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April 3, 2020
Medical clinic shifts approach to patient care to defend against COVID-19
FEMA disaster management strategy guides rapid turnaround.
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April 3, 2020
Richards named head of neuroscience
Recognized for expertise in brain’s formation and wiring, developmental disorders.
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April 1, 2020
Lifestyle trumps geography in determining makeup of gut microbiome
Captive apes’ microbiomes more similar to some humans’ than to wild apes’.
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March 31, 2020
Washington University School of Medicine notifies oncology patients of privacy incident
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March 26, 2020
Insight into Alzheimer’s early stages provides clues to treatment strategies
Tau protein changes years before cognitive symptoms.
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March 26, 2020
Pagliarini named BJC investigator
Metabolism expert known for work on the powerhouses of the cell.
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March 23, 2020
Possible COVID-19 treatment: transfusion of antibodies from recovered patients’ blood
Century-old idea applied to modern pandemic.
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March 20, 2020
National clinical trial to settle debate on managing airways in emergencies
Trial will compare strategies aimed at helping trauma patients breathe.
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March 19, 2020
Immunotherapy using ‘young cells’ offers promising option against cancer
Study in mouse, human cells suggests unique anti-cancer properties of such a therapy.
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March 19, 2020
Crowdsourced supercomputing project sets sights on coronavirus
Folding@home targets COVID-19, number of volunteer ‘folders’ skyrockets.
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March 16, 2020
Breast milk may help prevent sepsis in preemies
Keeps gut bacteria from moving into bloodstream.
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March 11, 2020
Heaney named vice chancellor for medical advancement
Will play key role in enhancing, transforming development programs.
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March 9, 2020
Beverley named Ernest St. John Simms Distinguished Professor
Honored for studies of the tropical parasite Leishmania.
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March 9, 2020
Cancerous tumors, surrounding cells illuminated by new imaging agent
Compound being tested in small clinical trials.
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March 6, 2020
Washington University to break ground on major neuroscience research hub
New construction will inspire discovery, collaboration, faculty recruitment at School of Medicine.
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March 5, 2020
School of Medicine physicians, researchers tackle coronavirus
Clinical teams ready; research for vaccines, drugs underway.
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March 3, 2020
Immune cells play surprising role in heart, mouse study suggests
Immune system’s B cells appear to influence how heart develops, beats.
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March 3, 2020
Radiation therapy for colon cancer works better when specific protein blocked
Targeting protein helps radiation destroy tumor cells while preserving healthy tissue.
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February 26, 2020
Revving up immune system may help treat eczema
Boosting natural killer cells in mice improves skin rash.
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February 24, 2020
Diabetes in mice cured rapidly using human stem cell strategy
New technique efficiently converts human stem cells into insulin-producing cells.
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February 18, 2020
Why Zika virus caused most harmful brain damage to Brazilian newborns
Findings help explain why microcephaly cases less common in other Zika outbreaks.
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February 13, 2020
Fight against endometrial cancer boosted with new molecular road map
Detailed analysis reveals new drug targets.
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February 12, 2020
Collaboration with SLU leads to purchase of $5 million microscope
Will allow shared access to imaging center, enhance biomedical research.
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February 10, 2020
Investigational drugs didn’t slow memory loss, cognitive decline in rare, inherited Alzheimer’s, initial analysis indicates
Top-line data reported from international trial.
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