News

March 21, 2016

School of Medicine launching Institute for Informatics

Philip Payne named inaugural director.

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 10, 2016

IDEA Labs honored by St. Louis Regional Chamber

Student-run bioengineering and design incubator wins at 2016 Arcus Awards.

Medical Campus & Community

March 4, 2016

New guidelines open competitive sports to some athletes with heart conditions

News Release

February 16, 2016

Washington University leads national effort to improve radiation therapy for U.S. veterans

New program will monitor quality and safety of radiation therapy at VHA centers nationwide.

News Release

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

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

Washington People: Samuel Achilefu

Developer of cancer goggles hopes to inspire children in the developing world to pursue their talents.

Washington People

January 19, 2016

Dissolvable brain sensors disintegrate once their job is done

Source: The Atlantic

January 18, 2016

Team develops wireless, dissolvable sensors to monitor brain

Tiny implants measure intracranial pressure, temperature before being absorbed into the body.

News Release

January 8, 2016

Ebola medical team develops guidelines for treating infected children

Protocol aims to improve young patients' chances of survival during future outbreaks.

News Release

January 6, 2016

Lending a hand

Need a custom yet affordable anatomical structure made to order? Just hit print.

Outlook Magazine

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 1, 2015

Xbox gaming technology may improve X-ray precision​​​

Technology may help technicians produce high-quality X-rays with minimal radiation exposure.

News Release

November 19, 2015

Personalized drug screening on horizon for multiple ​myeloma patients​​​​

Method could improve long-term outcomes for patients with this treatment-resistant cancer.

News Release

November 16, 2015

Implantable LED devices could ‘turn off’ pain signals before they reach the brain

Source: Popular Mechanics

November 9, 2015

Implantable wireless devices trigger — and may block — pain signals​

Eventual goal is to use the implants as a ‘switch’ to turn off pain signals before they reach the brain.

News Release

September 21, 2015

Pharmacy-medical school partnership forms to identify new pain therapies

Source: Forbes

September 21, 2015

Simulator aids video-assisted lung cancer surgery training

A novel simulator is helping surgeons learn to perform video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on patients with lung cancer.

Innovate Magazines

September 11, 2015

That’s a great idea!

Student-driven IDEA Labs sparks entrepreneurial innovations designed to improve medical care.

Outlook Magazine

September 7, 2015

Coalition of the determined

Five founding institutions teamed with the city of St. Louis to create life sciences and tech hub Cortex.

Source: Washington Magazine

June 24, 2015

Surgery’s seismic shift

Surgical education is in the midst of transformation. “The next five years will look nothing like the last 50," says Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD.

Outlook Magazine

June 24, 2015

New nanoparticle-based imaging agent

Clinical studies begin on a tiny technology that could help identify patients at high risk of stroke by revealing dangerous plaque in arteries.

Outlook Magazine