August 26, 2019 Stable home lives improve prospects for preemies Medical challenges at birth less important than stressful home life in predicting future psychiatric health.News Release September 16, 2019 Cause of rare, fatal disorder in young children pinpointedProof-of-concept drug therapy benefits mouse model of Krabbe disease.News Release September 16, 2019 McNeill named Larry J. Shapiro and Carol-Ann Uetake-Shapiro ProfessorRecognized for contributions to developmental biology.News Release September 15, 2019 Radiation therapy effective against deadly heart rhythmStandard cancer treatment offers hope to severely ill heart patients.News Release September 12, 2019 Cresci spearheads precision medicine statement for heart failureCardiologist chairs American Heart Association’s personalized medicine statement.National Leaders September 11, 2019 $5 million grant endows research to advance blood disorder therapiesEdward P. Evans Foundation funds new center focused on myelodysplastic syndromes.News Release September 10, 2019 Halting spread of HIV in Midwest is aim of new networkWashington University-led network to provide advice, support for local groups providing medicine that prevents HIV.News Release September 9, 2019 $7.5 million to fund pioneering approaches to respiratory diseaseNew grants support drug discovery for asthma, COPD, related cancers.News Release September 9, 2019 Use of antibiotics in preemies has lasting, potentially harmful effectsDrug resistance, unhealthy bacteria persist in gut microbiome.News Release September 3, 2019 Zika diagnostic test granted market authorization by FDATest based on Washington University research can detect signs of Zika infection in serum.News Release August 29, 2019 Arthritis-causing virus hides in body for months after infectionResearchers develop way to ID cells infected with chikungunya.News Release August 28, 2019 Medical Campus Diversity Week will explore belonging, inclusionRacial justice activist Jane Elliott will deliver keynote address.Medical Campus & Community August 27, 2019 Vaccine against deadly superbug Klebsiella effective in miceThe life-threatening bacterial infections are spreading.News Release August 26, 2019 Seed fundingResearch investment targets lesser-known form of cancer.Outlook Magazine August 23, 2019 Medical student receives fellowship to study degenerative arthritisAlpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society honors Kim.Medical Campus & Community August 21, 2019 $15 million supports quest for personalized leukemia therapiesGrant bolsters leadership in developing new approaches to understanding, treating leukemia.News Release August 21, 2019 First paper: Tracking the path to discoveryPhoto essay captures moments big and small in the lab of Samantha Morris.Outlook Magazine, Photo Gallery August 20, 2019 Eduard Pernkopf: The Nazi book of anatomy still used by surgeonsSource: BBC August 20, 2019 2019 White Coat Ceremony: Acting on our valuesFirst-year medical student Rachel Butler on her class's intro to the school and the power and positivity of the white coat.Medical Campus & Community August 20, 2019 Why initial UTIs increase susceptibility to further infectionPrior infections can cause lasting changes to bladder’s immune response.News Release August 16, 2019 Belly fat: Why it really is the worstSource: AARP August 16, 2019 Children with mild asthma can use inhalers as neededStudy focused on African American kids supports asthma treatment based on symptoms.News Release August 15, 2019 Antisense drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and prion diseases could meet the dire need for brain treatmentsSource: Scientific American August 14, 2019 Hallahan named a National Academy of Inventors senior memberRadiation oncologist recognized for success in producing technologies that impact society.National Leaders August 14, 2019 Genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk, resilience ID’dGenes in the brain’s immune cells may point to strategy to protect against the disease.News Release August 13, 2019 Washington People: Andrea Wang-GillamOncologist aims to improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.Washington People August 12, 2019 Gut makeup could make diarrhea less likelyMolecular signature of a diarrhea-resistant gut found.News Release August 6, 2019 Colditz appointed to NIH councilGroup advises director on research, public health.National Leaders August 1, 2019 A blood test for Alzheimer’s? It’s coming, scientists reportSource: New York Times August 1, 2019 Blood test is highly accurate at identifying Alzheimer’s before symptoms ariseWhen combined with age and genetic risk factor, test is 94% accurate.News Release August 1, 2019 Siteman Cancer Center awarded $7.8 million to expand clinical trials accessWashington University physicians to play leadership role in designing innovative NCI network trials.News Release July 31, 2019 Finnish people’s unique genetic makeup offers clues to diseaseStudy of Finns, with their similar DNA, gives new hints to cardiovascular, metabolic disease risk.News Release July 31, 2019 Goal-oriented rehab improves recovery in older adultsPatient-centered physical, occupational therapy improves function.News Release July 30, 2019 Half-century of research illuminates how cells work in health, diseaseKornfeld reflects on knowledge gained from longest running NCI grant.News Release July 29, 2019 Extending human lifeTwo new centers focus on chronic diseases of aging.Outlook Magazine July 25, 2019 Dehdashti named Siegel Professor of RadiologyRecognized for using imaging to diagnose cancer, guide treatments.News Release July 25, 2019 For pregnant moms with addiction, Wash U clinic offers drug treatment and prenatal careSource: St. Louis Public Radio Posts navigation 1 2 3 … 76 Next ›
