Topic: Uncategorized October 11, 2011 Vitamin E raises prostate cancer riskHigh-dose vitamin E supplements increase the risk of prostate cancer, results of a large clinical trial show.Innovate Magazines October 4, 2011 Broad team studies pelvic painWashington University is part of multiple collaborative studies related to chronic pelvic pain that aim to find better treatment for patients.Innovate Magazines October 4, 2011 Leader in asthma and allergy researchWashington University establishes new asthma and allergy research centers to better understand and find new therapies for these conditions.Innovate Magazines October 1, 2011 HIV-positive women at increased risk for developing pre-cancerous growthsNew research at Washington University School of Medicine finds HIV-positive women are more likely to develop pre-cancerous growths on their genitals.Innovate Magazines July 20, 2011 Inherited Alzheimer’s detectable 20 years before dementiaResults from a Washington University Alzheimer’s study show the disease may be detectable decades before onset of dementia.Innovate Magazines June 28, 2011 Approaching irregular heartbeats from two directionsDoctors at Washington University have developed a new hybrid procedure that blocks misfiring electrical signals that cause irregular heartbeats.Innovate Magazines June 20, 2011 Device offers innovative treatment of cerebral aneurysmsA new device helps heal difficult-to-treat aneurysms.Innovate Magazines June 1, 2011 Blast-related injuries detected in the brains of US military personnelA US-German collaboration is using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to study soldiers diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury after exposure to a blast.Innovate Magazines April 28, 2011 Study shows ovarian cancer patients fare better at comprehensive cancer centersA new study shows patients with ovarian cancer have better survival rates if they receive care at a National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).Innovate Magazines April 5, 2011 New procedure makes valve replacement an optionA national trial shows that a procedure to replace a diseased heart valve is effective for patients too frail to undergo open-heart surgery.Innovate Magazines December 13, 2010 Immunology lab identifies gene involved in limiting lung injuryNew research finds a gene that protects some patients with lung transplants and other injury from pneumonia, sepsis and other trauma.Innovate Magazines October 19, 2010 Study looks at how insurance mandates influence fertility treatmentWashington University research is looking at how insurance coverage of assisted reproductive technologies impacts patient choices and outcomes.Innovate Magazines October 1, 2010 Women’s reproductive health research career development centerWashington University’s Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) program helps train physicians and scientists in the field of women’s health research.Innovate Magazines September 23, 2010 Testing branched devices to fix iliac aneurysmsWashington University School of Medicine is part of a national trial to test a new device for fixing iliac aneurysms without open surgery.Innovate Magazines September 23, 2010 Making aortic valve replacement an option for the inoperableA procedure to replace a diseased heart valve has been approved for patients too frail to undergo open-heart surgery.Innovate Magazines June 25, 2010 Diagnose aortic dissection early, follow patients for a lifetimeWashington University is participating in the largest registry to collect information about aortic dissection, a potentially lethal heart condition.Innovate Magazines June 1, 2010 Comprehensive care for pulmonary hypertensionNew studies are working to improve treatments for pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that affects arteries in the lungs.Innovate Magazines March 5, 2010 Endometrial cancer research focus of $1.7 million grantWashington University has received $1.7 million to study the genetic changes related to the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial and related cancers.Innovate Magazines Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 40 41 42
