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An animation of a small implanted device under the skin in the chest that emits carefully calibrated electrical pulses to the left vagus nerve — a major conduit between the brain and internal organs.

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Implant provides lasting relief for treatment-resistant depression

Study finds enduring benefits of vagus nerve stimulation for patients not helped by standard therapies.

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Combination treatment in mice shows promise for fatal neurological disorder in kids
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March 14, 2012
Centralized Inflammatory Bowel Disease tissue bank speeds pace of studies
A Washington University tissue bank is helping to identify factors contributing to the outcomes of thousands of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.
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March 14, 2012
Researchers identify unexpected player in intestinal immunity
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March 14, 2012
Scientists map genetic evolution of leukemia
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March 14, 2012
Study finds unexpected player in immune-related gastrointestinal disorders
A new role for cells in the intestine has been identified. This may lead to new therapies for some intestinal disorders.
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March 13, 2012
Altered gene linked to fatal neuroblastoma in adolescents, young adults
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March 12, 2012
Lifestyle changes for obese patients linked to modest weight loss
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March 9, 2012
$100 or $1,000? Wide price range for birth control
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March 8, 2012
Experimental drug offers hope for rare bone disease: study
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March 7, 2012
New treatment shows promise for kids with life-threatening bone disorder
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March 6, 2012
New Alzheimer’s marker strongly predicts mental decline
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March 1, 2012
Improving surgical treatments for atrial fibrillation
A new study is evaluating a procedure that corrects irregular heartbeats in patients.
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February 29, 2012
Patients with rare diseases to get DNA sequenced at no charge
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February 28, 2012
Washington University joins national heart failure network
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February 27, 2012
$3.3 million grant to study viruses in kids
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February 27, 2012
Medical tattoos offer important health information
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February 27, 2012
Charlie Rose Brain Series 2: Generalized Defects in Cognition: Alzheimer’s Disease
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Cancer’s growing burden: the high cost of care
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February 24, 2012
Research focuses on molecular triggers of contractions
New research at Washington University School of Medicine is looking at the molecular underpinnings of contractions and preterm labor.
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February 23, 2012
Lenke named chief of spine surgery
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February 23, 2012
Rib fractures linked to disorder seen in athletes
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February 22, 2012
Washington People: Randall Bateman
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February 21, 2012
Regimens: Antibiotic use for sinusitis is questioned
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February 20, 2012
Soil bacteria and pathogens share antibiotic resistance genes
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February 20, 2012
Brain scans show signs of autism
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February 17, 2012
Brain differences seen at 6 months in infants who develop autism
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February 17, 2012
Motor impairments appear to be a characteristic of autism
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February 17, 2012
Can’t sleep? It may be affecting your memory
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February 15, 2012
Autism affects motor skills, study indicates
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February 15, 2012
Diabetes may start in the intestines
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February 15, 2012
Sinus infections not cured with antibiotics, study suggests
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February 15, 2012
Poor sleep linked to Alzheimer’s in US study
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Bad sleep linked to Alzheimer’s
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February 14, 2012
Distinguished Faculty, Goldstein awards given
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February 14, 2012
Antibiotics ineffective for most sinus infections
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February 14, 2012
Antibiotics and sinus infections
A new study shows that antibiotics are no more effective against sinus infections than a placebo.
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Implant provides lasting relief for treatment-resistant depression