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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.

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July 27, 2016
Prostate cancer isn’t colorblind
Source: New York Times
July 26, 2016
Study identifies neural circuits involved in making risky decisions
Is a bird in the hand worth two in the bush?.
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July 22, 2016
Researchers just doubled what we know about the map of the human brain
Source: The Washington Post
July 21, 2016
Medical student receives prestigious fellowship to research nerve injury
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society honors Alexandra Keane.
Medical Campus & Community
July 21, 2016
Doctors paid by drug companies more likely to use those companies’ meds
Researchers analyzed data regarding ophthalmologists.
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July 20, 2016
Updated brain map identifies nearly 100 new regions
Source: New York Times
July 20, 2016
Map provides detailed picture of how the brain is organized
Will help neurological, psychiatric research.
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July 19, 2016
Obituary: Jessie L. Ternberg, professor emerita of surgery, surgery in pediatrics, 92
The first female surgical resident at Barnes, Ternberg served for decades at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Obituaries
July 19, 2016
Potential new target identified for treating itch
Findings suggest nerve receptors work in concert to transmit itch signals.
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July 18, 2016
Genetic error that increases risk of aortic rupture identified
Study sheds light on unexplained enlargement, weakening of aorta.
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July 18, 2016
Stem cells engineered to grow cartilage, fight inflammation
Technique uses 3-D weaving to grow a living hip replacement .
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July 14, 2016
Ability to turn off genes in brain crucial for learning, memory
Mice unable to shut off genes in brain develop faulty wiring.
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July 14, 2016
Study aims to find clues to breast cancer outcomes in African-American women
Most past genetic research has analyzed DNA from women of European ancestry.
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July 12, 2016
In predicting a stroke’s toll, location matters, but so do connections
Source: Los Angeles Times
July 11, 2016
Measuring damage to brain networks may aid stroke treatment, predict recovery
Functional MRI scans provide crucial data for stroke patients.
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July 7, 2016
Mets place Matt Harvey on disabled list
Team doctors sending Harvey to Washington University Center for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
Source: New York Times
July 7, 2016
City firefighters train for emergencies on Medical Campus
Fire department and university partnership aimed at improving fire safety, emergency response.
Medical Campus & Community
July 7, 2016
Rewiring the body
Severing the brain’s critical link to a peripheral nerve can render an arm useless. Pioneering surgeries reroute neural impulses and redefine hope for paralysis.
Outlook Magazine
July 5, 2016
Potential drug target identified for deadly brain cancer
Researchers identify key protein in brain tumor formation.
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July 4, 2016
Immune-based therapy in mice shows promise against pancreatic cancer
Clinical trial will test safety of new strategy in patients with advanced pancreatic tumors.
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June 30, 2016
Falls in months before surgery are common in adults of all ages
History of falls linked to frailty, poor physical health.
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June 30, 2016
Bagnall named Pew scholar in biomedical sciences
Each scientist to receive 4 years of flexible funding to pursue foundational, innovative research.
National Leaders
June 29, 2016
Odom receives prestigious award to further malaria research
Support from Burroughs Wellcome Fund will boost research into the disease.
Medical Campus & Community
June 29, 2016
IDEA Labs, Sasa Mutic honored as innovators
St. Louis Business Journal bestows selected individuals, companies with annual Innovation Awards.
Medical Campus & Community
June 27, 2016
$5.1 million aimed at preventing superbugs, infections in health-care settings
Funding is part of $26 million awarded by the CDC to five academic medical centers as part of a patient-safety effort .
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June 23, 2016
Bear Cub Challenge awards $225,000 to five research teams
Funding helps scientists become entrepreneurs.
Medical Campus & Community
June 22, 2016
Memory loss caused by West Nile virus explained
Study identifies targets for prevention, treatment.
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June 22, 2016
What it feels like to have binge eating disorder
Source: Everyday Health
June 21, 2016
$4 million grant expands major study to find Alzheimer’s prevention treatments
Investigators will accelerate drug testing, develop new diagnostic measures .
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June 20, 2016
Psychiatric help for families prevents continuing child abuse, neglect
Kids whose families received psychiatric support have better-than-expected outcomes.
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June 20, 2016
Washington People: Gregory Zipfel
Neurosurgeon dedicated to making surgeries smaller, less invasive.
Washington People
June 17, 2016
Scientists explore possible way to stop Zika in its tracks
Source: Health Day
June 17, 2016
America’s growing problem
Averting the lifelong health risks and spiraling social costs of childhood obesity.
Outlook Magazine
June 17, 2016
Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar viruses
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June 16, 2016
Pregnant women’s high-fat, high-sugar diets may affect future generations
Obesity can predispose offspring in multiple generations to metabolic problems.
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June 15, 2016
Age, obesity, dopamine appear to influence preference for sweet foods
Finding may reveal dysfunction in the brains of individuals with obesity.
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