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April 17, 2018
Text messaging tool may help fight opioid epidemic
Digital technology may aid patients at risk of relapsing.
News Release
March 8, 2018
‘Future we only dreamed of’
A renowned surgeon is restoring mobility in children with cerebral palsy.
Outlook Magazine
February 26, 2018
Two medical school teams competing in national scientific ‘March Madness’
Voting for best biomedical innovations of 2017 has begun.
Medical Campus & Community
February 19, 2018
LEAP Inventor Challenge awards five Washington University research teams
Funding will help researchers turn ideas into commercially viable products and services.
Medical Campus & Community
February 8, 2018
Opening minds, doors, opportunities
Women in Innovation and Technology symposium, which could help with patients and patents, planned Feb. 27.
Medical Campus & Community
February 8, 2018
Advances in personalized medicine
$10 million gift drives genome engineering into therapeutic realm.
Outlook Magazine
February 6, 2018
Entrepreneurship fellows selected
Silva to serve as faculty fellow on the Medical Campus.
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 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
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 13, 2017
A ‘game changer’ for patients with irregular heart rhythm
Source: New York Times
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 4, 2017
Pursuing a precision paradigm
Medical school experts describe the move from current standards of care to a more personalized approach to treatment.
Source: Washington Magazine
November 30, 2017
The surgeon who wants to connect you to the internet with a brain implant
Source: MIT Technology Review
November 16, 2017
Cutting NIH budget could cripple drug development
More than 95 percent of new drugs developed with NIH support.
News Release
October 27, 2017
$5.9 million aimed at gathering data on older motorists’ driving habits
Data may help people drive safely for longer.
News Release
October 2, 2017
Making the invisible visible
Imaging center brings the science of life to light.
Outlook Magazine
September 25, 2017
Chemo-loaded nanoparticles target breast cancer that has spread to bone
Treatment makes chemo more effective, less toxic, mouse study shows.
News Release
August 24, 2017
Washington University sets records in innovation, entrepreneurship
Record number of patent filings, invention disclosures, startups and more.
Medical Campus & Community
August 10, 2017
Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus
May be possible to use approach with other emerging infectious diseases.
News Release
July 31, 2017
Testing begins for student-created app to aid Alzheimer’s diagnosis
By speeding detection, app aims to free doctors to discuss treatment, implications with patients.
Medical Campus & Community
June 1, 2017
BJC, School of Medicine establish Health Systems Innovation Lab
Thomas Maddox named inaugural director.
News Release
May 26, 2017
Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move paralyzed hands
Device reads brain signals, converts them into motion.
News Release