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April 5, 2016
New mouse model to aid testing of Zika vaccine, therapeutics
Model mimics aspects of infection in people.
News Release
March 23, 2016
School of Medicine joins exclusive pediatric neuro-oncology consortium
Expands treatment options for children with brain tumors.
Medical Campus & Community
March 17, 2016
Rare form of diabetes may require alternate treatment
Current therapies linked to destruction of insulin-secreting cells that regulate blood sugar.
News Release
March 14, 2016
Higher blood levels of omega-3 may help depression in heart patients
Patients with higher blood levels at start of study responded better to omega-3 supplements.
News Release
March 10, 2016
Achilefu named inaugural Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology
Research includes developing technologies that help surgeons see cancer cells .
News Release
March 2, 2016
Newly identified genetic errors may prevent heart attacks
Findings may guide design of new drugs.
News Release
February 4, 2016
Scientists team up to fight Zika
School of Medicine research lays groundwork for diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine.
School of Medicine
February 3, 2016
Medical Campus fertile ground for drug development
Professor's research may improve treatments for infertility, growth disorders, hemophilia, other conditions.
News Release, School of Medicine
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
September 21, 2015
Pharmacy-medical school partnership forms to identify new pain therapies
Source: Forbes
September 7, 2015
On the road to global health
Washington University researchers and international partners go to great lengths to help solve some of the world’s most pervasive health challenges.
Source: Washington Magazine
April 15, 2015
People and their dogs may benefit from similar therapies
Canine companions share our lives. They even get similar cancers. These connections suggest a new frontier of mutually beneficial therapies.
Outlook Magazine
April 15, 2015
Announcing the Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Genome Institute
To help support genomics-based medicine, longtime philanthropists Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III pledged $25 million to The Genome Institute.
Outlook Magazine
October 24, 2014
Research sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses
Washington University researchers are studying respiratory viruses to better understand how they contribute to asthma and other conditions.
Innovate Magazines, School of Medicine
August 21, 2014
What we can do for Cantu syndrome
The world’s only clinic explores the science behind a rare syndrome.
Outlook Magazine
June 21, 2014
Psychiatry’s therapeutic frontier
Partnership envisions novel treatments for mental illness.
Outlook Magazine
February 21, 2014
Preventing Alzheimer’s
Can it be done? A groundbreaking study aims to find out.
Outlook Magazine