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September 26, 2018

Roundtable on opioids brings HHS leaders to Medical Campus

Officials tour research lab focused on fighting opioid addiction.

Medical Campus & Community

September 24, 2018

Overlooked signal in MRI scans reflects amount, kind of brain cells

Data may aid diagnosis of brain conditions, shed light on brain development.

News Release

September 24, 2018

Washington University joins network for solving rare medical mysteries

Undiagnosed diseases network seeks to explain medical conditions with no known cause.

News Release

September 12, 2018

Genetic testing helps predict disease recurrence in myelodysplastic syndrome

Likelihood of recurrence high if mutations detectable after stem cell transplant.

News Release

September 4, 2018

Scientists identify weak point in deadly eye melanoma

Plant compound shuts down tumor growth.

News Release

September 4, 2018

New clues found to understanding relapse in breast cancer

Tumor mutations found in patients point to progressive disease.

News Release

August 30, 2018

Experimental drug shows promise as multiple sclerosis treatment

Brain’s shrinking slows with drug.

News Release

August 23, 2018

Alzheimer’s one day may be predicted during eye exam

Noninvasive test may screen for disease before symptoms appear.

News Release

August 23, 2018

Natural sugar defends against metabolic syndrome, in mice

Trehalose blocks glucose from liver.

News Release

August 14, 2018

Before It Begins

Family, researchers team up to cure — or even prevent — Alzheimer’s disease.

Outlook Magazine

August 9, 2018

Scientists uncover new details in how sense of smell develops

Findings could help determine how dogs evolved such good noses.

News Release

August 8, 2018

Brain tumors occur often in kids with common genetic syndrome

Analysis of MRI scans identifies some unexplained bright objects as tumors.

News Release

August 6, 2018

Mallinckrodt boosts rare-disease research at Washington University

Pharmaceutical company to fund up to $10 million to pursue new therapeutics.

News Release

July 19, 2018

Analysis of prostate tumors reveals clues to cancer’s aggressiveness

Sequencing reveals genetic errors common in metastatic tumors.

News Release

July 18, 2018

Lowering hospitals’ Medicare costs proves difficult

Bundled-payment system did not reduce costs for serious medical conditions.

News Release

July 16, 2018

New ALS therapy in clinical trials

Drug extends survival, reverses some neuromuscular damage in animals.

News Release

July 12, 2018

Report addresses national shortage of physician-scientist trainees

Recommends standardized curriculum, tracking graduates.

News Release

July 11, 2018

Big Data

Putting information-based tools in doctors’ hands.

Outlook Magazine

July 5, 2018

Gene therapy method developed to target damaged kidney cells

Discovery may lead to improved treatment for chronic kidney disease.

News Release

June 28, 2018

Kuehner commits $15 million to fund personalized medicine research

Gift supports innovative approaches to diagnosis, treatment, prevention of heart disease.

News Release

June 19, 2018

Decades of dedication lead to drug trial for rare, fatal illness

Old cancer drug may treat devastating blood vessel disease.

Medical Campus & Community, Video

June 13, 2018

Radiation beam to the heart

Doctors halt deadly rhythm with noninvasive therapy.

Outlook Magazine

June 7, 2018

Scientists ID source of damaging inflammation after heart attack

Existing drug dials down inflammation in mice.

News Release

June 6, 2018

A promising cancer treatment made patients worse, not better

Source: New York Times