October 23, 2024 White Coat Ceremony marks beginning of medical training 124 students receive white coats, recite class oath.Medical Campus & Community February 18, 2016 Targeting gut microbes may reverse effects of childhood malnutritionHealthy microbes, breast milk component suggest new treatment approach, mouse study shows .News Release February 17, 2016 Govindan named Anheuser-Busch Endowed Chair in Medical OncologyNoted expert treats lung cancer patients, co-chairs effort to describe genomic alterations of lung cancer.News Release February 16, 2016 Three hematologists named ASH Scholar Award recipientsBlood cancer researchers Stephen Oh, Christopher Sturgeon and Hamza Celik to receive American Society of Hematology Scholar Award.National Leaders February 16, 2016 Washington University leads national effort to improve radiation therapy for U.S. veteransNew program will monitor quality and safety of radiation therapy at VHA centers nationwide.News Release February 12, 2016 Medical school receives Ameren rebate for heating and cooling upgradesEfforts at nine Medical Campus buildings are part of long-term commitment to sustainability.Medical Campus & Community February 10, 2016 Rise in marijuana use not as high as previously reportedStill, percentage of adults smoking the drug increased about 20 percent over last decade.News Release February 9, 2016 Virus profilers race to find out what makes Zika tickSource: NPR All Things Considered February 9, 2016 Washington University ‘Memory Hackers’ featured on PBS/NOVASpecial on the science of human memory premieres on PBS stations Feb. 10.Source: The Source February 9, 2016 Renewing the conversation: Day of Discovery & DialogueUniversity community to reconvene Feb. 24-25 to talk about diversity, inclusion.Medical Campus & Community February 9, 2016 Give up your data to cure diseaseSource: New York Times February 9, 2016 Is preschool depression something parents should worry about?Source: Yahoo! February 9, 2016 New tests for Zika in the worksSource: The Scientist February 4, 2016 Scientists team up to fight ZikaSchool of Medicine research lays groundwork for diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine.School of Medicine February 4, 2016 Study to look for new ways to engage workers in wellness programsHousekeepers, food service workers less likely to participate in employer-based health interventions.News Release February 4, 2016 To prevent infection after C-section, chlorhexidine better than iodineEvidence strong enough to change standard skin-prep practices for the procedure, researchers say.News Release February 3, 2016 Medical Campus fertile ground for drug developmentProfessor's research may improve treatments for infertility, growth disorders, hemophilia, other conditions.News Release, School of Medicine February 3, 2016 Scientists more effectively control pain by targeting nerve cell’s interiorBlocking receptors stems chronic pain, suggests options for pain relief with fewer side effects.News Release February 2, 2016 New cancer weapon: nanoparticle made from calcium carbonate in antacid tabletsNovel nanoparticle made of common mineral may help keep tumor growth at bay.News Release, Video February 2, 2016 Building better healthKeeping the toughest jobs safe requires boots-on-the-ground research and a can-do company attitude. A campus building project is putting these ideas in motion.Outlook Magazine February 2, 2016 Washington People: Samuel AchilefuDeveloper of cancer goggles hopes to inspire children in the developing world to pursue their talents.Washington People February 1, 2016 Contraception not as affordable as health-care law intendedA commentary in JAMA lays out existing barriers to implementing contraceptive coverage.News Release February 1, 2016 Scientists set up labs in newly opened research buildingDesign brings together investigators from different fields, disciplines on Medical Campus.Medical Campus & Community January 27, 2016 Siteman Cancer Center among leading institutions encouraging HPV vaccinationOnly 40 percent of girls and 21 percent of boys in the U.S. are receiving the recommended three doses, an intervention proven to prevent certain cancers.News Release January 25, 2016 Blunt visits Medical Campus to highlight increase in NIH fundingUniversity leaders and U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., celebrate a $2 billion increase in NIH funding.Medical Campus & Community January 21, 2016 Keeping kids who have asthma healthySource: Washington Post January 21, 2016 The weight loss enemy within: BacteriaSource: Newsweek January 19, 2016 Dissolvable brain sensors disintegrate once their job is doneSource: The Atlantic January 18, 2016 Team develops wireless, dissolvable sensors to monitor brainTiny implants measure intracranial pressure, temperature before being absorbed into the body.News Release January 15, 2016 Poverty linked to childhood depression, changes in brain connectivityConditions associated with poverty appear to interfere with how key brain regions connect and increase depression risk in children.News Release January 15, 2016 Rival drug firms team up to test new cancer treatment approachSource: STAT January 14, 2016 Mardis visits White House to discuss cancer researchCo-director of The McDonnell Genome Institute joins other top researchers to discuss challenge to cure cancer.News Release January 14, 2016 $60 million to fund study of genetics underlying common diseasesHeart disease, diabetes, stroke, autism and epilepsy are focus of research supported by National Institutes of Health.News Release January 12, 2016 New outpatient care center under construction in south St. Louis CountyPatients will have expanded access to specialty care, outpatient surgery, mammography and other services.News Release January 11, 2016 Atherosclerosis is Alzheimer’s disease of blood vessels, study suggestsProtein builds up as immune cells attempt to counteract plaque formation.News Release January 11, 2016 Bhayani named Holekamp Family Chair in UrologyLeader in robotic surgery recently appointed chief medical officer of Washington University Physicians.News Release January 8, 2016 Ebola medical team develops guidelines for treating infected childrenProtocol aims to improve young patients' chances of survival during future outbreaks.News Release Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 70 71 72 73 74 … 116 Next ›
