December 10, 2024 WashU Medicine reaches all-time high in NIH funding NIH grants recognize the quality and significance of WashU Medicine research in enabling life-changing advances in medicine.News Release December 13, 2017 Deadly heart rhythm halted by noninvasive radiation therapyFive patients treated for ventricular tachycardia.News Release December 13, 2017 A promising futureDoctoral students across the School of Medicine contribute to discoveries that are changing medicine.Source: Washington Magazine December 13, 2017 A ‘game changer’ for patients with irregular heart rhythmSource: New York Times December 13, 2017 Gordon receives Sanofi-Institut Pasteur AwardScientist honored for role in founding, leading field of gut microbiome research.News Release December 12, 2017 A key to tackling childhood obesity: Involve families and follow upParents modeling healthy behaviors leads to markedly better outcomes.News Release December 12, 2017 Medical School faculty named to National Academy of InventorsAchilefu, Holtzman, Leuthardt honored for innovation.News Release December 11, 2017 $3.9 million supports research to turn bacteria into biofuel producersMedical, engineering schools team up to create biofuels independent of food crops.News Release December 11, 2017 WashU research spurs new WHO guidelines for disabling tropical diseaseTriple-drug treatment effective against lymphatic filariasis.News Release December 11, 2017 Generation at risk: America’s youngest facing mental health crisisSource: NBC Nightly News December 11, 2017 Kidney disease increases risk of diabetes, study showsElevated urea levels likely a culprit.News Release December 7, 2017 Brain networks that help babies learn to walk ID’dAutism risk, walking linked via brain connections.News Release December 7, 2017 Undaunted explorerTimothy Ley and his team were the first to sequence a cancer genome in 2008. They're still searching for cures nonstop.Source: Washington Magazine December 6, 2017 Clot-busting drugs not recommended for most patients with blood clotsLarge clinical trial concludes such treatment does not prevent long-term complications.News Release December 6, 2017 Alzheimer’s damage in mice reduced with compound that targets APOE geneAPOE is major Alzheimer’s risk gene.News Release December 5, 2017 Obituary: Arthur D. Loewy, professor of anatomy and neuroscience, 74Studied how the brain regulates bodily functions.Obituaries December 5, 2017 Obesity prevented in mice fed high-fat dietMice with genes that activate a protein pathway have leaner fat cells.News Release December 4, 2017 Medicare shift to quality over quantity presents challengesNew payment system may disproportionately burden small physician practices.News Release December 4, 2017 Medical school to review, revise curriculumDe Fer to lead efforts as associate dean for medical student education.Medical Campus & Community December 4, 2017 Pursuing a precision paradigmMedical school experts describe the move from current standards of care to a more personalized approach to treatment.Source: Washington Magazine December 1, 2017 Obituary: John A. Pierce, former director of pulmonary and critical care, 92Physician-scientist was division's founding director.Obituaries November 30, 2017 Dutcher named cell biology society fellowScientist honored for advances in cell biology.National Leaders November 30, 2017 The surgeon who wants to connect you to the internet with a brain implantSource: MIT Technology Review November 28, 2017 Oltz named editor-in-chief of immunology journalAlso recently honored for service to immunology association, community.National Leaders November 27, 2017 Weihl named Denny-Brown neurological scholarRecognized for studies of degenerative muscle diseases.National Leaders November 20, 2017 Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation visits The SPOTPop star’s organization highlights support the center offers.Medical Campus & Community November 20, 2017 Obituary: Arthur Z. Eisen, former director of Division of Dermatology, 88Physician-scientist founded the division 50 years ago.Obituaries November 20, 2017 Seven faculty named 2017 AAAS fellowsCaparon, Colditz, Cooper, Diamond, Dutcher, Eberlein and Gross honored.News Release November 17, 2017 Medical school physicians, staff aid hurricane victimsLiang, Char, Keeperman, Fehr, Davisson help in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria.Medical Campus & Community November 16, 2017 Cutting NIH budget could cripple drug developmentMore than 95 percent of new drugs developed with NIH support.News Release November 15, 2017 Bruchas named Mallinckrodt Professor of AnesthesiologyStudies underpinnings of anxiety, addiction, depression.News Release November 14, 2017 Aggressive testing provides no benefit to patients in ER with chest painCT scans, cardiac stress tests don’t help in ruling out heart attack.News Release November 9, 2017 Margenthaler elected to surgical society post Named secretary-treasurer of American Society of Breast Surgeons.National Leaders November 9, 2017 Can laughing gas help deter suicide?Researchers studying use of nitrous oxide for patients hospitalized for suicide risk.News Release November 8, 2017 How cells detect, mend DNA damage may improve chemotherapyTargeting pathway could increase potency of some current drugs .News Release November 7, 2017 Washington People: Patrick JayPediatric cardiologist seeks keys to preventing congenital heart defects.Washington People November 7, 2017 Obituary: William Landau, professor emeritus, 93Former head of neurology specialized in movement disorders.Obituaries Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 54 55 56 57 58 … 116 Next ›
