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August 13, 2019
Washington People: Andrea Wang-Gillam
Oncologist aims to improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.
Washington People
August 1, 2019
A blood test for Alzheimer’s? It’s coming, scientists report
Source: New York Times
August 1, 2019
Siteman Cancer Center awarded $7.8 million to expand clinical trials access
Washington University physicians to play leadership role in designing innovative NCI network trials.
News Release
July 29, 2019
Extending human life
Two new centers focus on chronic diseases of aging.
Outlook Magazine
July 19, 2019
Excluding minorities from Alzheimer’s research is wrong – and it’s keeping us from finding a cure
Source: Quartz
July 9, 2019
Right brain, left brain: Tapping the brain’s capacity to rewire itself
A physician's creative quest primes the world for a neuroprosthetics revolution.
Outlook Magazine
June 11, 2019
Heartburn drugs can lead to fatal heart or kidney disease
Source: New York Times
June 7, 2019
Powderly to lead Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences
Public health expert will direct the NIH-funded institute.
News Release
June 7, 2019
Heartburn drugs again tied to fatal risks
Source: U.S. News & World Report
June 5, 2019
Biomarker predicts which pancreatic cysts may become cancerous
Cysts likely to become cancerous ID'd with 95 percent accuracy.
News Release
May 31, 2019
Cashen named Institutional Review Board chair
Oncologist to lead board that ensures ethical conduct in human studies.
News Release
May 29, 2019
$9.5 million aimed at detecting autism earlier in childhood
Multicenter grant funds infant brain imaging at Washington University and other centers.
News Release
May 22, 2019
Proton therapy for cancer lowers risk of side effects
Cure rates just as high for proton therapy as standard radiation therapy.
News Release
May 1, 2019
Experimental ALS treatment could be ‘game-changing’ for genetic ALS
Source: CNN
April 26, 2019
Wearable motion detectors identify subtle motor deficits in children
Could lead to early intervention, help prevent disability.
News Release
April 2, 2019
Probing the microbiome
Studies of people and their companion microbes shed light on health and disease.
Outlook Magazine
March 13, 2019
Mobile phone technology to screen, help treat college students
Phone app targets depression, anxiety, eating disorders.
News Release
March 7, 2019
The warrior within
Immune-based therapies are becoming a reality for cancer care.
Outlook Magazine
February 13, 2019
People with persistent leg pain after blood clot needed for study
Trial evaluates whether improving blood flow in legs reduces disability.
News Release
February 10, 2019
The heartbreak and heroism of being the X-Men in Alzheimer’s disease
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 6, 2019
On the frontiers of psychiatry
Physician-scientists aim to reduce the impact of mental illness on society.
Outlook Magazine
February 6, 2019
Sedentary lifestyle could increase risk of colorectal cancer in young women
Source: NBC News
February 5, 2019
Less anesthesia during surgery doesn’t prevent post-op delirium
But close brain monitoring linked to lower 30-day mortality.
News Release
January 15, 2019
New hope for old disease
Doctors may soon be able to predict, prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
Outlook Magazine