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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,
2009 --
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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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Treating bone and muscle disorders
Grant creates new Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine
June 9,
2009 -- A five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), will allow investigators from more than 50 School of Medicine laboratories to join forces in the fight against musculoskeletal disorders. The grant funds a Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine. Its goal is to better understand causes and potential treatments for muscle and bone disorders.
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A pacemaker for blood pressure?
Researchers evaluate iPod-sized device for hard-to-treat high blood pressure
May 27,
2009 --
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| Similar to a pacemaker, the iPod-sized device is implanted under the skin near the collarbone. |
Some 15 million Americans have high blood pressure that can't be controlled with medication, leaving them at high risk for early death, stroke, heart disease or kidney failure. Researchers at the School of Medicine are evaluating whether an investigational device can help these patients keep their blood pressure in check.
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Top-notch scientist
Hallahan to head radiation oncology department
May 5,
2009 --
Dennis Hallahan has been chosen to head the Department of Radiation Oncology at the School of Medicine. Hallahan will be named the first Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Distinguished Professor in Medicine. He will also serve on the Senior Leadership Committee of the Siteman Cancer Center.
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Mild acid reflux not an asthma cause
Heartburn medications do not ease asthma symptoms
April 8,
2009 -- The predominance of heartburn among asthma sufferers led many specialists to suspect that acid reflux could be a trigger for the coughing, wheezing and breathlessness of asthma. In fact, it has become standard practice to prescribe heartburn medication to people with poorly controlled asthma, even if they don't have overt acid reflux symptoms. But a new study shows that heartburn medication does not help control asthma symptoms.
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"Tiny" collaboration for health care
Nanotechnology institute formed in St. Louis
March 25,
2009 -- Funding from the Missouri Life Sciences Research Fund, part of the 1998 state tobacco settlement, will establish the St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group, a collaborative regional effort to apply advances in nanotechnology to the treatment of human diseases.
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Outstanding practitioner
Flance receives Claypoole Award from American College of Physicians
Feb. 23,
2009 -- I. Jerome Flance, emeritus professor of clinical medicine at the School of Medicine, has received the Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award from the American College of Physicians. The award recognizes an outstanding practitioner of internal medicine who has devoted his or her career to the care of patients.
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Immune system's soldiers get better with experience
Major immune system branch has hidden ability to learn
Jan. 26,
2009 -- Half of the immune system has a hidden talent, researchers at the School of Medicine have discovered. They found the innate immune system, long recognized as a specialist in rapidly and aggressively combating invaders, has cells that can learn from experience and fight better when called into battle a second time. Scientists previously thought any such ability was limited to the immune system's other major branch, the adaptive immune system.
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