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February 14, 2018

Cutting off cervical cancer’s fuel supply stymies tumors

Drug combo shuts down tumor metabolism, mouse study shows.

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January 24, 2018

Light-triggered nanoparticles show promise against metastatic cancer

Tumor imaging technique has potential as anti-cancer weapon, mouse study shows.

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January 23, 2018

Genetic lung disease’s molecular roots identified

Insight into primary ciliary dyskinesia could aid treatment.

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January 17, 2018

Major Alzheimer’s study aims to predict who will develop the disease

$10.3 million also funds efforts to establish disease timeline.

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December 12, 2017

Medical School faculty named to National Academy of Inventors

Achilefu, Holtzman, Leuthardt honored for innovation.

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December 6, 2017

Clot-busting drugs not recommended for most patients with blood clots

Large clinical trial concludes such treatment does not prevent long-term complications.

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October 25, 2017

Khanna named chief of pediatric radiology

Also becomes radiologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

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October 2, 2017

Making the invisible visible

Imaging center brings the science of life to light.

Outlook Magazine

September 21, 2017

Clues to ancient past: baby mummy, dinosaur skulls scanned

Detailed images aid efforts to learn about ancient Egyptian life, dinosaur brain development.

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September 13, 2017

Dehdashti, McKinstry, Woodard named radiology division directors

The 3 now lead nuclear medicine, diagnostic imaging and radiology research facilities.

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August 24, 2017

Washington University sets records in innovation, entrepreneurship

Record number of patent filings, invention disclosures, startups and more.

Medical Campus & Community

June 8, 2017

Special brain scans may predict autism in high-risk babies

Source: U.S. News & World Report

April 4, 2017

$3.6 million to fund personalized 3-D brain maps to guide neurosurgeries

Academic-industry partnership aims to improve brain surgery.

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February 9, 2017

Brain network connections may underlie social behavior linked to autism

Multicenter research effort may help identify autism risk earlier in life.

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November 17, 2016

Washington University invests $25 million in imaging sciences

Initiative will feature engineering, medicine collaborations.

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November 2, 2016

Earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis may be possible with new imaging compound

New tool detects Alzheimer’s protein, may help identify brain changes, assess treatment effects.

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May 11, 2016

Brain imaging links Alzheimer’s decline to tau protein

Tau is better marker of progression to Alzheimer’s disease than amyloid beta.

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May 5, 2016

Obituary: Mokhtar H. Gado, professor emeritus of radiology, 84

Noted for work with neurological diseases and research involving MRI of brain, spine.

Obituaries

March 10, 2016

Achilefu named inaugural Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology

Research includes developing technologies that help surgeons see cancer cells .

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February 24, 2016

Laser surgery opens blood-brain barrier to chemotherapy

Technology may improve treatment for deadly brain cancer.

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February 2, 2016

New cancer weapon: nanoparticle made from calcium carbonate in antacid tablets

Novel nanoparticle made of common mineral may help keep tumor growth at bay.

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