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March 23, 2016

School of Medicine joins exclusive pediatric neuro-oncology consortium

Expands treatment options for children with brain tumors.

Medical Campus & Community

March 22, 2016

Washington People: C. Prakash Gyawali

Gastroenterologist uses complex tools to learn what’s behind patients' symptoms.

Washington People

March 17, 2016

Rare form of diabetes may require alternate treatment

Current therapies linked to destruction of insulin-secreting cells that regulate blood sugar.

News Release

March 14, 2016

Higher blood levels of omega-3 may help depression in heart patients

Patients with higher blood levels at start of study responded better to omega-3 supplements.

News Release

March 10, 2016

Achilefu named inaugural Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology

Research includes developing technologies that help surgeons see cancer cells .

News Release

March 9, 2016

Bacteria, viruses in gut linked to severity of HIV infection

Intestinal microbes may speed progression from HIV to AIDS.

News Release

March 9, 2016

Standard practice of giving premature babies antibiotics needs to be rethought, argues new study

Source: Newsweek

March 8, 2016

Gut microbes linked to deadly intestinal disease in preemies

Findings will help develop new treatments and prevention strategies.

News Release

March 7, 2016

Preemies’ gut bacteria reveal vast scope of antibiotic resistance

Study supports push to minimize routine antibiotic use.

News Release

March 4, 2016

New guidelines open competitive sports to some athletes with heart conditions

News Release

March 2, 2016

Newly identified genetic errors may prevent heart attacks

Findings may guide design of new drugs.

News Release

February 26, 2016

$11.9 million from NIH funds glaucoma study

Researchers to evaluate effectiveness of earlier efforts to prevent, delay blinding eye disease.

News Release

February 25, 2016

Big health benefits to small weight loss

Source: New York Times

February 24, 2016

School-based health clinic established at north St. Louis County high school

Started by the School of Medicine, the clinic addresses health and social services for teens.

News Release

February 24, 2016

Laser unlocks blood-brain barrier for chemotherapy, study shows

Source: Health Day

February 24, 2016

Laser surgery opens blood-brain barrier to chemotherapy

Technology may improve treatment for deadly brain cancer.

News Release

February 23, 2016

Dietary link to stunted growth identified

Study links inadequate intake of amino acids to debilitating condition that affects millions .

News Release

February 22, 2016

Small weight loss yields large rewards, study finds

Source: Health Day

February 22, 2016

In obese patients, 5 percent weight loss has significant health benefits

Initial weight loss lowers risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease.

News Release

February 20, 2016

Malnutrition and a battle of the microbiota

Source: NPR Science Friday

February 19, 2016

Study: Right gut bacteria may protect against malnutrition

Source: New York Times

February 18, 2016

Targeting gut microbes may reverse effects of childhood malnutrition

Healthy microbes, breast milk component suggest new treatment approach, mouse study shows .

News Release

February 16, 2016

Washington University leads national effort to improve radiation therapy for U.S. veterans

New program will monitor quality and safety of radiation therapy at VHA centers nationwide.

News Release

February 9, 2016

Is preschool depression something parents should worry about?

Source: Yahoo!

February 4, 2016

Study to look for new ways to engage workers in wellness programs

Housekeepers, 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 iodine

Evidence strong enough to change standard skin-prep practices for the procedure, researchers say.

News Release

February 3, 2016

Medical Campus fertile ground for drug development

Professor's research may improve treatments for infertility, growth disorders, hemophilia, other conditions.

News Release, School of Medicine

January 27, 2016

Siteman Cancer Center among leading institutions encouraging HPV vaccination

Only 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 21, 2016

Keeping kids who have asthma healthy

Source: Washington Post

January 19, 2016

Dissolvable brain sensors disintegrate once their job is done

Source: The Atlantic

January 18, 2016

Team develops wireless, dissolvable sensors to monitor brain

Tiny implants measure intracranial pressure, temperature before being absorbed into the body.

News Release

January 15, 2016

Poverty linked to childhood depression, changes in brain connectivity

Conditions associated with poverty appear to interfere with how key brain regions connect and increase depression risk in children.

News Release

January 12, 2016

New outpatient care center under construction in south St. Louis County

Patients will have expanded access to specialty care, outpatient surgery, mammography and other services.

News Release

January 8, 2016

Ebola medical team develops guidelines for treating infected children

Protocol aims to improve young patients' chances of survival during future outbreaks.

News Release

January 6, 2016

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