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December 27, 2017
Good named to neonatology advisory council
Group aims to reduce cases of deadly intestinal disease.
National Leaders
December 27, 2017
Lack of sleep boosts levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
Study shows sleepless night taxes brain’s waste-disposal abilities.
News Release
December 26, 2017
Kidney disease can lead to diabetes, not just the other way around
Source: U.S. News & World Report
December 18, 2017
Building the foundation for discovery
Key centers play pivotal roles to advance the school's enormous capabilities in precision medicine.
Source: Washington Magazine
December 15, 2017
Van Essen receives Glass Brain Award
Recognized for lifetime achievement in mapping brain connections.
National Leaders
December 15, 2017
Study prompts new ideas on cancers’ origins
Mouse study shows mature cells can create precancerous lesions.
News Release
December 15, 2017
This may be a turning point in treating neurodegenerative diseases
Source: The Guardian
December 14, 2017
New standards promote healthy learning environment for physicians
Med school medical historian played key role in revisions.
Medical Campus & Community
December 13, 2017
Deadly heart rhythm halted by noninvasive radiation therapy
Five patients treated for ventricular tachycardia.
News Release
December 13, 2017
A promising future
Doctoral students across the School of Medicine contribute to discoveries that are changing medicine.
Source: Washington Magazine
December 13, 2017
A ‘game changer’ for patients with irregular heart rhythm
Source: New York Times
December 13, 2017
Gordon receives Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award
Scientist honored for role in founding, leading field of gut microbiome research.
News Release
December 12, 2017
A key to tackling childhood obesity: Involve families and follow up
Parents modeling healthy behaviors leads to markedly better outcomes.
News Release
December 12, 2017
Medical School faculty named to National Academy of Inventors
Achilefu, Holtzman, Leuthardt honored for innovation.
News Release
December 11, 2017
$3.9 million supports research to turn bacteria into biofuel producers
Medical, engineering schools team up to create biofuels independent of food crops.
News Release
December 11, 2017
WashU research spurs new WHO guidelines for disabling tropical disease
Triple-drug treatment effective against lymphatic filariasis.
News Release
December 11, 2017
Generation at risk: America’s youngest facing mental health crisis
Source: NBC Nightly News
December 11, 2017
Kidney disease increases risk of diabetes, study shows
Elevated urea levels likely a culprit.
News Release
December 7, 2017
Brain networks that help babies learn to walk ID’d
Autism risk, walking linked via brain connections.
News Release
December 7, 2017
Undaunted explorer
Timothy Ley and his team were the first to sequence a cancer genome in 2008. They're still searching for cures nonstop.
Source: Washington Magazine
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.
News Release
December 6, 2017
Alzheimer’s damage in mice reduced with compound that targets APOE gene
APOE is major Alzheimer’s risk gene.
News Release
December 5, 2017
Obituary: Arthur D. Loewy, professor of anatomy and neuroscience, 74
Studied how the brain regulates bodily functions.
Obituaries
December 5, 2017
Obesity prevented in mice fed high-fat diet
Mice with genes that activate a protein pathway have leaner fat cells.
News Release