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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.
News Release, Video
February 2, 2016
Building better health
Keeping the toughest jobs safe requires boots-on-the-ground research and a can-do company attitude. A campus building project is putting these ideas in motion.
Outlook Magazine
February 1, 2016
Contraception not as affordable as health-care law intended
A commentary in JAMA lays out existing barriers to implementing contraceptive coverage.
News Release
February 1, 2016
Scientists set up labs in newly opened research building
Design brings together investigators from different fields, disciplines on Medical Campus.
Medical Campus & Community
January 27, 2016
Siteman Cancer Center among leading institutions encouraging HPV vaccination
Only 40 percent of girls and 21 percent of boys in the U.S. are receiving the recommended three doses, an intervention proven to prevent certain cancers.
News Release
January 21, 2016
Keeping kids who have asthma healthy
Source: Washington Post
January 21, 2016
The weight loss enemy within: Bacteria
Source: Newsweek
January 19, 2016
Dissolvable brain sensors disintegrate once their job is done
Source: The Atlantic
January 15, 2016
Rival drug firms team up to test new cancer treatment approach
Source: STAT
January 14, 2016
Mardis visits White House to discuss cancer research
Co-director of The McDonnell Genome Institute joins other top researchers to discuss challenge to cure cancer.
News Release
January 11, 2016
Bhayani named Holekamp Family Chair in Urology
Leader in robotic surgery recently appointed chief medical officer of Washington University Physicians.
News Release
January 5, 2016
Obituary: Charles L. Roper, professor emeritus of surgery, 90
Groundbreaking surgeon's contributions to medicine were monumental.
Obituaries
January 4, 2016
Will lab-grown kidneys fix our transplant waiting lists?
Source: Washington Post
December 31, 2015
Obituary: Cheryl M. Mueller, administrator in bone and mineral diseases, 52
Mueller remembered as a model of integrity, loyalty and dedication.
Obituaries
December 31, 2015
Patients struggle with high drug prices
Source: Wall Street Journal
December 30, 2015
Ask Well: Is Mild Cognitive Impairment Reversible?
Source: New York Times
December 30, 2015
My Friend Daisy
Source: Huffington Post
December 19, 2015
Depression in preschool changes the brain, study shows
Source: Time Magazine
December 8, 2015
Goldberg named Kipnis Distinguished Professor
The inaugural Kipnis professor, Goldberg studies the biochemistry of the parasite that causes malaria.
News Release
December 4, 2015
Kulkarni named editor-in-chief of Cancer Genetics journal
Also director of Cytogenomics and Molecular Pathology at Washington University, Kulkarni assumes the role Jan. 1.
National Leaders
December 4, 2015
Goodman appointed to City of St. Louis Board of Health and Hospitals
Goodman will advise the city health commissioner on public health matters.
National Leaders
December 3, 2015
Unanue receives Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award
One of four scientists worldwide to receive the 2015 award, Unanue was honored for contributions to the field of immunology.
National Leaders, News Release, Video
December 3, 2015
Scientists receive $13.7 million to develop new multiple myeloma treatments
New center will focus on developing nanomaterials and drugs to treat this cancer of the immune system.
News Release
December 2, 2015
John N. Constantino, MD
Awarded by child psychiatry academy.
National Leaders