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Billions of dollars are spent in the U.S. each year on research and development of new therapies and cures for all types of diseases, and the many issues facing high profile research institutions, such as Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, are complex.
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| William Peck Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/592.html)
Peck, former dean of the School of Medicine, directs the University's Center for Health Policy. Revolutionary scientific advances promise great improvements in the prevention and diagnosis of disease and the treatment of patients. But major obstacles must be overcome before this enormous potential ... Expertise: Health care policy, health care costs, disparities in access to care, workforce issues Media assistance: (314) 286-0120 / westerhousej@wustl.edu |
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| William A. Peck Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/844.html)
Both Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin argue that the country needs to get more value for its healthcare dollars, but they differ on what changes would be most effective. Peck, an internist who has treated many patients, is a nationally recognized leader in health care. He served for 14 years as dean of ... Expertise: Health care policy, health care costs, disparities in access to care, workforce issues Media assistance: (314) 286-0109 / arbanasc@msnotes.wustl.edu |
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| Rebecca Dresser Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/66.html)
Dresser's book, "When Science Offers Salvation: Patient Advocacy and Research Ethics", was published in 2001. Dresser is also co-author of "The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice" and "Bioethics and Law: Cases, Materials, and Problems". She is one of the "At Law" columnists for ... Expertise: patient advocacy, research ethics, bioethics and law, biomedical research, dementia, embryo research, stemcell, … Direct contact: (314) 935-8769 / dresser@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Steven Teitelbaum Wilma and Roswell Messing Professor of Pathology and Immunology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/171.html)
As the past president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology — the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States — Teitelbaum is a strong supporter for therapeutic cloning. Somatic cell nuclear transfer, as it is also known, could hold the potential ... Expertise: Experimental biology, therapeutic cloning, osteoporosis, bone degeneration, bone disease Media assistance: (314) 286-0120 / westerhousej@wustl.edu |
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| F. Scott Kieff Professor of Law (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/74.html) Scott Kieff is one of the country's leading experts on obtaining and enforcing intellectual property rights and bringing new ideas to market. He has delivered numerous articles and speeches and is the author of "Perspectives on Properties of the Human Genome Project," published by Academic Press. ... Expertise: antitrust, business intellectual property, contracts, technology law, unfair competition, patent law Direct contact: (314) 935-5052 / kieff@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Research Participant Registry Sophisticated database powers new, improved Volunteer for Health site (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11971.html) June 30, 2008 -- There's a new and improved way for people to get involved with clinical trials at the School of Medicine — Volunteer for Health, the university's organization for clinical study recruitment, is now using an improved web site backed by a more sophisticated database management system. Called the Research Participant Registry (RPR), the new system offers volunteers better access to clinical trials and gives researchers more powerful tools for recruiting participants. |
| Funding valuable ideas Bear Cub grants awarded (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11954.html) June 25, 2008 -- Washington University has awarded four Bear Cub Fund grants totaling $150,000 to support innovative research projects that could be attractive for licensing by commercial entities or serve as the foundation for a start-up company. |
| Igniting a recall Quick thinking by WUSM physician leads to international investigation (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11693.html) May 1, 2008 -- In early January, two patients undergoing kidney dialysis at St. Louis Children's Hospital had sudden life-threatening allergic reactions that caused their eyes, lips and tongues to swell, raised their heart rates and dropped their blood pressures dangerously low. After the dialysis staff treated the children with medication that relieved the symptoms, they called infectious diseases specialist Alexis Elward, who sprung into action to help determine the cause. Little did she know it would spark an international investigation into a common blood thinner and a recall of the drug from the market. |
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| Differences Between People and Animals on Calorie Restriction
ScienceDaily.com and 14 others Sept. 25, 2008 -- Calorie restriction, a diet that is low in calories and high in nutrition, may not be as effective at extending life in people as it is in rodents, according to WUSTL scientists led by medicine professor Luigi Fontana. |
| Genetic Region Linked To Five Times Higher Lung Cancer Risk
ScienceDaily.com and 11 others Sept. 10, 2008 -- A narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer, says a study conducted by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. |
| Tracking Alzheimer's-linked protein in live brains
Associated Press and 79 others Aug. 29, 2008 -- Researchers at WUSTL and the University of Milan found that levels of a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease rise as people recover from brain injuries - a surprising finding that may help explain why injuries boost the risk of developing the disease. WUSTL neurology professor David Brody comments. |
| Doggie 'Doctors' Diagnose Their Owners' Ills
MSNBC.com and 2 others Aug. 28, 2008 -- WUSTL anatomy and neurobiology professor Timothy Holy comments on pets whose keen senses of smell and intuitions helped alert their owners to medical problems that they were unaware of. |
| Teens' risky drinking linked to infertility
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) and 3 others Aug. 26, 2008 -- Heavy drinking by females in their teens and 20s may reduce their chances of motherhood later in life, new research has found. The study by WUSTL researchers was led by psychiatry professor Mary Waldron. |
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