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 July 19, 2016 Potential new target identified for treating itchFindings suggest nerve receptors work in concert to transmit itch signals.News Release July 18, 2016 Genetic error that increases risk of aortic rupture identifiedStudy sheds light on unexplained enlargement, weakening of aorta.News Release July 18, 2016 Stem cells engineered to grow cartilage, fight inflammationTechnique uses 3-D weaving to grow a living hip replacement .News Release July 14, 2016 Ability to turn off genes in brain crucial for learning, memoryMice unable to shut off genes in brain develop faulty wiring.News Release July 14, 2016 Study aims to find clues to breast cancer outcomes in African-American womenMost past genetic research has analyzed DNA from women of European ancestry.News Release July 12, 2016 In predicting a stroke’s toll, location matters, but so do connectionsSource: Los Angeles Times July 11, 2016 Measuring damage to brain networks may aid stroke treatment, predict recoveryFunctional MRI scans provide crucial data for stroke patients.News Release July 7, 2016 Mets place Matt Harvey on disabled listTeam 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 CampusFire department and university partnership aimed at improving fire safety, emergency response.Medical Campus & Community July 7, 2016 Rewiring the bodySevering 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 cancerResearchers identify key protein in brain tumor formation.News Release July 4, 2016 Immune-based therapy in mice shows promise against pancreatic cancerClinical trial will test safety of new strategy in patients with advanced pancreatic tumors.News Release June 30, 2016 Falls in months before surgery are common in adults of all agesHistory of falls linked to frailty, poor physical health.News Release June 30, 2016 Bagnall named Pew scholar in biomedical sciencesEach 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 researchSupport from Burroughs Wellcome Fund will boost research into the disease.Medical Campus & Community June 29, 2016 IDEA Labs, Sasa Mutic honored as innovatorsSt. 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 settingsFunding is part of $26 million awarded by the CDC to five academic medical centers as part of a patient-safety effort .News Release June 23, 2016 Bear Cub Challenge awards $225,000 to five research teamsFunding helps scientists become entrepreneurs.Medical Campus & Community June 22, 2016 Memory loss caused by West Nile virus explainedStudy identifies targets for prevention, treatment.News Release June 22, 2016 What it feels like to have binge eating disorderSource: Everyday Health June 21, 2016 $4 million grant expands major study to find Alzheimer’s prevention treatmentsInvestigators will accelerate drug testing, develop new diagnostic measures .News Release June 20, 2016 Psychiatric help for families prevents continuing child abuse, neglectKids whose families received psychiatric support have better-than-expected outcomes.News Release June 20, 2016 Washington People: Gregory ZipfelNeurosurgeon dedicated to making surgeries smaller, less invasive.Washington People June 17, 2016 Scientists explore possible way to stop Zika in its tracksSource: Health Day June 17, 2016 America’s growing problemAverting the lifelong health risks and spiraling social costs of childhood obesity.Outlook Magazine June 17, 2016 Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar virusesNews Release June 16, 2016 Pregnant women’s high-fat, high-sugar diets may affect future generationsObesity can predispose offspring in multiple generations to metabolic problems.News Release June 15, 2016 Age, obesity, dopamine appear to influence preference for sweet foodsFinding may reveal dysfunction in the brains of individuals with obesity.News Release June 14, 2016 Who is the Siteman in Siteman Cancer Center?Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch June 13, 2016 New insight into role of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s diseaseStudies hint at therapeutic strategies against devastating disease.News Release June 13, 2016 Obituary: Philip W. Majerus, professor emeritus of medicine, 79Renowned hematologist is best known for research showing that low-dose aspirin prevents blood clots.Obituaries June 13, 2016 Obituary: Joseph R. Williamson, former professor of pathology, 84His research advanced understanding of diabetes, metabolism.Obituaries June 13, 2016 Probing proteins’ 3-D structures suggests existing drugs may work for many cancersDistant mutations that seemed unimportant now considered major contenders for driving tumor growth.News Release June 9, 2016 Creative minds: New piece in the Crohn’s disease puzzle?Source: NIH Director's Blog June 8, 2016 Limbrick named director of pediatric neurosurgeryDavid D. Limbrick Jr. to succeed Tae Sung Park, now vice chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery.News Release June 6, 2016 Nagele honored by Society of Biological PsychiatryAward recognizes standout research published in the journal Biological Psychiatry.National Leaders Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 67 68 69 70 71 … 117 Next ›
