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Diabetics need D -- the vitamin
Research shows why low vitamin D raises heart disease risks in diabetics
Aug. 21,
2009 -- Low levels of vitamin D are known to nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, and now researchers at the School of Medicine think they know why. They have found that diabetics deficient in vitamin D can't process cholesterol normally, so it builds up in their blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Assistant Dean named
Zhang appointed to new role at Washington University in St. Louis
June 25,
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Yi Zhang has been named assistant dean for clinical trials at the School of Medicine effective July 1. As assistant dean for clinical trials, Zhang will plan, direct and oversee clinical trials activities at the School of Medicine.
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Study investigates potential anti-aging drug
Red wine compound may help slow aging process
June 10,
2009 -- For years, scientists have known that red wine can provide certain health benefits. Regular red wine drinkers often have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as other disorders associated with aging. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the active ingredient in red wine to see whether it might enhance longevity in some people.
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Bradley P. Stoner
Associate Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology in Arts and Sciences
Dr. Stoner, who joined the Infectious Disease division in 1995, holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences. He studied anthropology at Harvard University and McGill University, and received the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University. He completed residency ...
Expertise: anthropology, public health, medicine, sexually transmitted diseases, biomedicine, medical anthropology, anthropology of public health, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5673
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bstoner@wustl.edu
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James G. Miller
Albert Gordon Hill Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences
Professor Miller's research focuses on the physics of anisotropic, inherently inhomogeneous media. These systematic studies of the anisotropic properties of the heart have led to fundamentally new insights. In 1998 the National Institutes of Health grant supporting this research was awarded MERIT status, ...
Expertise: physics of anisotropic, inherently inhomogeneous media, anisotropic properties of the heart, diagnostic images of hearts, echocardiographic imagers
Direct contact: (314) 935-6229
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james.g.miller@wustl.edu
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Bradley Evanoff
Chief of the Division of General Medical Sciences
Evanoff also heads the Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and holds the Richard A. and Elizabeth Henby Sutter Chair in Occupational, Industrial, and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Evanoff's scholarly activities involve three main areas in occupational health: the epidemiology and prevention ...
Expertise: work-related musculoskeletal disorders, work-related health problems in health-care workers, evaluation of occupational medicine education
Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu
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Brian Gage
Associate professor of medicine
Gage is an internist and health service researcher. He specializes in two related fields: antithrombotic therapy and stroke prevention. He has developed a formula that can help predict the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. These patients have a fivefold increased risk of stroke. ...
Expertise: antithrombotic therapy, stroke, atrial fibrillation
Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu
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Seth Eisen
Professor of Medicine
Eisen, who also is a physician at the St. Louis Veteran's Administration Hospital, led a large study that compared the health of veterans deployed in the first Gulf War to that of veterans deployed elsewhere. Ten years after the end of the first Gulf War, that study found most Gulf War veterans were ...
Expertise: Epidemiology, veteran’s health, Gulf War, Vietnam, veterans, military
Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu
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Genome of Leukemia Patient Reveals Common Mutations
U.S. News & World Report online
and 13 others
Aug. 6,
2009 -- Decoding the genome of a man with acute myeloid leukemia revealed genetic mutations that may be common among other cancer patients. The findings could help scientists understand the genetic basis of cancer. Includes comments by WUSTL researchers Richard Wilson, co-author and director of the Genome Center, and Timothy Ley, study senior author and medicine professor.
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Are Medical Residents Worked Too Hard?
Time.com
May 26,
2009 -- There has been much hand-wringing over the dangers of medical residents' grueling schedules. One recent study advised that a solution would be to reduce the length of their shifts. But many in the medical community, including residents themselves, worry that shorter shifts could come at the expense of educational opportunities and possibly even patient safety. Includes comments by WUSTL Department of Medicine chairman Kenneth Polonsky.
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New hope for folks with high blood pressure
USA Today
March 31,
2009 -- As many as 25 million people who can't beat high blood pressure no matter how many drugs they take may soon have a couple of new options, including a new kind of pacemaker that contains sensors that regulate blood pressure, according to a report by WUSTL renal specialist Marcos Rothstein.
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Low-fat? Low-carbs? Answering best diet question
CNN.com
Feb. 26,
2009 -- The dieting world screams with contradictory advice, but a new study says the key is reducing calories. WUSTL nutrition expert Luigi Fontana, who studies the effects of calorie restriction on longevity, comments.
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Estrogen paradox can fight tumors
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
and 13 others
Dec. 12,
2008 -- Estrogen is medicine's most two-faced hormone, confusing doctors and patients for decades on its role in the benefits and risks of heart disease and cancer. Now WUSTL researchers have shown that in some women with breast cancer tumors that thrive on the hormone, giving them more estrogen actually can trick the tumors into submission.
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