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April 18, 2019
Kepecs named BJC investigator
Will join neuroscience and psychiatry departments.
News Release
April 15, 2019
Safety-net hospitals fare better under new Medicare reimbursement rules
Readmission penalties reduced for hospitals with poorest patients.
News Release
April 11, 2019
Up to $24 million will help to eliminate 2 tropical diseases
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports research to fight elephantiasis, river blindness.
News Release
April 10, 2019
$10 million gift aimed at improving treatments for mental illness
Depression is primary focus of research.
News Release
April 8, 2019
Centene and Washington University collaborate to advance personalized medicine research
Partnership to focus on Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, diabetes, obesity.
News Release, Video
April 5, 2019
Achilefu named fellow of medical and biological engineering institute
Radiologic imaging specialist honored for outstanding contributions to field.
National Leaders
April 2, 2019
Probing the microbiome
Studies of people and their companion microbes shed light on health and disease.
Outlook Magazine
April 2, 2019
Washington People: Robert Gereau
Scientist working to identify, reverse causes of chronic pain.
Washington People
April 1, 2019
Why is cancer more common in men than women?
Source: The Scientist
March 29, 2019
Morris Lab makes the Final Four of biomedical research
Cellular tracking system featured in STAT Madness competition.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
March 29, 2019
‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancers
Such tumors tend to be aggressive.
News Release
March 26, 2019
Probiotic bacteria evolve inside mice’s GI tracts
Findings suggest effectiveness, safety of probiotic therapies could change over time.
News Release, Video
March 22, 2019
Obese mouse mothers trigger heart problems in offspring
Effects of high-fat, high-sugar diet on heart passed down three generations.
News Release
March 13, 2019
Mobile phone technology to screen, help treat college students
Phone app targets depression, anxiety, eating disorders.
News Release
March 11, 2019
$10 million to help study noise-induced hearing loss
Army grant supports clinical trial of drug that may protect hearing.
News Release
March 7, 2019
The warrior within
Immune-based therapies are becoming a reality for cancer care.
Outlook Magazine
March 6, 2019
Potential new therapy for Crohn’s, colitis identified
Alternative to anti-inflammatory therapies reduces IBD symptoms in mice.
News Release
February 28, 2019
$3.4 million aids effort to make a better flu vaccine
Study aims to understand why not all vaccines generate lifelong immunity.
News Release
February 26, 2019
Bowman leading international supercomputing project
Crowd-sourced computer network delves into protein structure, seeks new disease therapies.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
February 22, 2019
Wang named Loewentheil Distinguished Professor
Wang studies intricacies of gene regulation.
News Release
February 21, 2019
Unnecessary testing for UTIs cut by nearly half
Over-testing drives up health-care costs, promotes overuse of antibiotics.
News Release
February 20, 2019
Needlemans commit $15 million aimed at therapies for chronic diseases
New centers’ researchers will target chronic diseases of aging.
News Release
February 20, 2019
Clinical Research Forum recognizes top studies
Oncologists show way to ID patients at high risk of cancer recurrence.
February 14, 2019
Boime, Covey named National Academy of Inventors senior members
Developmental biologists recognized for successes in developing therapeutics.
National Leaders