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 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 January 6, 2016 Lending a handNeed a custom yet affordable anatomical structure made to order? Just hit print.Outlook Magazine January 5, 2016 Obituary: Charles L. Roper, professor emeritus of surgery, 90Groundbreaking surgeon's contributions to medicine were monumental.Obituaries January 4, 2016 Will lab-grown kidneys fix our transplant waiting lists?Source: Washington Post January 4, 2016 $4.1 million Clayco Foundation gift aids research into rare diseaseGift establishes Washington University as world leader in cerebroretinal vasculopathy research.News Release December 31, 2015 Obituary: Cheryl M. Mueller, administrator in bone and mineral diseases, 52Mueller remembered as a model of integrity, loyalty and dedication.Obituaries December 31, 2015 Patients struggle with high drug pricesSource: Wall Street Journal December 30, 2015 Ask Well: Is Mild Cognitive Impairment Reversible?Source: New York Times December 30, 2015 My Friend DaisySource: Huffington Post December 29, 2015 New for weight loss: balloon therapyIntragastric balloons offer alternatives to gastric bypass and other surgical procedures.News Release December 22, 2015 Study uncovers inherited genetic susceptibility across 12 cancer typesNew finding could help improve the accuracy of existing genetic tests for cancer risk.News Release December 19, 2015 Depression in preschool changes the brain, study showsSource: Time Magazine December 18, 2015 Study provides picture of firearm injuries, deaths among St. Louis-area childrenGunfire hurt nearly 400 children over five years.News Release December 16, 2015 Early childhood depression alters brain developmentFindings may help explain why those who are depressed have difficulty regulating their moods and emotions.News Release December 14, 2015 Study uncovers hard-to-detect cancer mutationsFindings could help identify patients who would benefit from existing drugs.News Release December 11, 2015 New center focuses on regenerative medicineThe center aims to develop new treatments that could allow doctors to regrow or replace a damaged heart or severed nerves, or to restore lost vision or hearing.News Release December 8, 2015 Goldberg named Kipnis Distinguished ProfessorThe inaugural Kipnis professor, Goldberg studies the biochemistry of the parasite that causes malaria.News Release December 8, 2015 Genes influence choice between small rewards now or bigger ones laterTwin study could shed light on impulsivity and addiction to food, drugs and alcohol.News Release December 7, 2015 Washington People: Kathy GrangeEvery day is a professional adventure – solving medical mysteries and pursuing diagnoses of rare diseases – for Grange, professor of pediatrics.Washington People December 7, 2015 First in classAlumnus James L. Sweatt III, MD, helped integrate some of the country’s top institutions, including Washington University School of Medicine.Source: Washington Magazine December 4, 2015 Kulkarni named editor-in-chief of Cancer Genetics journalAlso director of Cytogenomics and Molecular Pathology at Washington University, Kulkarni assumes the role Jan. 1.National Leaders December 4, 2015 Goodman appointed to City of St. Louis Board of Health and HospitalsGoodman will advise the city health commissioner on public health matters.National Leaders December 3, 2015 Unanue receives Sanofi-Institut Pasteur AwardOne of four scientists worldwide to receive the 2015 award, Unanue was honored for contributions to the field of immunology.National Leaders, News Release, Video December 3, 2015 Scientists receive $13.7 million to develop new multiple myeloma treatmentsNew center will focus on developing nanomaterials and drugs to treat this cancer of the immune system.News Release Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 72 73 74 75 76 … 117 Next ›
