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November 21, 2016
AAAS names 3 faculty as 2016 fellows
School of Medicine's Bonni, Hanson, Stormo named to world’s largest scientific society.
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November 18, 2016
Weight loss may help prevent multiple myeloma
Excess weight increases risk that benign blood disorder will become cancerous.
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November 17, 2016
Washington University invests $25 million in imaging sciences
Initiative will feature engineering, medicine collaborations.
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November 15, 2016
National trial to assess drugs for severe seizures
Researchers to examine medications in patients brought to emergency rooms.
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November 10, 2016
Researchers launch first clinical trial for Wolfram syndrome
Many people with rare genetic disease die prematurely.
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November 7, 2016
New technique aids search for genetic roots of disease
Researchers can create sets of mutated DNA sequences quickly, cheaply.
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November 7, 2016
Antibody protects developing fetus from Zika virus, mouse study shows
First intervention shown to prevent maternal-fetal transmission.
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November 2, 2016
$34 million effort aims to image brain from childhood through old age
Research to focus on effects of aging, provide clues to neurological function, mental health.
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November 2, 2016
Cause of inflammation in diabetes identified
Could be target for preventing related heart attacks, strokes.
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November 2, 2016
Earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis may be possible with new imaging compound
New tool detects Alzheimer’s protein, may help identify brain changes, assess treatment effects.
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October 31, 2016
Zika infection reduces fertility, lowers testosterone in male mice
Human studies needed to determine if men similarly affected.
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October 27, 2016
Natural compound reduces signs of aging in healthy mice
Safety of NMN being tested in small clinical trial in Japan.
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October 26, 2016
For some COPD patients, portable oxygen treatment provides no benefit
Study addresses long-standing questions for those with moderately low blood oxygen levels.
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October 26, 2016
Achilefu receives inaugural breast cancer research award
$4.5 million from U.S. defense department funds innovative light therapy .
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October 26, 2016
Brain scans of children with Tourette’s offer clues to disorder
Differences noted in brain regions involving sensation, sensory processing.
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October 24, 2016
Possible strategy identified for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, other disorders
Research leads to development of compounds to correct mitochondrial dysfunction.
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October 19, 2016
Scientists link single gene to some cases of autism spectrum disorder
Findings could provide clues about other genes involved in autism.
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October 17, 2016
Macones elected to National Academy of Medicine
Membership is one of highest U.S. honors in health and medicine.
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October 13, 2016
$3.8 million to help explore brain’s circuitry using light
Researchers aim to understand how brain is wired.
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October 12, 2016
$8 million grant aids effort to eliminate elephantiasis
Major study of 3-drug treatment regimen funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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October 11, 2016
Surgery helps MLB pitchers overcome nerve-compression injuries
Following procedures, most pitchers perform at, or better than, pre-injury play.
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October 11, 2016
High-protein diet curbs metabolic benefits of weight loss
Insulin sensitivity unimproved in obese women who lose weight but consume excess protein.
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October 7, 2016
Methadone provides pain relief for kids with sickle cell
Relieves pain more quickly, lasts longer than other drugs.
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October 6, 2016
$2 million awarded to help prevent antibiotic resistance
Funding is part of $14 million awarded by CDC to curb growing threat.
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