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July 26, 2023
Newland named inaugural Schnuck chair in pediatric infectious diseases
Pediatrician noted for research involving COVID-19.
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July 19, 2023
Kidney tissue atlas serves as blueprint for understanding kidney injury, disease
Research collaboration details molecular knowledge, step toward personalized medicine.
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July 13, 2023
Payne installed as an inaugural Becker Professor
Honored for global leadership in informatics, data science.
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July 13, 2023
Tau-based biomarker tracks Alzheimer’s progression
Novel marker found in cerebrospinal fluid also could speed development of Alzheimer’s drugs.
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July 12, 2023
First robotic liver transplant in U.S. performed by Washington University surgeons
Groundbreaking surgery performed at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
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July 10, 2023
Anti-inflammatory drugs did not speed COVID-19 recovery but prevented deaths
Study could expand treatment options for patients with severe COVID-19.
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June 28, 2023
Improved orthopedic health doesn’t necessarily mean improved mental health
Study indicates anxiety improves only with major health progress, but depression does not.
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June 27, 2023
In battling obesity and prediabetes, combining exercise with weight loss is key
Insulin sensitivity improved twofold when exercise paired with 10% weight loss.
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June 27, 2023
Poverty negatively impacts structural wiring in children’s brains, study indicates
Reducing obesity, boosting cognitive enrichment may improve kids’ brain health.
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June 20, 2023
Wang, nationally recognized geneticist, named head of genetics
Leads major NIH-funded genome projects, demonstrates passion for educating next generation of physicians, scientists.
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June 16, 2023
Martin to lead pediatric surgery division
Surgeon-scientist also to be surgeon-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
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June 15, 2023
Diagnosis of rare, genetic muscle disease improved by new approach
Accurate diagnosis is a crucial step toward appropriate treatment.
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June 14, 2023
Altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease
Gut microbes of people with pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s differ from those of healthy people.
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June 14, 2023
Tick-borne Bourbon virus infects people, wildlife in St. Louis area
Virologist, wildlife veterinarian, ecologist team up to study lone star ticks that carry the virus.
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June 13, 2023
Maternal vitamin D deficiency increases lifetime diabetes risk in offspring
Studies in mice and in human immune cells link low prenatal vitamin D in mothers to insulin resistance in offspring.
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June 9, 2023
Gordon wins Spain’s Asturias Award
Gut microbiome pioneer receives one of highest honors in Spanish-speaking world.
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June 9, 2023
Study reveals how treatment-resistant prostate cancer provides its own hormonal fuel
Findings, in mice, suggest potential treatment strategy.
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June 8, 2023
Children’s brain scans provide clues to processing of emotional cues
As children age, such brain activity becomes similar to how the brains of peers process such cues.
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June 5, 2023
Donated kidneys from deceased COVID-19 patients are safe to transplant
Study finds that such organs don't transmit virus that causes COVID-19.
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May 25, 2023
Wearable, light-based brain-imaging tech to be commercialized with aid of NIH grant
Scientists, engineers receive small-business development grant.
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May 22, 2023
Siteman Cancer Center launches cancer screening initiative to address racial disparities
Initiative includes educational campaign, opportunities for free prostate cancer screenings in St. Louis area.
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May 18, 2023
Research in mice offers clues for vaccinating against deadly bacteria
New therapies urgently needed for antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella.
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May 17, 2023
Findings may lead to improved insulin-secreting cells derived from stem cells
Researchers ID shortcomings in stem cell-derived beta cells, paving way to improved diabetes treatments.
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May 11, 2023
WashU Medicine joins national effort to ID genetic differences within the body
WashU receives $22.5 million for NIH’s Somatic Mosaicism across Human Tissues Network.
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