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July 2, 2021
Aagaard, Scheel, Stanton named vice chancellors
Recognized for their expertise in medical education, clinical affairs, medical finance and administration.
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July 1, 2021
COVID-19 aggravates antibiotic misuse in India
Sales of antibiotics soar as threat of drug-resistant bacteria worsens.
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June 29, 2021
Cell-based immunotherapy shows promise against melanoma
Effective against blood cancers, natural killer cells also may be effective against solid tumors.
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June 28, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine generates immune structures critical for lasting immunity
Vaccines likely induce strong, persistent immunity to COVID-19.
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June 24, 2021
Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells
COVID-19 drugs, vaccines still effective against mutating virus.
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June 23, 2021
New snack foods nurture healthy gut microbiome
Microbiome-modifying foods designed with specific combinations of plant fibers.
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June 22, 2021
Lee named head of Department of Neurology
Recognized for expertise in brain injury, impact as mentor.
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June 22, 2021
Siteman Cancer Center advances proton therapy care
Center to add pencil beam scanning to original proton therapy unit, among other advances.
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June 21, 2021
Investigational Alzheimer’s drug improves biomarkers of the disease
International clinical trial yields mixed results with unclear cognitive effects but promising biomarker results.
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June 21, 2021
Protein linked to heart health, disease a potential therapeutic target for dementia
Brain protein reduces Alzheimer’s-like brain damage in mice.
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June 21, 2021
COVID-19 dual-antibody therapies effective against variants in animal study
Combination therapies appear to prevent emergence of drug resistance.
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June 17, 2021
Blood cancer patients with COVID-19 fare better with convalescent plasma
Retrospective study also indicates outcomes of critically ill patients in ICU improve when given antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients.
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June 16, 2021
Ravichandran named BJC investigator
World-renowned immunologist studies how body clears itself of dying cells.
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June 16, 2021
Immune system protein may defend against deadly intestinal disease in babies
Findings may lead to new therapies for necrotizing enterocolitis.
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June 15, 2021
School-based COVID-19 testing initiative focuses on vulnerable populations
$8 million for projects in St. Louis County and Maryland aimed at safely returning students, teachers to classrooms.
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June 15, 2021
What makes us sneeze?
Molecules, nerve cells in brain trigger sneezes; understanding may point to ways to quell spread of infectious viruses.
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June 11, 2021
Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities
Provides insight into how people decide whether they want to know what future holds.
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June 10, 2021
Study sheds light on treatment options for devastating childhood brain cancer
Some but not all radiation therapy can be safely reduced in medulloblastoma.
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June 9, 2021
Laughing gas relieves symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression
Single treatment provides patients with rapid, lasting antidepressant effects.
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June 7, 2021
Global travelers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
Such genes have potential to spread when travelers return home.
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June 4, 2021
Newly approved drug effective against lung cancer caused by genetic mutation
Targeted therapy shrank tumors, shows promise in improving survival.
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June 3, 2021
Studies reveal skull as unexpected source of brain immunity
Immune cells from skull bone marrow guard the brain, spinal cord.
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June 2, 2021
Tiny implant cures diabetes in mice without triggering immune response
Nanofiber device allows insulin to be released while defending against immune cells.
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May 27, 2021
Delaying lung cancer surgery associated with higher risk of recurrence, death
Patients who undergo operation within 12 weeks of diagnosis fare better.
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