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February 2, 2018
Obituary: Brian K. Suarez, professor of genetics in psychiatry, 72
Contributed to the understanding of complex illnesses' genetics.
Obituaries
February 1, 2018
Big move for the littlest patients
NICU patients at St. Louis Children's were moved Jan. 27 into newly opened, expanded unit.
Medical Campus & Community
February 1, 2018
Winner: 3-D movie starring lung’s blood vessel network
BioArt competition celebrates beauty of science.
Medical Campus & Community
January 31, 2018
Burnham recognized by two medical societies
Honored for expertise in infectious diseases, microbiology.
National Leaders
January 31, 2018
Like Zika, West Nile virus causes fetal brain damage, death in mice
Viruses related to Zika may share its ability to harm fetuses.
News Release
January 31, 2018
ID’ing features of flu virus genome may help target surveillance for pandemic flu
Findings may help health experts know which strains to watch.
News Release
January 30, 2018
Illinois oncology group joins Washington University Physicians practice
Patients will continue to be seen at Swansea, Ill., clinic.
News Release
January 30, 2018
OFMD planners, managers complete Mini-Medical School
January 29, 2018
Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co. commits $10 million to drug development
New collaboration supports entrepreneurship.
News Release
January 29, 2018
Body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss in Alzheimer’s
Findings could help ID risk of disease earlier.
News Release
January 26, 2018
Lab-grown cartilage
Engineered stem cells could revolutionize arthritis therapy and joint replacement.
Outlook Magazine
January 24, 2018
Light-triggered nanoparticles show promise against metastatic cancer
Tumor imaging technique has potential as anti-cancer weapon, mouse study shows.
News Release
January 23, 2018
Genetic lung disease’s molecular roots identified
Insight into primary ciliary dyskinesia could aid treatment.
News Release
January 22, 2018
Holy named Wolff Professor of Neuroscience
Recognized for illuminating neural circuits underlying behavior.
News Release
January 19, 2018
Obituary: Leonard Jarett, former director of laboratory medicine, 81
School of Medicine alum joined faculty in 1966.
Obituaries
January 17, 2018
Jolly named a 2018 Eisenhower fellow
National program recognizes midcareer professionals.
National Leaders
January 17, 2018
Could baby’s first bacteria take root before birth?
Source: Nature
January 17, 2018
This is what air pollution really does to your body
Source: Reader's Digest
January 16, 2018
Obituary: John Majors, emeritus professor of biochemistry, molecular biophysics, 69
Molecular biologist was committed to mentorship, training.
Obituaries
January 16, 2018
DiPersio to become president of transplantation society
Assumes elected role in February.
National Leaders
January 16, 2018
Pediatric physician-scientists struggle for funding
Potential implications for research discoveries.
News Release
January 11, 2018
The health benefits of losing just 5 percent of your body weight
Source: NBC News
January 11, 2018
Leading with empathy
Will Ross knows he should be dead. Now he exposes students to neighborhoods not unlike those of his own childhood.
Outlook Magazine, Profiles
January 11, 2018
Memory loss from West Nile virus may be preventable
Study in mice paves way to treatments.
News Release