January 20, 2025 Study identifies benefits, risks linked to popular weight-loss drugs GLP-1 medications tied to decreased risk of dementia, addiction; increased risk of kidney, pancreas and gastrointestinal problems.News Release April 26, 2019 Wearable motion detectors identify subtle motor deficits in childrenCould lead to early intervention, help prevent disability.News Release April 25, 2019 Zipfel named head of neurosurgeryAlso will become neurosurgeon-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.News Release April 25, 2019 Homemade kits with tourniquets make gunshot first aid more availableSource: Reuters April 23, 2019 Americans getting more inactive, computers partly to blameSource: Associated Press April 23, 2019 School of Medicine names new chief information officerMaria Russo will oversee information technology needs related to clinical services.News Release April 23, 2019 Despite health warnings, Americans still sit too muchSurvey of 50,000 people across multiple ages, racial, ethnic groups documents troubling trends.News Release April 22, 2019 New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequencesHigher costs, fewer lungs available for transplant from local donors.News Release April 18, 2019 The sleep-dementia connectionSource: Scientific American April 18, 2019 Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophyNew drug target identified.News Release April 18, 2019 Flaw in many home pregnancy tests can return false negative resultsTest results later in pregnancy may be misleading.News Release April 18, 2019 Kepecs named BJC investigatorWill join neuroscience and psychiatry departments.News Release April 16, 2019 Washington University commits $100 million to MD scholarships, educationInvestment provides free or reduced tuition to majority of incoming students.News Release April 15, 2019 Safety-net hospitals fare better under new Medicare reimbursement rulesReadmission penalties reduced for hospitals with poorest patients.News Release April 11, 2019 Of research and resultsJames McCarter, MD, PhD ’98, whose entrepreneurial spirit was nurtured while a grad student, has built his career on translational research.Medical Campus & Community April 11, 2019 Up to $24 million will help to eliminate 2 tropical diseasesBill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports research to fight elephantiasis, river blindness.News Release April 10, 2019 $10 million gift aimed at improving treatments for mental illnessDepression is primary focus of research.News Release April 8, 2019 Centene and Washington University collaborate to advance personalized medicine researchPartnership to focus on Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, diabetes, obesity.News Release, Video April 5, 2019 Achilefu named fellow of medical and biological engineering instituteRadiologic imaging specialist honored for outstanding contributions to field.National Leaders April 5, 2019 The price for ‘predatory’ publishing? $50 millionSource: New York Times April 2, 2019 Connor named head of occupational therapy programExpert in stroke recovery served on OT faculty from 2001 to 2014.News Release April 2, 2019 Probing the microbiomeStudies of people and their companion microbes shed light on health and disease.Outlook Magazine April 2, 2019 Washington People: Robert GereauScientist working to identify, reverse causes of chronic pain.Washington People April 1, 2019 Schreiber elected AACR Academy fellowHonor recognizes scientists whose contributions have propelled innovation and progress against cancer.National Leaders 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 researchCellular tracking system featured in STAT Madness competition.Medical Campus & Community, Video March 29, 2019 ‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancersSuch tumors tend to be aggressive.News Release March 26, 2019 Rineys give $15 million to develop, test therapies for neurodegenerative diseasesGift will fund Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s research.News Release March 26, 2019 Probiotic bacteria evolve inside mice’s GI tractsFindings suggest effectiveness, safety of probiotic therapies could change over time.News Release, Video March 25, 2019 Picus receives Gold Medal from interventional radiology societyRecognized for enhancing patient care through imaging.National Leaders March 25, 2019 Perlmutter named scientific director of dystonia foundationDystonia expert will plan, evaluate foundation’s research efforts.National Leaders March 22, 2019 Obese mouse mothers trigger heart problems in offspringEffects of high-fat, high-sugar diet on heart passed down three generations.News Release March 21, 2019 Topical immunotherapy keeps skin cancer risk at bayTreating precancerous skin lesions prevents full-blown cancer.News Release March 20, 2019 Bateman receives Potamkin Award for Alzheimer’s researchHonored for his work on detecting early Alzheimer’s and preventing dementia.News Release March 19, 2019 Medical Campus students to perform ‘Shrek the Musical’14th annual musical directed, produced, performed by students.Medical Campus & Community March 19, 2019 Hugs, high-fives, happy tears at Match DayMedical students learn their destinations for residency training.Medical Campus & Community, Video March 18, 2019 Kefalov receives Bressler Prize for vision researchRecognized for contributions to advancements in understanding vision loss .National Leaders Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 43 44 45 46 47 … 117 Next ›
