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December 11, 2017
Kidney disease increases risk of diabetes, study shows
Elevated urea levels likely a culprit.
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December 7, 2017
Brain networks that help babies learn to walk ID’d
Autism risk, walking linked via brain connections.
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December 6, 2017
Clot-busting drugs not recommended for most patients with blood clots
Large clinical trial concludes such treatment does not prevent long-term complications.
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December 6, 2017
Alzheimer’s damage in mice reduced with compound that targets APOE gene
APOE is major Alzheimer’s risk gene.
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December 5, 2017
Obesity prevented in mice fed high-fat diet
Mice with genes that activate a protein pathway have leaner fat cells.
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December 4, 2017
Medicare shift to quality over quantity presents challenges
New payment system may disproportionately burden small physician practices.
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November 20, 2017
Seven faculty named 2017 AAAS fellows
Caparon, Colditz, Cooper, Diamond, Dutcher, Eberlein and Gross honored.
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November 16, 2017
Cutting NIH budget could cripple drug development
More than 95 percent of new drugs developed with NIH support.
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November 15, 2017
Bruchas named Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology
Studies underpinnings of anxiety, addiction, depression.
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November 14, 2017
Aggressive testing provides no benefit to patients in ER with chest pain
CT scans, cardiac stress tests don’t help in ruling out heart attack.
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November 9, 2017
Can laughing gas help deter suicide?
Researchers studying use of nitrous oxide for patients hospitalized for suicide risk.
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November 8, 2017
How cells detect, mend DNA damage may improve chemotherapy
Targeting pathway could increase potency of some current drugs .
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November 6, 2017
$6 million supports leukemia research
DiPersio receives NCI outstanding investigator award.
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November 3, 2017
$10 million gift supports personalized medicine
Couch family gift names new building, supports genome engineering center.
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November 2, 2017
In autism, too many brain connections may be at root of condition
Learning, social issues may reflect neuronal miscommunication.
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November 1, 2017
Penny-wise, pound-foolish decisions explained by neurons’ firing
Spending decisions influenced by adaptation in neural circuits.
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October 30, 2017
Early childhood adversities linked to health problems in tweens, teens
Study is first to point to brain changes that underlie poor health in some children.
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October 27, 2017
$5.9 million aimed at gathering data on older motorists’ driving habits
Data may help people drive safely for longer.
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October 26, 2017
Key malaria parasite findings could lead to new treatments
Resistance to malaria drugs is a growing problem.
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October 25, 2017
Khanna named chief of pediatric radiology
Also becomes radiologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
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October 24, 2017
Large declines seen in teen substance abuse, delinquency
Surveys over a decade indicate positive behavioral shifts.
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October 20, 2017
Exercise, mindfulness, drug therapy tested in older adults
Goals of research are to improve thinking, find better ways to relieve depression.
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October 18, 2017
New gene-altering treatment offered for certain blood cancers
CAR-T immunotherapy may help patients who don’t respond to standard treatments.
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October 16, 2017
Portable 3-D scanner assesses patients with elephantiasis
Device measures swollen limbs faster, more easily than other methods.
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