [2014-11-12 00:00:00 ] Jenny BrownComing from universities across the country, the 2014 Amgen Scholars at Washington University in St. Louis spent 10 weeks of the summer gaining hands-on experience in laboratory research. Under the mentorship of university faculty, the scholars performed independent research projects in many areas of the life sciences. Washington University in St. Louis has received new funding from the Amgen Foundation to provide hands-on laboratory experiences to undergraduate students through the Amgen ...
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Criteria expanded for annual Friedman Award - [2015-02-03 00:00:00 ] Nominations for the 2015 Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Award for Excellence in Service to Older Adults are now open to anyone within the St. Louis region who has made an outstanding contribution in service to older adults. The award is presented annually by the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging, part of the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. Contributions through practice, education, advocacy or research all will be considered.Communities throughout the United ...
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TV series set at St. Louis Children’s Hospital to air - [2013-03-13 00:00:00 ] St. Louis Children’s Hospital nurse Colleen Bozada talks to a patient while crew members tape their discussion.“The Frontline for Hope,” a documentary series filmed at the hospital, begins airing Saturday, March 16.A documentary-style series highlighting patients, faculty physicians and other staff at St. Louis Children’s Hospital will debut Saturday, March 16, on KSDK. The half-hour weekly series, “The Frontline for Hope,” will air Saturdays at 6:30 p.m.The six-week series follows several ...
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Obituary: Marilyn Krukowski, professor emerita of biology, 80 - [2013-04-09 00:00:00 ] KrukowskiMarilyn Krukowski, PhD, professor emerita of biology in Arts & Sciences, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, in St. Louis from complications of multiple sclerosis. She was 80. She joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis in 1969, became a professor in 1987 and retired as professor emerita in 2002.Krukowski taught vertebrate structure (anatomy) in the Department of Biology for more than 30 years. Her students raved about the quality of her teaching and often cited the course as the ...
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Genetic markers ID second Alzheimer’s pathway - [2013-04-04 00:00:00 ] Audio availableResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer’s that points to a second pathway through which the disease develops.Nigel Cairns, PhDBoth a tangle (top left) and a plaque (bottom right) can be seen in the brain of a patient with Alzheimer"s disease.Much of the genetic research on Alzheimer’s centers on amyloid-beta, a key component of brain plaques that build up in the brains of people with the disease. In ...
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Eberlein elected president of surgical association - [2013-04-18 00:00:00 ] EberleinTimothy Eberlein, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected president of the Southern Surgical Association. One of the nation’s leading medical groups, the association is dedicated to furthering the study and practice of surgery, especially in the Southern states. “I am honored to be a part of such a prestigious medical group and to work with my fellow board members to advance the practice of surgery,” Eberlein said. He ...
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XPRIZE proposed to inspire Alzheimer’s research - [2013-05-23 00:00:00 ] This section contains dynamic content that cannot be displayed in edit mode. Click the button below to edit this content.%3Ciframe%20width%3D%22470%22%20height%3D%22315%22%20src%3D%22http%3A//www.youtube.com/embed/461H8hM0Amg%3Frel%3D0%22%20frameborder%3D%220%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C/iframe%3EWashington University neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt, left, and preventive medicine expert Dean Ornish make their pitch for Alzheimer’s to be the focus of a new XPRIZE, a financial award designed to increase the ...
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Evens to chair National Library of Medicine Board - [2013-07-02 00:00:00 ] p, ,{margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;}.t{font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Cambria;}@page WordSection1{size:8.5in 11.0in;margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}div.WordSection1{page:WordSection1;}Ronald Evens, MD, professor of radiology at the School of Medicine and of medical economics at the Olin Business School, has been appointed chairman of the Board of Regents for the National Library of Medicine (NLM). EvensEvens was director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology ...
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DBBS to celebrate 40th anniversary Aug. 21 - [2013-08-08 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of Medicine’s Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) will celebrate its 40th anniversary Wednesday, Aug. 21. The division also will honor 10 faculty members who have served on more than 100 DDBS PhD thesis committees. A panel discussion at 3 p.m. in Moore Auditorium on the first floor of the North Building will include five DBBS alumni: Keith A. Crandall, PhD, director of the Computational Biology Institute at The George Washington University; Ethan R. Graf, PhD, ...
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Career development program in OB/GYN moves to Washington University - [2013-08-02 00:00:00 ] A research career development program in obstetrics and gynecology is moving to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis from the University of California, San Francisco. The Reproductive Scientist Development Program (RSDP) will support the salaries and training of 15 MD or MD/PhD fellows who want to become physician scientists in obstetrics and gynecology. Physician scientists usually pursue faculty positions that allow them to treat patients as well as conduct lab research.The program, ...
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Friedman Center hosts Global Aging Initiative in South Korea - [2013-08-14 00:00:00 ] courtesy photos (2)Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (below) welcomed more than 60 scholars from around the world — including a cohort from Washington University in St. Louis and representatives from partner institutions of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy — to Seoul, South Korea, June 22 to introduce Washington University’s Global Aging Initiative. The meeting, sponsored by the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at the Institute for Public Health, was held in conjunction with the ...
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Obituary: Bernard Becker, former head of ophthalmology, 93 - [2013-08-29 00:00:00 ] BeckerBernard Becker, MD, professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died at his home Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, after a long illness. He was 93. A world expert on glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness in the world, Becker contributed much to treating the illness. Perhaps most notable was his introduction of the drug acetazolamide to treat the disease. His laboratory made many contributions to the understanding of the ...
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Students choose labs via scientific 'speed dating' - [2013-09-18 00:00:00 ] Allison BraunGraduate student Allyson Mayer visits with Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, MD, assistant professor of medicine and of cell biology and physiology, at the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences poster presentation event in August.Allyson Mayer walked from poster to poster, weighing considerations that will help shape her next few years at Washington University in St. Louis and her career as a biological scientist. Her mission: to pick at least three laboratories for rotations before committing to ...
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Becker memorial set for Nov. 22 - [2013-11-06 00:00:00 ] BeckerFriends and family of Bernard Becker, MD, will gather for a memorial Friday, Nov. 22. Becker, professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences, died at his home Aug. 28, 2013, at the age of 93.The memorial will be held at 1 p.m. in Moore Auditorium in the North Building at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Speakers will include Becker’s family members, friends and colleagues, including Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; Chancellor Emeritus William H. ...
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Outlook optimistic for returning U.S. veterans - [2013-11-06 00:00:00 ] Two decades of research by Rumi Kato Price, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, shows reason for optimism about the future of returning soldiers.“The notion that our soldiers deployed to conflict regions come back ‘broken’ is a one-sided story in the media. There are both potential positive and negative effects of war experiences,” says Price, whose research has explored trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse and suicide ...
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Heads or tails? Random fluctuations in brain cell activity may determine toss-up decisions - [2013-12-04 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonHumans make many decisions every day, such as whether to have pizza or salad for lunch. An emerging field known as neuroeconomics is combining economic theory with brain research to understand how these decisions are made. Scientists report new insights into decisions in which two options are equally appealing.Life presents us with choices all the time: salad or pizza for lunch? Tea or coffee afterward? How we make these everyday decisions has been a topic of great interest to economists, ...
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Smoking affects the heart, lungs … and bones - [2014-01-02 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of MedicineBecause smoking interferes with bone healing, foot and ankle specialist Jeffrey Johnson, MD, and other Washington University orthopedists advise patients to stop smoking before surgery.As the new year begins, many people will resolve to quit smoking. Although most smokers realize the habit isn’t good for their hearts and lungs, Washington University orthopaedic surgeons remind them that lung and heart health aren’t the only reasons to quit. Smoking complicates ...
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Washington University celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day - [2014-01-15 00:00:00 ] MartinThe 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration at Washington University in St. Louis will include a number of free events, from lectures to performances. Michel Martin, host of Tell Me More, National Public Radio’s one-hour daily news and talk show, will deliver the School of Medicine’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Lecture. The event, which is sponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs, will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. The ...
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Brain regions 'tune' activity to enable attention - [2014-01-15 00:00:00 ] The brain appears to synchronize the activity of different brain regions to make it possible for a person to pay attention or concentrate on a task, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned. Researchers think the process, roughly akin to tuning multiple walkie-talkies to the same frequency, may help establish clear channels for communication between brain areas that detect sensory stimuli.Daitch“We think the brain not only puts regions that facilitate attention on ...
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Nanopore Diagnostics wins Olin Cup - [2014-02-05 00:00:00 ] http://youtu.be/lOhd_5xn8AQFounded by WUSTL post-doctoral research scholar Tom Cohen and PhD/MBA student Benjamin Borgo, the Nanopore Diagnostic team won this year's Olin Cup prize and $50,000 in seed investment during a Jan. 30 ceremony highlighted by remarks from David Karandish (BS '05), CEO of Answers Corp. Nanopore is developing a test to fight the spread of antibiotic resistance. The test, which takes 20 minutes to read, will identify if the patient can benefit from antibiotics, and which one to ...
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Medical Campus students perform 'Young Frankenstein' April 24-26 - [2014-04-17 00:00:00 ] Photos by Tim Parker (3)Students rehearse "Young Frankenstein," the School of Medicine's ninth annual student musical, in the Olin Hall gym on the Washington University Medical Campus. Pictured is the monster, played by MSTP student Runjun Kumar, erupting and provoking a mix of reactions. The musical, which is entirely student-run, involves some 50 medical, occupational therapy, audiology, biostatistics and biomedical PhD students. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. April 24, 25 and 26 in ...
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Workshop held to help recruit women, minorities - [2014-04-23 00:00:00 ] PHOTOS BY ROBERT BOSTON(Above) In her lab, Kelle Moley, MD, holds a gel of liver samples from mice that lack a protein that transports sugar to the liver. The missing protein causes problems in metabolism. From left are Rashmi Kudesia, MD, Moley, Deborah Ikhena, MD, and Emily Jungheim, MD. Kudesia, a fellow at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Ikhena, a resident at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, toured research facilities at the Washington University School of Medicine as ...
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Diversity initiative raises awareness across Medical Campus - [2014-05-06 00:00:00 ] ROBERT BOSTONFrom left, Genome Institute employees Craig Pohl, Obi Griffith, PhD, Catrina Fronick, Vince Magrini, PhD, and Tracie DeLuca participate in an exercise at a recent presentation on the Medical Campus. Diversity and inclusion leader Denise DeCou (back right) observes as the group excludes Fronick. At presentations to raise diversity awareness, Daniel Blash and Denise DeCou divide participants into groups and tell one person in each group to leave the room. They then tell those remaining to ...
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Fatal cell malfunction identified in Huntington's disease - [2014-06-23 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonHiroko Yano, PhD, right, led a team of researchers that learned how the fatal inherited disorder Huntington's disease kills brain cells. Co-author Albert Kim, MD, PhD, also is pictured.Researchers believe they have learned how mutations in the gene that causes Huntington’s disease kill brain cells, a finding that could open new opportunities for treating the fatal disorder. Scientists first linked the gene to the inherited disease more than 20 years ago. Huntington’s disease affects five ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Dispatches from the Horn of Africa - [2014-07-01 00:00:00 ] Photos courtesy of J. LowellThis baboon and her infant are native to Djibouti in Africa, where Jeffrey A. Lowell is deployed as a U.S. Navy surgeon. Jeffrey A. Lowell, MD, a professor of surgery and of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is also a commander in the U.S. Navy.In St. Louis, he treats patients at St. Louis Children’s and Barnes-Jewish hospitals. But when deployed, he treats U.S military service members and, at times, citizens of countries in the places he’s ...
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Molecular scissors help viruses break out of cells - [2014-07-01 00:00:00 ] Phyllis Hanson/WUSTL PhotosScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have snapped the first detailed images of the molecular scissors that let viruses such as HIV bud from infected cells. To break out of host cells and seek new targets, viruses push out from inside, forming bulges in cell membranes. The yellow spirals, shown above, form at the base of the bulges and snip them off, allowing the bulges to break free. A protein normally recycles these scissors too quickly for ...
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Medical center summer concert to be held Aug. 23 - [2014-08-15 00:00:00 ] Musically talented members of the Washington University Medical Center community will be featured in a summer concert on the Medical Campus. Faculty, staff and students will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature vocalists and instrumentalists performing a variety of musical genres.It is sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology and Immunology and the ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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The process by which drugs are discovered and developed will be fundamentally different in the future - [2014-09-25 00:00:00 ] Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosMichael Kinch, associate vice chancellor and director of theCenter for Research Innovation in Business, in front of a blackboard with thechalked logos of startups Washington University in St. Louis has helped launch. Before joining Washington University in St. Louis, Michael Kinch, PhD, was managing director of the Center for Molecular Discovery at Yale University. “A few years ago, to motivate the team I gave them what’s called a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (a B-HAG),” Kinch ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Kelle Moley elected to Institute of Medicine - [2014-10-20 00:00:00 ] Kelle H. Moley, MD, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive.Kelle H. Moley, MD, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. Moley was honored for her achievement in the health sciences.Moley is the James P. Crane Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington ...
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Washington People: Shin-ichiro Imai - [2015-02-02 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonShin-ichiro Imai, MD, PhD, (second from left) leads a research team that investigates the processes of aging and longevity in mammals. From the left are Alessia Grozio, postdoctoral research associate; Imai; Kathryn Mills, research lab supervisor; and Sean Johnson, graduate research assistant. As Shin-ichiro Imai grew up outside Tokyo, he heard his parents many times tell the story of his unlikely birth. According to Imai, doctors told his mother there was a high risk of losing the pregnancy ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Exploring a new way to diagnose mental illness - [2015-02-18 00:00:00 ] MamahThe Human Connectome Project aims to identify the neural pathways that underlie brain function and behavior. Building on that work, a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is focused on understanding how those pathways differ in people with psychiatric illnesses.A five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will support the research, which will involve patients with schizophrenia, depression ...
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Raichle named Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine - [2015-02-26 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenLarry J. Shapiro, MD, (left) executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (right), with Marcus Raichle, MD, newly installed as an inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine. Marcus E. Raichle, MD, has been named an inaugural Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Raichle is a professor of radiology, psychology, ...
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Mullins teaches emergency medicine in Bolivia - [2013-03-08 00:00:00 ] Michael MullinsMichael Mullins and other U.S. health-care workers lectured to this class of paramedics at the medical society in La Paz, Bolivia. Flying into El Alto International Airport in Bolivia in winter is breathtaking, both literally and figuratively. When Michael Mullins, MD, landed at the high altitude of 14,000 feet, he was awed by the craggy, snow-capped Andes mountains poking through the clouds.For a week in January, Mullins, associate professor of emergency medicine at Washington University ...
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Engineering breakthrough may answer host of medical questions - [2013-03-25 00:00:00 ] A Washington University in St. Louis biomedical researcher has discovered a way to use light and color to measure oxygen in individual red blood cells in real time. The technology, developed by Lihong Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, could eventually be used to determine how oxygen is delivered to normal and diseased tissues or how various disease therapies impact oxygen delivery throughout the body. The research is published March 25 in PNAS Online Early ...
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Obituary: Marilyn Krukowski, professor emerita of biology, 80 - [2013-04-09 00:00:00 ] KrukowskiMarilyn Krukowski, PhD, professor emerita of biology in Arts & Sciences, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, in St. Louis from complications of multiple sclerosis. She was 80. She joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis in 1969, became a professor in 1987 and retired as professor emerita in 2002.Krukowski taught vertebrate structure (anatomy) in the Department of Biology for more than 30 years. Her students raved about the quality of her teaching and often cited the course as the ...
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| 721 | 2015-02-28
Siteman's Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure team makes great strides against breast cancer - [2013-05-14 00:00:00 ] The 15th Annual Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure in downtown St. Louis will be June 15. Since 1998, when the event first took place in St. Louis, Komen has awarded about $28 million for outreach, education, screening and research programs at Washington University Medical Center.As someone affected by breast cancer, Yulanda Tomlin-Watson is part of a team no one chooses to join. In 1998, the disease took her mother, the nucleus of her extended family.In her honor, Tomlin-Watson started a team the next year ...
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Wolf elected to board of occupational therapy association - [2013-06-06 00:00:00 ] WolfTimothy J. Wolf, OTD, an assistant professor in the Program in Occupational Therapy and in neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Wolf, who also is director of the Performance, Participation and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory in the Program in Occupational Therapy, will collaborate with AOTA's board members to help establish and maintain the strategic direction for the ...
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Kolovos, Barrack receive Life Saver Awards - [Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:16:54 CST ] KolovosThe City of Clayton and the Clayton Fire Department awarded Life Saver Awards to Washington University School of Medicine faculty members Nikoleta Kolovos, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, and Robert Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.BarrackThey received these awards for using an automated external defibrillator and CPR to help a man who went into cardiac arrest in a spinning class in which they also ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Hopkins named assistant vice chancellor of facilities operations - [Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:16:41 CST ] Melissa Hopkins has been named assistant vice chancellor and assistant dean of facilities operations at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The appointment is effective Aug. 19. HopkinsIn this role, Hopkins will provide strategic direction and manage the day-to-day operations of the Department of Facilities Management. This department includes facilities engineering, design and construction, support services, business operations and protective services. She also will manage the School of ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 725 | 2015-02-28
Children's Discovery Institute awards $2.4 million - [2013-09-18 00:00:00 ] As part of ongoing efforts to bolster pediatric research and lead to new discoveries, Children’s Discovery Institute plans to award more than $2.4 million to research initiatives at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. CDI encourages unique, productive collaborations among scientists at the School of Medicine, the university’s Danforth Campus and Children’s Hospital. Institute-funded projects constitute "discovery research" — ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 726 | 2015-02-28
WUSTL researchers developing hospital patient early-warning system - [2013-10-23 00:00:00 ] Nearly 20 percent of hospital patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, a $15 billion problem for both patients and the health-care system. Under the federal Affordable Care Act, Medicare is reducing its payments to hospitals with excessive readmission rates. ChenYixin Chen, PhD, associate professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a $718,042 grant from the National Science Foundation to ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Ratner named Wolff Professor of Oncology - [2013-11-07 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenLee Ratner, MD, PhD (right), shakes hands with Dean Larry J. Shapiro, MD, after being named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Oncology.Lee Ratner, MD, PhD, has been named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is an oncologist and noted authority on retroviruses.Ratner was installed as the Wolff Professor of Oncology by Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 728 | 2015-02-28
Washington People: Jennifer Ivanovich - [2013-12-16 00:00:00 ] ROBERT J. BOSTONCancer genetic counselor Jennifer Ivanovich, a research assistant professor at the School of Medicine, also is co-founder and director of the Young Women's Breast Cancer Program at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. Helping people who are vulnerable or at risk is a professional and personal goal of hers, she said.Cancer genetic counselor Jennifer Ivanovich, a research assistant professor at the School of Medicine, also is co-founder ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 729 | 2015-02-28
New cyclotron to help doctors detect cancers - [2014-03-06 00:00:00 ] MIR VISUAL MEDIA CENTER PhotosWorkers lower a new cyclotron into its vault at the East Building on the Medical Campus. The unit, in the works for more than a decade, is a particle accelerator that will produce radioactive compounds, many of which are used with positron emission tomography (PET) scanners to detect types of cancers. After a transition period, the new cyclotron will replace two others on campus that make these compounds. “The new cyclotron will have higher energy and increased capacity to ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 730 | 2015-02-28
Wahl to become head of radiology - [2014-08-01 00:00:00 ] Richard L. Wahl, MD, has been named the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor and head of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also will serve as director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. WahlThe appointment, which will begin in October, was announced by Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor and dean of the School of Medicine.“Richard is a 1978 graduate and former resident and fellow of the School of Medicine who has gone on to do groundbreaking ...
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Building on success - [2014-08-14 00:00:00 ] Sid Hastings/WUSTL PHOTOSDeja Stallworth, 10, proudly shows off the robot she made during the inaugural Health and Engineeering Careers Summer Camp July 31 at West Side Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. The event aimed to inspire and encourage underrepresented children to prioritize STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects by helping them see real-world applications. Multicultural Educational Programs Inc. presented the camp, with support from Washington University in St. Louis' ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 732 | 2015-02-28
Students participate in inaugural global health research program - [2014-08-29 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonSecond-year medical student Laura Bliss holds a slide containing cells from a patient treated for a bladder problem. As a participant in the Global Health Center's inaugural summer research program, Bliss studied bladder conditions commonly seen in women.As a second-year medical student, Laura Bliss has yet to treat a patient or even decide on a specialty, but she already has conducted research to help women diagnosed with serious bladder problems.This summer, Bliss spent eight weeks poring ...
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Washington People: Uzoh Ikpeama - [2014-10-06 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonFourth-year medical student Uzoh Ikpeama checks on a patient, William Gaines of St. Louis, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Ikpeama, who was on a rotation at BJH, said he has learned a great deal interacting with patients at the hospital and St. Louis' VA Medical Centers. Uzoh Ikpeama, a soon-to-be physician in his fourth year at Washington University School of Medicine, knew when he started college that he wanted to have a career in health care.Ikpeama, who is from Houston, grew up seeing his ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 734 | 2015-02-28
Shared symptoms of Chikungunya virus, rheumatoid arthritis may cloud diagnosis - [2015-01-29 00:00:00 ] James Gathany/CDCA virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito can cause symptoms very similar to rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown.A mosquito-borne virus that has spread to the Caribbean and Central and South America and has caused isolated infections in Florida often causes joint pain and swelling similar to that seen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis also found ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 735 | 2015-02-28
Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV - [2013-03-07 00:00:00 ] Joshua L. Hood, MD, PhDNanoparticles (purple) carrying melittin (green) fuse with HIV (small circles with spiked outer ring), destroying the virus's protective envelope. Molecular bumpers (small red ovals) prevent the nanoparticles from harming the body's normal cells, which are much larger in size. Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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OT student receives leadership award - [2013-05-13 00:00:00 ] SanbornErin Sanborn, a doctoral student in the Washington University School of Medicine's Program in Occupational Therapy, is the recipient of the 2013 Women in Science Rosalind Kornfeld Leadership Award given by the Academic Women's Network (AWN) at the university.The leadership award is given each year to women in the graduating class of the school’s MD and/or PhD programs who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in service to, or advancement of, women within the community. The award was named to ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Society for developmental biology meeting Sept. 26-28 on Medical Campus - [2013-08-14 00:00:00 ] The Midwest Society for Developmental Biology will hold its 51st annual meeting Sept. 26-28 at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The meeting, hosted by the school's Department of Developmental Biology, will feature keynote lectures by Ting Xie, PhD, an investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and a professor in anatomy and cell biology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine; James Wells, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 738 | 2015-02-28
School-age drinking increases breast cancer risk - [2013-08-28 00:00:00 ] Washington UniversityIf a female averages a drink per day between her first period and her first full-term pregnancy, she increases her risk of breast cancer by 11 percent, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Here’s a sobering fact for millions of young women heading back to school: The more alcohol they drink before motherhood, the greater their risk of future breast cancer.That’s according to new research from Washington University School of ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 739 | 2015-02-28
Aging really is 'in your head' - [2013-09-03 00:00:00 ] Imai laboratoryNew research has identified the mechanism by which the sirtuin protein Sirt1, shown in green, operates in the brain to delay aging and increase longevity.Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has been hotly debated, driven by contradictory results from many different scientists. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may settle the dispute. Reporting Sept. 3 in Cell Metabolism, Shin-Ichiro Imai, MD, PhD, and his ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 740 | 2015-02-28
Ecuador’s former president offers his perspectives on government’s role in health care - [2013-09-18 00:00:00 ] Alfredo Palacio, MD, former president of Ecuador, will present three talks at Washington University as part of WUSTL's Global Health Week Sept. 23-27.Public health is becoming one of the most pressing social concerns facing the global community, and it’s an issue Alfredo Palacio, MD, recognized years ago as president of the Republic of Ecuador. Palacio will visit Washington University in St. Louis during its annual Global Health Week (GHW) Sept. 23-27 and give an Assembly Series address on ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Washington People: Anthony Odibo, MD - [2013-10-21 00:00:00 ] Cheryl McDonaldAnthony Odibo, MD, and Sarah Biffar hold Biffar's 2-year-old twins, Lily and Jade. Odibo treated twin-twin tranfusion syndrome in the girls when Biffar was 20 weeks pregnant.When Sarah Biffar was 20 weeks pregnant with identical twins, she found out during a routine ultrasound that her twins had a condition that caused blood to pass unequally between them. In twin-twin transfusion syndrome, the smaller twin pumps blood to the larger twin, causing the larger twin to receive too much blood ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 742 | 2015-02-28
Gene influences success of nicotine replacement therapy in smokers - [2013-10-17 00:00:00 ] Li-Shiun Chen, MDPeople with a gene variation that helps them process nicotine quickly are more likely to respond to nicotine replacement therapy when they try to quit smoking compared with people who don't have the variation.A gene that controls how quickly smokers process nicotine also predicts whether people who try to kick the habit are likely to respond to nicotine replacement therapy, a new study shows. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Wisconsin ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 743 | 2015-02-28
Civitelli named president of bone, mineral society - [2013-10-22 00:00:00 ] ASBMRRoberto Civitelli, MD, receives the presidential gavel from Lynda Bonewald, PhD, outgoing president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.Roberto Civitelli, MD, has been elected president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), the world’s leading scientific organization for bone health research.“I am honored to serve as president of the ASBMR,” said Civitelli, the Sydney M. and Stella H. Schoenberg Professor of Medicine. “The organization continues to ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 744 | 2015-02-28
University funds three Scholars in Pediatrics - [2013-11-04 00:00:00 ] Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and its Department of Pediatrics have established funding for three pediatric scholars named in honor of a trio of highly regarded former pediatricians at the university.The School of Medicine is funding the Scholars in Pediatrics with $3 million to be divided among three faculty members, in support of their time and efforts devoted to scholarship and teaching. Each inaugural scholar is being appointed for three years.“The former faculty members whose ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 745 | 2015-02-28
Medical students review for exam ‘Jeopardy’ style - [2014-04-01 00:00:00 ] PHOTOS BY MICHAEL C. PURDY (5)(From left) Tracey Godbold and her teammates Sravya Vajapeyajula and Christelle Samen provide the correct answer, "What are Rosenthal fibers?" during a review modeled after the TV game show "Jeopardy." Each year, Allyson Zazulia, MD, associate professor of neurology and radiology, hosts such a review for medical students in her class on diseases of the nervous system. To help students prepare for an exam, Zazulia quizzes them on topics including ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 746 | 2015-02-28
Alzheimer's disease, other conditions linked to prion-like proteins - [2014-05-22 00:00:00 ] David W. SandersGiven an opportunity to spread in cells, prion-like proteins taken from the brains of patients with (from top) Alzheimer’s disease, corticobasal degeneration and Pick’s disease form distinctly shaped clumps (bright green in the images) in different parts of the cells.A new theory about disorders that attack the brain and spinal column has received a significant boost from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The theory attributes these disorders to ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 747 | 2015-02-28
Fatal cell malfunction ID’d in Huntington’s disease - [2014-06-23 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonHiroko Yano, PhD, right, led a team of researchers that learned how the fatal inherited disorder Huntington’s disease kills brain cells. Co-author Albert Kim, MD, PhD, also is pictured.Researchers believe they have learned how mutations in the gene that causes Huntington’s disease kill brain cells, a finding that could open new opportunities for treating the fatal disorder. Scientists first linked the gene to the inherited disease more than 20 years ago. Huntington’s disease affects five ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 748 | 2015-02-28
Autistic traits seen in parents of kids with autism - [2014-06-24 00:00:00 ] Studying children with autism and their parents, researchers have found that when a child has autism, his or her parents are more likely to have autistic traits than parents who don’t have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, as measured by a survey used to identify such characteristics. Past studies have found that the siblings of children with autism also tended to have more autistic traits than the siblings of kids without autism. But this study is the first to connect significant numbers of ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Faculty Expert: States should have some power over criminal laws of marijuana - [2014-07-29 00:00:00 ] A bill introduced July 28 in the U.S. House of Representatives would amend the Controlled Substances Act — the federal law that criminalizes marijuana — to exempt plants with an extremely low level of THC, the part of marijuana that makes users high. The bill follows closely on the heels of a call by The New York Times editorial board for the federal government to legalize marijuana. It could mark a turning point of sorts in the campaign for legalization, said Gregory P. Magarian, JD, professor of law ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Raichle among Kavli honorees at White House - [2014-08-14 00:00:00 ] pete souza/the white houseMarcus E. Raichle, MD, fifth from left, was among a group of 2014 Kavli Prize winners honored with a White House reception in late July. Raichle, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor, was one of three scientists awarded the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience on May 29. Regarding the visit with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Raichle said: "The invitation to visit was very flattering. The president was a very gracious ...
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Preemies’ gut bacteria may depend more on gestational age than environment - [2014-08-11 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoBarbara Warner, MD, (left) and nurse Laura Linneman, a clinical research coordinator, check on Skylar Angel in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Skylar and her twin, Bayley, were born prematurely. Warner is co-first author of a Washington University School of Medicine study reporting that the population of bacteria in the intestinal tracts of premature infants may depend more on the babies' biological makeup and gestational age at birth than on ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 752 | 2015-02-28
'The process by which drugs are discovered and developed will be fundamentally different in the future' - [2014-09-25 00:00:00 ] Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosMichael Kinch, associate vice chancellor and director of theCenter for Research Innovation in Business, in front of a blackboard with thechalked logos of startups Washington University in St. Louis has helped launch. Before joining Washington University in St. Louis, Michael Kinch, PhD, was managing director of the Center for Molecular Discovery at Yale University. “A few years ago, to motivate the team I gave them what’s called a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (a B-HAG),” Kinch ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 753 | 2015-02-28
Second season of 'The Frontline for Hope' to air - [2014-11-14 00:00:00 ] Abby WuellnerAliyah Wilson plays with a camera held by photographer Tom Newcomb during the taping of the second season of "The Frontline for Hope" at St. Louis Children's Hospital.Ashley and Andrea Wilson knew the birth of their first baby would be far from routine. Physicians with the Fetal Care Center at Washington University Medical Center had closely monitored Andrea Wilson’s pregnancy and knew her delivery would require extra precautions. The baby girl’s skull had not fused properly, and ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 754 | 2015-02-28
Taylor Avenue closing each night Feb. 2-11 - [2015-01-29 00:00:00 ] Beginning at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 2, Taylor Avenue between McKinley and Clayton avenues will be reduced to two lanes of traffic each night until Feb. 11 for the installation of Ameren substation feeder conduits below Taylor. The feeder conduits are being relocated as part of the construction of the new School of Medicine’s Environmental Health and Safety building.All traffic lanes will reopen at 6 a.m. each ...
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| 755 | 2015-02-28
Some brain cells are better virus fighters - [2013-03-06 00:00:00 ] Hyelim ChoThe white arrows highlight infected cells in a mouse brain. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that genetic programming makes some brain cells more resistant to infection.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 showed that natural immune defenses that resist viral infection are turned ...
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| 756 | 2015-02-28
Gordon to be honored for microbiome studies - [2013-06-04 00:00:00 ] Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, director of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Robert Koch Award. The award is widely regarded as the leading international prize in microbiology. Gordon, also the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor, is being honored for his pioneering studies of the body’s trillions of microbes and their role in health and disease. His explorations of gut ...
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Sept. 18 event to spotlight women in science and medicine - [2013-08-27 00:00:00 ] The Spotlight on Women in Medicine and Science will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, on the Washington University Medical Center campus.The event, in the Cori Auditorium in the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, is sponsored by the School of Medicine's Office of Faculty Affairs, Department of Pediatrics and Office of Faculty Development.The keynote speaker will be: Jeanne A. Conry, MD, PhD, president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Her talk is titled ...
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School-age drinking increases breast cancer risk - [2013-08-28 00:00:00 ] Washington UniversityIf a female averages a drink per day between her first period and her first full-term pregnancy, she increases her risk of breast cancer by 11 percent, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Here’s a sobering fact for millions of young women heading back to school: The more alcohol they drink before motherhood, the greater their risk of future breast cancer.That’s according to new research from Washington University School of ...
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Project ARK/The SPOT recognized as model program by federal, state agencies - [2013-10-02 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonFrom left, Katie Plax, MD, shares a laugh with Ebony Tolliver, Keseina Victor and Kim Donica at a celebration Sept. 25 to mark the fifth anniversary of The SPOT.In the 1990s, before Project ARK opened its doors to St. Louisans with or at risk of HIV infection, Kim Donica, the organization’s eventual executive director, researched and visited centers whose ideas she hoped to emulate.Her mantra, borrowed from Steve Jobs: Steal good ideas shamelessly.Several years later, that mantra has come ...
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Procedure to open blocked carotid arteries tested - [2013-09-26 00:00:00 ] Silk Road Medical Inc.The carotid arteries, shown above, feed blood to the brain. Doctors at Washington University are testing an investigational device designed to open blocked carotid arteries in patients whose age or poor health makes them ineligible for the traditional open surgery. Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are investigating a minimally invasive procedure to open blocked carotid arteries in patients whose poor health or advanced age makes the traditional open ...
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Study looks at safety, effectiveness of generics for treating depression - [2013-11-04 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonEvan D. Kharasch, MD, PhD, and his colleagues will evaluate the quality, effectiveness and safety of generic drugs used to treat depression as part of a study funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the quality, effectiveness and safety of generic drugs used to treat depression.The research is supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is the only study of its kind funded by the ...
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Mardis makes Discover’s list of top 2013 stories - [2013-12-24 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonElaine Mardis, PhD, co-director of The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine, is featured in Discover magazine's "100 Top Stories of 2013." Elaine Mardis, co-director of The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is featured in Discover magazine's "100 Top Stories of 2013," for her pioneering work in cancer genomics. Using the latest genome sequencing technology, she aims to transform the diagnosis and treatment of ...
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Physical therapy students journey to Guatemala - [2014-02-28 00:00:00 ] Allie HarrisPhysical therapy student Leslie Wallace gets a kiss from a Guatemalan woman who was grateful for the students' visit to her village. For a week during winter break, 19 students and two alumnae from the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine traveled throughout Guatemala to help patients who otherwise might not receive physical therapy and other health care due to financial or geographical challenges.The group came to Guatemala through Hearts in Motion, a ...
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New clues to mortality risk for heart attack patients taking Plavix - [2014-06-17 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonCardiologist Sharon Cresci, MD, led a genetic study showing that racial differences account for a higher risk of mortality in some patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix) after a heart attack.Researchers have identified the first genetic variations linked to race that begin to explain a higher risk of death among some African-American and Caucasian patients taking the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) after a heart attack. These variants increased patients’ risk of dying in the year ...
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Muscle relaxant may be viable treatment for rare form of diabetes - [2014-11-24 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonStudying animal models and cells taken from patients with Wolfram syndrome, first author Simin Lu, PhD student (left), and principal investigator Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD, led a team that found the FDA-approved muscle relaxant dantrolene may be an effective treatment for the rare but devastating form of diabetes.A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant may be an effective treatment for a rare but devastating form of diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
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Earlier menopause linked to everyday chemical exposures - [2015-01-28 00:00:00 ] ERIC YOUNGHigh levels of chemicals found in plastics, personal-care products, common household items and the environment have been linked to an early decline in ovarian function. Women whose bodies have high levels of chemicals found in plastics, personal-care products, common household items and the environment experience menopause two to four years earlier than women with lower levels of these chemicals, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The findings are ...
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New clues to causes of peripheral nerve damage - [2013-03-06 00:00:00 ] Bogdan Beirowski, Washington UniversityNew research suggests that damage to cellular energy factories in Schwann cells, which support neurons, may play a key role in peripheral neuropathies. A Schwann cell above surrounds nerve axons, shown in green. Anyone whose hand or foot has “fallen asleep” has an idea of the numbness and tingling often experienced by people with peripheral nerve damage. The condition also can cause a range of other symptoms, including unrelenting pain, stinging, burning, itching ...
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University will anchor new CORTEX building - [2013-06-05 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA hard-hat tour May 16 highlighted construction at 4240 Duncan Ave., a former telephone factory being converted by Wexford Science & Technology into a laboratory and research facility in the CORTEX bioscience district. The university will be the anchor tenant in the building, renamed @4240.Washington University in St. Louis will be the anchor tenant in a $73 million laboratory and research facility projected to open at the end of the year in the CORTEX bioscience district.The ...
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Ferkol new president-elect of thoracic society - [2013-06-24 00:00:00 ] FerkolThomas W. Ferkol, MD, the Alexis Hartmann, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been installed as president-elect of the American Thoracic Society (ATS).He will serve in this post through May 2014, at which time he will be elevated to ATS president for one year. He was installed during the society's international conference in May. ATS is an international organization with a membership of more than 15,000 academic pulmonary scientists and ...
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Rare gene variant linked to macular degeneration - [2013-09-16 00:00:00 ] Apte laboratoryAn international team of researchers has identified a genetic mutation linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Shown is an eye with signs of macular degeneration.An international team of researchers, led by scientists at The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, has identified a gene mutation linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in ...
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Study aims to boost safety in construction - [2013-12-11 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoLisa Jaegers (left), research patient coordinator in medicine, talks with Ann Marie Dale, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, at the Shriners Hospitals for Children-St. Louis construction site on the Washington University Medical Center campus. Sheet metal workers Matt Lafary (foreground) and John Byrne work to install a heating and cooling system. The workers are using safety techniques to determine if participatory ergonomics can lower the frequency of construction-site ...
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Washington People: Karen Seibert - [2014-02-10 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonKaren Seibert, PhD, (left) looks over patient test results with Catherine Cottrell, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology. Seibert, research professor of pathology and immunology and of genetics, is the director of Genomic Pathology Services at Washington University, and she is noted for her ability to build bridges between scientists and across disciplines. If scientific research were the United Nations, Karen Seibert would be the secretary general.“There’s nothing I love ...
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Aging expert Stone to deliver annual Friedman Lecture May 8 - [2014-04-22 00:00:00 ] Robyn I. Stone, PhD, noted researcher and leading international authority on aging and long-term care policy, will deliver the 2014 Friedman Lecture Thursday, May 8, in Brown Hall on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.Stone will speak on “Developing the Workforce for an Aging America.” Given the aging of the population, an increased need will arise for physicians, social workers, public health professionals, nurses, health-care support staff, physical therapists, business and ...
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Apte receives Camras Award - [2014-05-02 00:00:00 ] Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, the Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, is one of three recipients of the 2014 Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Award. The award, given by the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research, recognize researchers ages 45 or younger who have exhibited excellence in research that has led to, or has promise of leading to, clinical applications. ApteApte received the $10,000 award for research on inflammation in the eye and its ...
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Scientists find new clues to brain’s wiring - [2014-07-18 00:00:00 ] New research provides an intriguing glimpse into the processes that establish connections between nerve cells in the brain. These connections, or synapses, allow nerve cells to transmit and process information involved in thinking and moving the body.BonniReporting online in Neuron, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a group of proteins that program a common type of brain nerve cell to connect with another type of nerve cell in the brain.The finding is an ...
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Website features daily menus for new cafes - [2014-08-13 00:00:00 ] Want to find out today’s specials at the medical school cafes? A website features daily menus for the Shell Café in the McDonnell Sciences Building, the Farrell Café in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, and Café Expresso at the Orthopaedic Center in Chesterfield. The website also features nutritional information and recipes. In addition to cash and credit cards, the Shell and Farrell cafes accept Bear Bucks, a cashless payment method that can be used to make purchases with a Washington ...
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Lane of Kingshighway Boulevard to close for crane construction - [2015-01-28 00:00:00 ] At 9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 30, contractors will close one lane of northbound Kingshighway Boulevard, just north of Children’s Place and extending past Parkview Place, to begin construction of a tower crane. The lane will reopen at 3 p.m. the same day. Contractors will close one northbound lane again Saturday, Jan. 31, and Sunday, Feb. 1, as they finish delivering and constructing the crane. Two lanes of northbound Kingshighway will remain open at all times.As part of phase one of the Campus Renewal Project, ...
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland honors Dacey - [2013-03-05 00:00:00 ] Professor Patrick J. Broe, president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, presents Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD, with an honorary fellowship from the RCSI Council as Professor Frank Keane, past president and an RCSI council member, watches. The ceremony took place Feb. 9 in Dublin. Ralph G. Dacey Jr.’s genealogical history with Ireland reaches back generations, and his efforts as a bridge-builder between the Emerald Isle’s neurosurgeons and those at Washington University span more than a decade. ...
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School of Medicine staff given service awards - [2014-07-15 00:00:00 ] Ray MarklinPam Gassner (middle) recently was honored with the Dean's Distinguished Service Award. She is shown with Lynn Cornelius, MD, and Larry J. Shapiro, MD, dean of the School of Medicine.The nickname “Radar” says a lot about Pam Gassner’s pivotal role within Washington University School of Medicine’s Division of Dermatology, where she serves as division administrator. “Pam is absolutely indispensable,” said the division’s chief, Lynn Cornelius, MD, the Winfred A. and Emma R. Showman ...
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Nanoparticle that lights up artery-clogging plaque to be evaluated in clinical trial - [2015-01-27 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonPamela Woodard, MD, led a team that designed a new imaging agent that may light up dangerous plaque in arteries. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for evaluating in people a nanoparticle-based imaging agent jointly developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of California, Santa Barbara, in collaboration with Texas A&M University. The imaging agent may illuminate dangerous plaque in arteries, and doctors hope to use it to identify ...
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Cole, Hultgren, Loeb receive 2014 2nd Century Awards - [2015-02-18 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenFrom the left, Scott J. Hultgren, PhD, Carol B. Loeb and F. Sessions Cole, MD, each received the 2014 2nd Century Award from Washington University School of Medicine. Honored for their many and varied contributions to Washington University School of Medicine, the recipients of the 2014 2nd Century Awards were F. Sessions Cole, MD, Scott J. Hultgren, PhD, and Carol B. Loeb.The 2nd Century Awards recognize those whose long-term commitment and participation have helped the School of Medicine enter ...
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Human Connectome Project releases major data set on brain connectivity - [2013-03-05 00:00:00 ] Courtesy of M.F. Glasser and S.M. Smith Areas of interest for the Human Connectome Project's brain-mapping efforts include functional connectivity, which is a system of networks that become active in the brain when a subject is at rest. Regions in yellow and red are functionally connected to the “seed” location (black circle, arrow), while regions in green and blue are weakly connected or not connected at all. The Human Connectome Project, a five-year endeavor to link brain connectivity to human ...
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School of Medicine announces plans for new research building - [2013-06-19 00:00:00 ] Goody Clancy + ChristnerConstruction on the new research building begins this summer with a June 2015 target date for completion.Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis plans to construct an energy-efficient, multistory research building dedicated to interdisciplinary research on some of the most complex problems in human biology. Positioned along McKinley Avenue just west of Taylor Avenue, the six-story building eventually will house 138,000 square feet of highly flexible, open laboratories. ...
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Alcohol abuse, eating disorders share genetic link - [2013-08-21 00:00:00 ] E. Holland DurandoWashington University researchers have found that some of the same genes likely are involved in alcohol dependence and eating disorders.Part of the risk for alcohol dependence is genetic, and the same is true for eating disorders. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found it’s likely some of the same genes are involved in both. In the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, the researchers report that people with alcohol ...
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Virgin receives several multiyear grants - [2015-01-22 00:00:00 ] VirginHerbert W. Virgin IV, MD, PhD, the Edward Mallinckrodt Professor of Pathology and Immunology, head of the Department of Pathology and Immunology, and a professor of molecular microbiology and of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received several grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They are:a five-year, $3.5 million grant for research titled “The Enteric Microbiome in Treated and Progressive HIV Infection”; a four-year, $1.06 million grant for ...
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Some medical center shuttle routes altered due to construction - [2013-03-04 00:00:00 ] Due to Shriners Hospital construction on the eastern end of Lot H, some changes have been made regarding Washington University Medical Center shuttles. The purple and green shuttles no longer will stop at Lot H. However, they will continue to stop at the Clayton Garage.If hailed, the red shuttle will stop on Clayton Avenue at the shuttle sign east of the existing entrance to Lot H. The changes are effective immediately.
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Recycling in the eye promotes good vision - [2013-07-18 00:00:00 ] Thomas Ferguson, PhD, Washington UniversityRecycling cellular debris within the eye is required for maintaining good vision. Inside retinal pigment epithelium cells, structures used for recycling (green) engulf and digest spent parts of photoreceptor cells (red).Recycling isn’t just good for the environment. It’s also good for your eyesight. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., have found that good vision ...
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Brain network decay detected in early Alzheimer's - [2013-08-19 00:00:00 ] In patients with early Alzheimer’s disease, disruptions in brain networks emerge at about the same time as chemical markers of the disease appear in the spinal fluid, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown.While two chemical markers in the spinal fluid are regarded as reliable indicators of early disease, the new study, published in JAMA Neurology, is among the first to show that scans of brain networks may be an equally effective and less invasive way to detect ...
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IDEA Labs Demo Day April 18 - [2014-03-28 00:00:00 ] KINOCOM/JOSHUA SIEGELA team of IDEA Labs students presented KinoCOM, a communication device controlled by finger movements for people with limited mobility, at Demo Day 2013. The team will present an update at Demo Day 2014.IDEA Labs Demo Day 2014 will be held at 6 p.m. April 18 in Connor Auditorium in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center on the Medical Campus. (Map)IDEA Labs is a bioengineering design incubator founded in 2012 at Washington University in St. Louis. At Demo Day, ...
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Rett Spectrum Clinic to open on Medical Campus - [2015-01-23 00:00:00 ] RytherThe Rett Spectrum Clinic, a specialty clinic designed to care for and support children with Rett syndrome and related disorders such as CDKL5, will open Jan. 30 on the Medical Campus.The clinic, in Suite 2600 at 4444 Forest Park Avenue, is a collaboration between Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Patients and their families will meet with multiple caregivers through the clinic, including specialists in neurology, therapy and nutrition.Rett syndrome — ...
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St. Louis chapter of National Association of Health Services Executives to meet March 21 - [Fri, 15 Sar 2013 20:05:31 CST ] The St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) will have its inaugural meeting March 21 in the hearth area on the second floor of the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. A networking reception will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m, and the meeting from 6-7 p.m.The meeting is open to anyone interested in advancing the causes of health-care leadership diversity and health disparities. The organization’s newly elected president is Andwele Jolly, an executive management ...
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Study emphasizes birth control education, helps pay for IUDs and implants - [2013-07-10 00:00:00 ] Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis want to know whether they can reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies at community clinics by providing contraceptive counseling that emphasizes the benefits of long-acting birth control, like IUDs and implants, and by making these methods available to women at sharply reduced costs or free of charge. About half of all pregnancies in the United States — some 3 million a year — are unplanned. While intrauterine devices (IUDs) and ...
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Society for Developmental Biology meeting Sept. 26-28 on Medical Campus - [2013-08-14 00:00:00 ] The Midwest Society for Developmental Biology will hold its 51st annual meeting Sept. 26-28 at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.The meeting, hosted by the school's Department of Developmental Biology, will feature keynote lectures by Ting Xie, PhD, an investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and a professor in anatomy and cell biology at University of Kansas School of Medicine; James Wells, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the ...
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New center aims to use immune system to fight cancer, other diseases - [2014-04-16 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonA time-of-flight mass cytometer is the centerpiece of the new Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, a center that helps scientists use the immune system to fight cancer and infection. Pictured are Olga Malkova, PhD; Stephen Oh, MD, PhD; Michael Diamond, MD, PhD; Robert Schreiber, PhD, center director; and Wayne Yokoyama, MD.A new center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louiswill help scientists use the power of the immune system to fight infections and ...
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New series of discussions about diversity and inclusion on Medical Campus - [2014-10-14 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonIn an effort to extend opportunities to members of the medical school community who wish to share thoughts and viewpoints on becoming a more diverse and inclusive community, Washington University School of Medicine will host a series of facilitated discussions beginning Monday, Oct. 20.These gatherings, a new series of sessions called "Perspectives," will be held on the Medical Campus. The goal is to provide safe, communal spaces for students, faculty, staff, postdocs and other ...
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Viruses may play unexpected role in inflammatorybowel diseases - [2015-01-22 00:00:00 ] Graham Beards/WikipediaThe small objects tethered to the bacterial cell above are bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacteria. Scientists have found evidence that an increase in viral diversity in the gut is associated with inflammatory bowel diseases and that viruses may play a role in these illnesses. Inflammatory bowel diseases are associated with a decrease in the diversity of bacteria in the gut, but a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has linked ...
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Study may explain why some people get pimples - [2013-02-28 00:00:00 ] www.skinsight.comThe bacteria that cause acne live on everyone's skin, yet one in five people is lucky enough to develop only an occasional pimple over a lifetime. What's the secret? In a boon for teenagers everywhere, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of California at Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute have discovered there are `bad` strains of acne bacteria associated with pimples and `good` strains that may ...
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Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences - [2013-05-06 00:00:00 ] Three Washington University in St. Louis scientists are among the 84 members and 21 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Sciences this year. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist or engineer.The university's new academy members are:Stephen M. Beverley, PhD, the Marvin A. Brennecke Professor of Molecular Microbiology and chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology in the School of Medicine; Robert D. Schreiber, PhD, ...
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Older adult clumsiness linked to brain changes - [2013-06-04 00:00:00 ] For many older adults, the aging process seems to go hand in hand with an annoying increase in clumsiness — difficulties dialing a phone, fumbling with keys in a lock or knocking over the occasional wine glass while reaching for a salt shaker.While it’s easy to see these failings as a normal consequence of age-related breakdowns in agility, vision and other physical abilities, new research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that some of these day-to-day reaching and grasping difficulties ...
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Obesity doesn’t reduce chance of getting pregnant with donor eggs - [2013-07-30 00:00:00 ] Elizabethe Holland DurandoEmily Jungheim, MD, left, observes as Mary Bade uses assisted reproductive technology to inject a single sperm into an egg. In women who use donor eggs to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF), those who are obese are just as likely to become pregnant as normal weight women, according to a new report. Studies have shown that obesity is associated with lower chances of pregnancy using IVF, but most of this work is limited to women using their own eggs. Research on ...
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Taylor and Newstead overpasses reopened - [2013-11-25 00:00:00 ] The Missouri Department of Transportation project to construct a new interchange at Tower Grove Avenue and replace four bridges over Interstate 64/Highway 40 is on schedule to be completed mid-2014. Employees should note some changes that may affect their commutes. Some closures are weather-dependent.The Taylor Avenue and Newsead bridges have reopened. The westbound I-64/Highway 40 ramp to Boyle Avenue will close after the morning rush Dec. 11 and remain closed for 10 days. The Boyle and Tower Grove avenue ...
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Fighting parasitic infection inadvertently unleashes dormant virus - [2014-06-26 00:00:00 ] D. Davesne/WikipediaPictured is a helminth parasite. When such a parasite infects mice, some of the signals that the animal’s immune system produces to defend against it can activate a latent viral infection.Signals from the immune system that help repel a common parasite inadvertently can cause a dormant viral infection to become active again, a new study shows.Further research is necessary to understand the clinical significance of the finding, but researchers at Washington University School of ...
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Molecular scissors help viruses break out of cells - [2014-07-01 00:00:00 ] Phyllis HansonScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have snapped the first detailed images of the molecular scissors that let viruses such as HIV bud from infected cells. To break out of host cells and seek new targets, viruses push out from inside, forming bulges in cell membranes. The yellow spirals, shown above, form at the base of the bulges and snip them off, allowing the bulges to break free. A protein normally recycles these scissors too quickly for scientists to get ...
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Faculty featured as leaders in new efforts to promote dissemination and implementation - [2015-01-22 00:00:00 ] A new tool kit for dissemination and implementation (D&I), developed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) in Washington, D.C., prominently features the work of several Washington University in St. Louis faculty members.In particular, the book “Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice,” was used as an organizing framework for the toolkit.The groundbreaking book, published in 2012, was co-edited by Ross C.Brownson, PhD, the Bernard ...
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Majority of Missouri tan salons allow preteens - [2013-02-25 00:00:00 ] Audio availableEric YoungA survey of tanning salon operators in Missouri shows that 65 percent would allow children as young as 10 to 12 years old to use tanning beds. That’s despite evidence that any tanning bed use increases the risk of all skin cancers, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, later in life.The survey, part of a study led by dermatologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, also found that many tanning salon employees across the state said indoor ...
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School of Medicine, SLCH and BJH nurses honored with 2013 Excellence in Nursing awards - [2013-05-03 00:00:00 ] Shown are Washington University School of Medicine nurses who were winners or finalists in the 2013 Excellence in Nursing awards from St. Louis Magazine. In the top row from the left are: Jamie Menendez, Vicky Peck, Linda Black, Stacy Pokorny, Barb Miller, and Reida McDowell. Seated, from the left, are: Cassandra Ward, Bernadette Hinrichs, Robyn Myers and Mandy Drozda.Several Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) and St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) nurses received ...
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New perspective needed for role of major Alzheimer's gene - [2013-05-06 00:00:00 ] 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. HoltzmanPeople with harmful forms of the APOE gene have up to 12 times the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared with those who have other variations of the gene.Many researchers believe that the memory loss and cognitive problems of Alzheimer’s result from the buildup over many years of brain ...
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Alzheimer’s brain change measured in humans - [2013-06-12 00:00:00 ] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have measured a significant and potentially pivotal difference between the brains of patients with an inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease and healthy family members who do not carry a mutation for the disease.BatemanResearchers have known that amyloid beta, a protein fragment, builds up into plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. They believe the plaques cause the memory loss and other cognitive problems that characterize the ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
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Taylor and Newstead overpasses reopened - [2013-11-25 00:00:00 ] The Missouri Department of Transportation project to construct a new interchange at Tower Grove Avenue and replace four bridges over Interstate 64/Highway 40 is on schedule to be completed mid-2014. Employees should note some changes that may affect their commutes. Some closures are weather-dependent.The Taylor Avenue and Newstead bridges have reopened. The westbound I-64/Highway 40 ramp to Boyle Avenue will close after the morning rush Dec. 11 and remain closed for 10 days. The Boyle and Tower Grove ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 810 | 2015-02-28
Staying ahead of Huntington’s disease - [2013-12-13 00:00:00 ] Photo: MacDonald et al., (2003) Neuromolecular Med. 4: 7-20In the figure above, the open circles are data for individual patients with Huntington's disease, and the solid circles are averages for a given CAG repeat length. Huntington's disease is caused by a defect in the huntingtin gene (Htt) that causes an abnormal expansion in the CAG codon or triplet that codes for the amino acid glutamine. This CAG triplet expansion in unrelated genes is the root of at least nine neurodegenerative disorders, including ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 811 | 2015-02-28
Olympics-themed Tread the Med to begin Feb. 27 - [2014-02-11 00:00:00 ] Tread the Med, the School of Medicine’s popular 100-day wellness program that encourages participants to walk 10,000 steps each day, is set to begin Thursday, Feb. 27, with an Olympics-themed kickoff on the Medical Campus.The kickoff will be 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza near the reflection pool. James P. Crane, MD, associate vice chancellor for clinical affairs, will offer a recap of the most recent Tread the Med — Tread the Med Serengeti — and recognize its top ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 812 | 2015-02-28
New pediatric building planned in West County - [2014-02-28 00:00:00 ] Shown is a rendering of the planned St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University Physicians medical office building and outpatient center in west St. Louis County. St. Louis County families soon will have improved, convenient access to top-notch health-care services for their children with a St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University Physicians medical office building in west St. Louis County. The Town and Country Board of Aldermen on Jan. 27 approved a proposal by BJC ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 813 | 2015-02-28
Nichols elected to Royal Society - [2014-06-27 00:00:00 ] NicholsColin Nichols, PhD, the Carl F. Cori Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the Royal Society, an honorary English organization equivalent to the National Academy of Sciences in the United States. Nichols, a professor of cell biology and physiology, is also director of the Center for the Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases at the university.“Being a Royal Society member is something that I remember imagining as a child would be very ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 814 | 2015-02-28
Pro-marijuana ‘tweets’ are sky-high on Twitter - [2015-01-22 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonPatricia A. Cavazos-Rehg, PhD, and her Washington University research team found there were 15 times as many pro-pot tweets as anti-pot tweets during one month they tracked Twitter. Most sending and receiving these tweets were teens and young adults, a group at elevated risk for marijuana dependence and drug-related problems.Analyzing every marijuana-related Twitter message sent during a one-month period in early 2014, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 815 | 2015-02-28
Discovery in bone marrow may improve chemotherapy, stem cell transplants - [2013-02-24 00:00:00 ] Daniel Link, MDDistinct niches exist in bone marrow to nurture different types of blood stem cells, new research shows. In mouse bone marrow, blood stem cells, highlighted in blue, are nurtured by support cells, shown in red and yellow. In research that one day could improve the success of stem cell transplants and chemotherapy, scientists have found that distinct niches exist in bone marrow to nurture different types of blood stem cells. Stem cells in the blood are the precursors to infection-fighting ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 816 | 2015-02-28
Engineering professor gets Gates Foundation grant for work in global health - [2013-05-21 00:00:00 ] Washington University in St. Louis announced that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Tae Seok Moon, PhD, assistant professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project titled “Programmed Killing of Parasite Eggs by Probiotic Organisms.”Tae Seok MoonGrand Challenges Explorations (GCE) funds individuals worldwide to explore ideas that can break ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 817 | 2015-02-28
Wickline named Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences - [2013-06-21 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavanLarry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, congratulates Samuel A. Wickline, MD, right, on his installation as the James R. Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences. Samuel A. Wickline, MD, has been named the inaugural James R. Hornsby Family Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Wickline, a physician, scientist and nanotechnology innovator, was installed June 20.“This ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 818 | 2015-02-28
Medical Center summer concert to be held Aug. 24 - [2013-07-31 00:00:00 ] Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to the annual winter concert performed by Washington University Medical Center faculty, staff and students, there will be a summer concert featuring the university community.The summer concert will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m.The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature vocalists and instrumentalists performing a range of musical ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 819 | 2015-02-28
School of Medicine, VA ophthalmologist honored at White House - [2013-11-15 00:00:00 ] Pete Souza/official white house photoPresident Barack Obama meets with Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalists and winners in the East Room of the White House. Washington University ophthalmologist David E. Vollman, MD (fourth from left in the back row), was among the honorees. David E. Vollman, MD, was one of 31 finalists for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal recently honored in a White House ceremony praising the country’s civil servants.Vollman, an instructor in ophthalmology ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 820 | 2015-02-28
Patients get update on landmark rotator cuff study - [2013-11-20 00:00:00 ] Bernie ElkingKen Yamaguchi, MD, the Sam and Marilyn Fox Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Jay D. Keener, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, explain some of their findings from the Asymptomatic Rotator Cuff Tears study at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Rotator cuff disease in the shoulder is among the most common of all musculoskeletal disorders. About 2 million people in the United States visit a doctor each year for rotator cuff problems, and almost half of those older ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 821 | 2015-02-28
Sweet named Marriott Professor - [2014-02-04 00:00:00 ] Ray Marklin(From left) Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; Joan Magruder, president of St. Louis Children's Hospital; Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD; and Alan L. Schwartz, PhD, MD, pause shortly after Sweet was installed as the W. McKim Marriott, MD, Professor of Pediatrics.Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD, a world leader in pediatric lung transplantation, has been named the W. McKim Marriott, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University School ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 822 | 2015-02-28
Medical Center showcases Campus Renewal plans - [2014-03-13 00:00:00 ] Shown is a rendering of what Barnes-Jewish Hospital north (at left) and the St. Louis Children's Hospital expansion will look like, as seen from Forest Park. Washington University Medical Center is sharing a first look at its future landscape with renderings and a virtual tour of the new Barnes-Jewish Hospital north campus tower and St. Louis Children's Hospital expansion. The first phase of the Campus Renewal Project includes an expansion of St. Louis Children’s, as well as expansion of Siteman Cancer ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 823 | 2015-02-28
Scientists find gene vital to central nervous system development - [2015-01-21 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonUsing Washington University's zebrafish facility, graduate student Sarah Ackerman (left) and senior author Kelly Monk, PhD, identified a gene that regulates how well the wiring of the central nervous system is insulated. Scientists have identified a gene that helps regulate how well nerves of the central nervous system are insulated, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. Healthy insulation is vital for the speedy propagation of nerve cell signals. The ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 824 | 2015-02-28
Ancient sea lamprey gets DNA decoded - [2013-02-24 00:00:00 ] JERAMIAH SMITH, UNIV. OF KENTUCKYWhat can we learn about human evolution from an eel-like creature with a sucker-shaped mouth? Apparently, quite a lot. A large team of scientists has decoded the genome of a sea lamprey – one of the few ancient, jawless species of vertebrates that has survived through the modern era. The findings are detailed Feb. 24 in Nature Genetics.Lampreys ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 825 | 2015-02-28
Vandeventer Avenue exit re-opens - [2014-08-05 00:00:00 ] The Vandeventer Avenue exit from eastbound Interstate 64/Highway 40 will reopen about noon Friday, Aug. 8. The ramp was closed as part of the project to build new interchanges at Boyle and Tower Grove avenues and I-64/Highway 40, along with the ramp from Vandeventer to westbound I-64/Highway 40. The Vandeventer ramps were closed because of the close proximity to construction.The Vandeventer ramp to westbound I-64/Highway 40 is scheduled to reopen sometime next week.The project to build the interchanges to ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 826 | 2015-02-28
Wilfley named Rudolph University Professor of Psychiatry - [2014-12-09 00:00:00 ] Mark BeavenScott Rudolph and Denise E. Wilfley, PhD, picured after a ceremony in which Wilfley was named the inaugural Scott Rudolph University Professor of Psychiatry.Obesity and eating disorders expert Denise E. Wilfley, PhD, has been named the inaugural Scott Rudolph University Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The professorship, named in honor of Washington University Trustee Scott Rudolph, was announced by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Larry J. ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 827 | 2015-02-28
Jolly elected to Missouri Foundation for Health board - [2015-01-23 00:00:00 ] JollyAndwele M. Jolly, manager of business operations for the Divisions of Allergy & Immunology and of Rheumatology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the board of directors of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Jolly was elected to a three-year term, which began in December. The Missouri Foundation for Health is an independent philanthropic foundation that works with communities and nonprofit organizations to generate and accelerate positive changes in ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 828 | 2015-02-28
Baths with antiseptic wipes reduce ICU infections - [2013-02-22 00:00:00 ] Patients in intensive care units who are bathed daily with antiseptic wipes instead of ordinary soap and water have significantly lower rates of bloodstream infections and are less likely to acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the skin, a new study shows. The findings point to a relatively simple way to prevent infections among some of the sickest patients in the hospital. Patients in the ICU have a high risk of infections because potentially harmful bacteria on the skin can enter tubes that deliver ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 829 | 2015-02-28
Brain cell activity regulates Alzheimer's protein - [2014-02-25 00:00:00 ] Increased brain cell activity boosts brain fluid levels of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Tau protein is the main component of neurofibrillary tangles, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. It has been linked to other neurodegenerative disorders, including frontotemporal dementia, supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration.Holtzman“Healthy brain cells normally release tau into ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 830 | 2015-02-28
Medical school's Health Happening Fair is Jan. 30 - [2015-01-20 00:00:00 ] School of Medicine employees are invited to visit the annual Health Happening Fair from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in the Eric P. Newman Education Center for free health screenings and information on a wide variety of health topics.Washington University physicians will be available to answer general questions about health, including weight loss surgery, orthopedics, radiology, varicose veins, colonoscopies, internal medicine, cardiology, diabetes, plastic surgery and physical therapy. ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 831 | 2015-02-28
Bayly, team get $2.25 million grant to study brain mechanics - [2013-02-22 00:00:00 ] Washington University in St. Louis engineering researchers have received a five-year $2.25 million grant to better understand traumatic brain injuries in efforts to improve methods for prevention and treatment. BaylyPhilip Bayly, PhD, the Lilyan and E. Lisle Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, is principal investigator for the grant from the National Institutes of Health.The grant will allow Bayly and his research team to ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 832 | 2015-02-28
School of Medicine commencement speakers - [2013-05-03 00:00:00 ] Washington University commencement exercises for all schools will be at 8:30 a.m. May 17 in the Quadrangle of the Danforth Campus.Additionally, the School of Medicine’s Recognition Ceremony will be at 3 p.m. in the Ferrara Theater of America’s Center, 701 Convention Plaza. The School of Medicine's commencement speaker will be Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, cardiologist and director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and author of “Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation.” The ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 833 | 2015-02-28
Kolovos, Barrack receive Life Saver Awards - [Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:02:08 CST ] BarrackThe City of Clayton and the Clayton Fire Department recently awarded Life Saver Awards to two Washington University School of Medicine faculty members.Awarded were Nikoleta Kolovos, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, and Robert Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.They received the awards for using an automated external defibrillator and CPR to help a man who went into cardiac arrest in a spinning class Kolovosin which they also were ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 834 | 2015-02-28
Medication plus talk therapy for anxiety in seniors - [2013-06-24 00:00:00 ] Robert J. BostonEric J. Lenze, MD, discusses therapy options with Diana Simpson. Lenze and colleagues have found that combining antidepressant medication with cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment for anxiety in older adults.A study of older adults has found that combining antidepressant medication with a type of psychotherapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) appears to be very effective as a treatment for anxiety. Together, they also seem to keep older adults anxiety-free for ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 835 | 2015-02-28
Siteman Cancer Center treats first patient with novel proton therapy system - [2014-01-22 00:00:00 ] A 33-year-old man from Leasburg, Mo., was the first patient to receive a revolutionary form of highly accurate radiation treatment from the world’s first proton system of its kind. The treatment was administered last month at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Steven Osborne has a rare type of cancer called chondrosarcoma at the base of his skull. He will undergo a 30- to 45-minute session each weekday for seven weeks as the ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 836 | 2015-02-28
Distinguished Faculty, Goldstein honors awarded - [2014-01-31 00:00:00 ] Ray MarklinThy Huskey, MD, Brent E. Ruoff, MD, Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD, and Lawrence Lewis, MD, visit at a reception following the 2014 Faculty Recognition Event on Jan. 29 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Ruoff, Wichelman and several other faculty members were honored at the event with Distinguished Faculty and Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership awards.Several Washington University School of Medicine faculty members were honored by the school Jan. 29 for their dedication, talent and wide-ranging ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 837 | 2015-02-28
Wahl to become head of radiology - [2014-08-01 00:00:00 ] Richard L. Wahl, MD, has been named the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor and head of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also will serve as director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. WahlThe appointment, which will begin in October, was announced by Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor and dean of the School of Medicine.“Richard is a 1978 graduate and former resident and fellow of the School of Medicine who has gone on to do groundbreaking ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 838 | 2015-02-28
New genetic clues found in fragile X syndrome - [2015-01-16 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonResearch by Vitaly Klyachko, PhD, and colleagues has shed new light on brain dysfunctions associated with fragile X syndrome. Scientists have gained new insight into fragile X syndrome — the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability — by studying the case of a person without the disorder, but with two of its classic symptoms. In patients with fragile X, a key gene is completely disabled, eliminating a protein that regulates electrical signals in the brain and causing a host of ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 839 | 2015-02-28
Berg shares infectious enthusiasm for science across disciplines - [2013-03-01 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonStephen Beverley (left), PhD, the Marvin A. Brennecke Professor and head of Molecular Microbiology at the School of Medicine, chats with Douglas Berg, PhD, during a break in a seminar honoring Berg’s contributions to science.Douglas Berg, PhD, soon-to-be professor emeritus of molecular microbiology, enjoys what he calls “scientific matchmaking.” He often reaches out to establish collaborations in different disciplines or among distant colleagues, sometimes suggesting scientific ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 840 | 2015-02-28
Academy of Science of St. Louis honors four WUSTL researchers - [2014-01-14 00:00:00 ] Four Washington University in St. Louis researchers are being honored as outstanding scientists by the Academy of Science of St. Louis.Each year, the academy seeks nominations of outstanding women and men in science, engineering and technology who are known worldwide for their scientific contributions to research, industry and quality of life. Those recognized also have a record of excellence in communicating with the public and/or mentoring colleagues.John E. Heuser, MD, professor of cell biology and ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 841 | 2015-02-28
Difficult behavior in young children may point to later problems - [2015-01-15 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonChild psychiatrist Joan L. Luby, MD (left), directs Washington University's Early Emotional Development Program. In a study of young children, Luby and first author Ji Su Hong, MD, identified several types of misbehavior that may signal conduct disorder and that could predict problems for the children as they get older.It’s normal for a young child to have tantrums and be otherwise disruptive, but researchers have found that if such behavior is prolonged or especially intense, the child may ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 842 | 2015-02-28
Cameras in CWE and on Medical Campus among new security steps taken - [Fri, 01 Sar 2013 19:50:32 CST ] Robert BostonTwo Barnes-Jewish Hospital security guards patrol the Washington University Medical Center campus. Additional bike patrols are one of several steps taken in recent years to augment security on the medical center campus. As springtime spurs Washington University Medical Center students and employees to spend time outdoors for strolls across campus or lunch in nearby restaurants, they’ll do so under the protective watch of newly affixed security cameras at campus and neighborhood street ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 843 | 2015-02-28
Medical school dean search committee named - [2015-01-16 00:00:00 ] ShapiroA 14-member search committee has been named to identify candidates for the position of executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton selected the members and will chair the search committee. Larry J. Shapiro, MD, announced last week he will step down from the position after having led the school for nearly 12 years. He will remain at the helm until the search committee conducts a national search and a ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 844 | 2015-02-28
Fragile X makes brain cells talk too much - [2013-02-20 00:00:00 ] Vitaly Klyachko, PhDScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that the most common inherited form of autism turns some brain cells into chatterboxes. Researchers used a micropipette (the oval flare of light near the cell body) to add dyes to nerve cells and to monitor activities in the axon, the branch of the cell that sends messages (highlighted by the box). The most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism, fragile X syndrome, turns some brain cells ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 845 | 2015-02-28
Receptor may aid spread of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in brain - [2013-08-22 00:00:00 ] PNASAn electron micrograph shows clumps of corrupted tau protein outside a nerve cell. Scientists have identified a receptor that lets these clumps into the cell, where the corruption can spread. Blocking this receptor with drugs may help treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other disorders..ExternalClass p, ,{margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.2in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-1.2in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;}.ExternalClass ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 846 | 2015-02-28
Alcohol, tobacco, drug use far higher in severely mentally ill - [2014-01-01 00:00:00 ] Researchers have found that rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are significantly higher in those with serious psychiatric illness. More than 75 percent were regular smokers, 30 percent engaged in binge drinking and about half used marijuana and other illicit drugs regularly.In the largest-ever assessment of substance use among people with severe psychiatric illness, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Southern California have found that rates of ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 847 | 2015-02-28
New clues found to preventing lung transplant rejection - [2014-02-25 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonDrugs that broadly suppress the immune system after lung transplantation inadvertently may encourage organ rejection, according to a new study in mice. Pictured from left are study co-authors Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD, Andrew Gelman, PhD, and Alexander Krupnick, MD. Organ transplant patients routinely receive drugs that stop their immune systems from attacking newly implanted hearts, livers, kidneys or lungs, which the body sees as foreign. But new research at Washington University School of ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 848 | 2015-02-28
Achilefu receives prestigious St. Louis Award - [2015-01-16 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonWashington University Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth (left) visits with Samuel Achilefu, PhD, after Achilefu received the St. Louis Award on Wednesday, Jan. 14, on the Medical Campus. The honor recognizes area residents whose achievements reflect positively on the community. Danforth received the honor in 2012.Growing up in his native Nigeria, Samuel Achilefu, PhD, felt the impact of civil war. Fighting forced his family to move to a safer area in Nigeria and start life anew. ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 849 | 2015-02-28
Cooling may prevent trauma-induced epilepsy - [2013-02-20 00:00:00 ] Audio available Matthew D. Smyth, MD Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are testing the ability of this cooling grid to reduce seizures that cannot be controlled through medication or surgery. In a separate study, the surgeons and their collaborators at other universities showed that brain cooling reduced seizures in a rat model of epilepsy. In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 850 | 2015-02-28
Genomics to reshape endometrial cancer treatment - [2013-05-01 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonScientists at Washington University's Genome Institute have shown that adding genomics-based testing to the standard diagnostic workup for endometrial cancer could change the recommended treatment for some women.The most in-depth look yet at endometrial cancer shows that adding genomics-based testing to the standard diagnostic workup could change the recommended course of treatment for some women. The new research, involving nearly 400 women with cancer of the lining of the uterus, was ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 851 | 2015-02-28
Wash U Expert: States should have some power over criminal laws of marijuana - [2014-07-29 00:00:00 ] A bill introduced July 28 in the U.S. House of Representatives would amend the Controlled Substances Act — the federal law that criminalizes marijuana — to exempt plants with an extremely low level of THC, the part of marijuana that makes users high. The bill follows closely on the heels of a call by The New York Times editorial board for the federal government to legalize marijuana. It could mark a turning point of sorts in the campaign for legalization, said Gregory P. Magarian, JD, professor of law ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 852 | 2015-02-28
Depression, behavioral changes may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's - [2015-01-14 00:00:00 ] Depression and behavioral changes may occur before memory declines in people who will go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Researchers have known that many people with Alzheimer’s experience depression, irritability, apathy and appetite loss but had not recognized how early these symptoms appear. Pinpointing the origins of these symptoms could be important to fully understanding Alzheimer’s effects on the brain and ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 853 | 2015-02-28
Mecham named interim head of cell biology and physiology - [2013-02-20 00:00:00 ] Robert Mecham, PhD, has been named interim head of the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.MechamMecham, the Alumni-Endowed Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, will replace Helen Piwnica-Worms, PhD, the Gerty T. Cori Professor, who has been named vice provost, science, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, announced ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 854 | 2015-02-28
2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 855 | 2015-02-28
2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 856 | 2015-02-28
Gene therapy method targets tumor blood vessels - [2013-12-23 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonJeffrey M. Arbeit, MD, (left) and David T. Curiel, MD, PhD, and their colleagues designed a viral vector that homes in on the abnormal blood vessels of tumors, opening up new therapeutic possibilities for gene therapy against cancer and other conditions that involve abnormal vasculature. Working in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report developing a gene delivery method long sought in the field of gene therapy: a deactivated virus carrying a gene of ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 857 | 2015-02-28
Exploring health benefits of fasting 2 days a week - [2014-01-13 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonAs part of a study evaluating potential health benefits of fasting two days a week, some study subjects will eat their typical diets. Others will fast from food two or three days a week and eat their normal diet on other days.At the time of year when many people have resolved to lose a few pounds, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recruiting volunteers for a study to determine whether fasting from food a few days a week provides some of the same health ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 858 | 2015-02-28
S. Lee Kling Center for Proton Therapy completes first year of patient care - [2015-01-13 00:00:00 ] Adult and pediatric cancer patients with a variety of complex tumors receive an innovative form of radiation therapy at the S. Lee Kling Center for Proton Therapy.More than 100 cancer patients have received an innovative form of radiation therapy at the S. Lee Kling Center for Proton Therapy in the center's first year of operation.The treatments, which utilize the world’s first proton system of its kind, are provided at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 859 | 2015-02-28
WUSTL leaders urge action on sequester threat - [2013-02-21 00:00:00 ] WrightonEchoing recent concerns regarding the “fiscal cliff,” Washington University in St. Louis administrators are urging Congress and the White House to reach a compromise to avoid wide-ranging, across-the-board federal spending cuts that would take effect March 1. University leaders including Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, say they are deeply troubled by the potential impact of a “sequester” ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 860 | 2015-02-28
Elephant shark genome decoded - [2014-01-08 00:00:00 ] courtesy of Byrappa VenkateshByrappa Venkatesh, PhD, holds an elephant shark, one of the world's oldest-living jawed vertebrates. Sequencing its genome offers new clues to why the skeleton of this fish is made of cartilage rather than bone and how the immune system evolved in higher organisms.An international team of researchers has sequenced the genome of the elephant shark, a curious-looking fish with a snout that resembles the end of an elephant’s trunk.The elephant shark and its cousins the sharks, ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 861 | 2015-02-28
Patti wins Sloan Research Fellowship - [2014-02-18 00:00:00 ] The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced Feb. 17 that Washington University in St. Louis’ Gary Patti has been awarded a 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship. He is among 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers selected as fellowship recipients this year. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders.James Byard/WUSTL PhotosPatti“For more than half a ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 862 | 2015-02-28
Panel recommends listing depression as a risk for heart disease - [2014-02-24 00:00:00 ] National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteA panel of experts is recommending that depression be added to the list of risk factors associated with heart disease. Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking are among the factors already linked to heart problems. An extensive review of scientific literature indicates that depression should be added to the list of risk factors associated with heart disease. Others include obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking. A 12-person panel of experts ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 863 | 2015-02-28
Corcoran named assistant dean for finance - [2014-07-24 00:00:00 ] CorcoranMary Corcoran has been named assistant dean for finance at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Her appointment, which marks her return to the university after six years at Stanford University, is effective Aug. 21. She replaces George E. Andersson, who is retiring after 24 years of service to the School of Medicine. The assistant dean for finance is an integral member of the dean's senior management team, serving as the primary source of expertise for the school’s resource ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 864 | 2015-02-28
Shapiro to step down as executive vice chancellor and medical school dean - [2015-01-13 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonLarry J. Shapiro, MD, has announced he will step down as executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of Washington University School of Medicine. He will remain in the post until a national search is conducted and his replacement found. Larry J. Shapiro, MD, has announced he will step down as executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Shapiro, who has led the school for nearly 12 years, will continue at the helm ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 865 | 2015-02-28
'Freedom From Smoking' classes begin Feb. 19 - [2013-02-13 00:00:00 ] The School of Medicine is offering “Freedom From Smoking” classes, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 19. The one-hour classes are free and open to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis. They will take place in the Barnard Health and Cancer Information Center at the Siteman Center for Advanced Medicine on the Medical Campus. Those interested must register for the six-week session by Friday, Feb. 15. For registration and other ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 866 | 2015-02-28
2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 867 | 2015-02-28
2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 868 | 2015-02-28
Possible treatments identified for highly contagious stomach virus - [2015-01-13 00:00:00 ] Charles D. Humphrey/CDCIn two studies in Science, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identify promising new methods for controlling outbreaks of norovirus (shown above), a common cause of serious gastrointestinal illness.Antibiotics aren’t supposed to be effective against viruses. But new evidence in mice suggests antibiotics may help fight norovirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal virus, report scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 869 | 2015-02-28
Emerging cancer drugs may drive bone tumors - [2013-02-12 00:00:00 ] Chang Yang, MD, PhDInvestigational cancer drugs, IAP antagonists, may increase the risk of tumors spreading to bone. Tumors often cause bone loss, but IAP antagonist treatment accelerates the problem. The images show a bone with a tumor from a mouse treated with IAP antagonist BV6. The bone destruction is substantial, with gaping holes (left) and near total loss of the interior spongy bone (right). Cancer drugs should kill tumors, not encourage their spread. But new evidence suggests that an otherwise ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 870 | 2015-02-28
2013 Spector Prize goes to two students - [2013-04-26 00:00:00 ] Each year, the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis awards a prize to a graduating senior in memory of Marion Smith Spector, a 1938 WUSTL graduate who studied zoology under the late Viktor Hamburger, PhD.Hamburger was a professor of biology and a prominent developmental biologist who made many important contributions while a WUSTL faculty member.The Spector Prize, first awarded in 1974, recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 871 | 2015-02-28
New clues found to preventing lung transplant rejection - [2014-02-25 00:00:00 ] Robert Boston/WUSTL PhotosDrugs that broadly suppress the immune system after lung transplantation inadvertently may encourage organ rejection, according to a new study in mice. Pictured from left are study co-authors Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD, Andrew Gelman, PhD, and Alexander Krupnick, MD. Organ transplant patients routinely receive drugs that stop their immune systems from attacking newly implanted hearts, livers, kidneys or lungs, which the body sees as foreign. But new research at Washington University ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 872 | 2015-02-28
Wash U Expert: New method of finding drugs more important than new antibiotic itself - [2015-01-09 00:00:00 ] KinchIt was big news this week when Nature published the discovery of a new antibiotic, teixobactin. Teixobactin, which kills bacteria by a different pathway than other antibiotics, represented the first new class of antibiotics to be discovered in 30 years. Not only did the Northeastern University scientists who discovered the drug say it was "exceptionally well-protected from resistance development," it also, remarkably, was grown in the dirt, not on a culture plate. "A key innovation was ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 873 | 2015-02-28
Some autism behaviors linked to altered gene - [2013-02-12 00:00:00 ] Audio availableScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as difficulty communicating and resistance to change. An error in the gene, CELF6, leads to disturbances in serotonin, a chemical that relays messages in the brain and long has been suspected to be involved in autism. The researchers identified the error in a child with autism and then, working in mice, showed that ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 874 | 2015-02-28
Exploring health benefits of fasting two days a week - [2014-01-13 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonAs part of a study evaluating potential health benefits of fasting two days a week, some study subjects will eat their typical diets. Others will fast from food two or three days a week and eat their normal diet on other days.At the time of year when many people have resolved to lose a few pounds, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recruiting volunteers for a study to determine whether fasting from food a few days a week provides some of the same health ...
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - Missouri, United States-USA |
| 875 | 2015-02-28
Targeting fatty acids may be treatment strategy for arthritis, leukemia - [2015-01-07 00:00:00 ] Robert BostonClay F. Semenkovich, MD (left), and Irfan J. Lodhi, PhD, have discovered that enzymes linked to diabetes and obesity appear to play key roles in arthritis and leukemia, potentially opening up new avenues for treating these diseases.Enzymes linked to diabetes and obesity appear to play key roles in arthritis and leukemia, potentially opening up new avenues for treating these diverse diseases, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Working with ...
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