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October 5, 2015
5 most incredible discoveries of the week
Source: USA Today
October 1, 2015
Gordon to receive Keio Medical Science Prize
News Release
October 1, 2015
Circadian rhythm and lung immune function
Researchers at Washington University are looking at the relationship between circadian rhythms and lung response to respiratory infections.
Innovate Magazines
September 30, 2015
Researchers create test to detect every virus that infects people, animals
Source: Fox News
September 29, 2015
New test detects all viruses that infect people, animals
News Release
September 28, 2015
How your brain is wired reveals the real you
Source: Scientific American
September 28, 2015
Washington People: Chris Carpenter, MD
Emergency medicine physician driven to improve care for older adults.
Washington People
September 28, 2015
Antibiotic evaluated for reducing brain injury due to bleeding
Investigators at Washington University are studying the use of the antibiotic minocycline to prevent delayed injury in patients with brain bleeds.
Innovate Magazines
September 23, 2015
Beet juice boosts muscle power in heart patients
Source: Health Day
September 22, 2015
Goldman’s Lloyd Blankfein: How to understand a lymphoma diagnosis
Source: Wall Street Journal
September 21, 2015
Pharmacy-medical school partnership forms to identify new pain therapies
Source: Forbes
September 21, 2015
Simulator aids video-assisted lung cancer surgery training
A novel simulator is helping surgeons learn to perform video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on patients with lung cancer.
Innovate Magazines
September 14, 2015
Viruses flourish in guts of healthy babies
News Release
September 14, 2015
The power of kindness
Source: Huffington Post
September 9, 2015
New pharmacy, medical school partnership seeks better, safer medications
News Release
September 7, 2015
Planting partnerships for growth
A federal grant awarded to the university helped move the Grove neighborhood forward.
Source: Washington Magazine
September 2, 2015
Trial evaluates mechanisms driving five major cancer types
NIH grant makes Washington University the hub of national clinical trial.
Innovate Magazines
September 1, 2015
Is diet or exercise best for weight loss? 4 reasons your workout doesn’t work
Source: NBC Today
August 28, 2015
City Seeds Urban Farm
Following a weeklong orientation focused on health disparities and public health, new medical students volunteered at a farm that increases access to healthy foods.
Photo Gallery
August 25, 2015
Quitting smoking after heart attack gives quick boost to mental health, quality of life
News Release
August 25, 2015
Washington People: Marilyn Siegel, MD
Pediatric radiologist loves solving puzzles her field presents, but she loves helping patients most of all.
Washington People
August 25, 2015
Relapse, poor survival in acute leukemia linked to genetic mutations that persist in remission
News Release
August 20, 2015
Why the aging brain is more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s
Source: Health Day
August 18, 2015
Women tend to stick with IUDs over long term
Source: Reuters