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New drug target
Mutation linked to pediatric brain tumor may pave way for targeted treatment
Oct. 29,
2009 -- Researchers at the School of Medicine have linked mutations in a gene to a benign pediatric brain tumor, a finding that will help scientists seek drug treatments that block growth of the tumors, they report in the journal Neurology.
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New syndrome found
Gene mutation may reveal clues for treating lung diseases
Oct. 15,
2009 -- A genetic mutation found in four children born with multiple abnormalities may provide insight into potential treatments for newborn lung distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Highest honor
DeBaun elected to Institute of Medicine
Oct. 15,
2009 --
Michael R. DeBaun has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. DeBaun was recognized for his major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care and public health.
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Diane Merritt
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Diane F. Merritt, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology specializes in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. She treats gynecologic disorders of infants, children, and teens. She has an interest in congenital abnormalities of the reproductive tract, genital injuries, and pelvic endometriosis, ...
Expertise: pediatric and adolescent gynecology, hormone therapy, pubertal disorders, menopause
Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu
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Keith Hruska
Professor of nephrology
Hruska is a leader in studies of the links between the kidney and the skeleton, which can cause devastating side effects for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Kidneys and bones produce factors that support each other's development and maintenance, and when CKD damages the kidney and reduces ...
Expertise: kidney, chronic kidney disease, bone, bone weakening, adynamic bone disorder, secondary hyparathyroidism, bone morphogenetic protein
Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu
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John Constantino
Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Child Psychiatry)
Constantino is an expert on genetic and environmental factors that influence early social development. In particular, he studies the genetic influences that contribute to autism. In other research he also is working with very young children and their parents, hoping to better understand the earliest ...
Expertise: autism, early social development, genetic influences on autistic social impairment, psychiatric disorders in children
Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu
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Michael DeBaun
Professor of Pediatrics, Biostatistics and Neurology
Dr. DeBaun is a professor of pediatrics, biostatistics and neurology and directs the Sickle Cell Medical Treatment and Education Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. He received a MPH in epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University ...
Expertise: overgrowth cancer predisposition syndromes, public health issues, sickle cell disease
Media assistance: (314) 286-0120 / westerhousej@wustl.edu
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F. Sessions Cole
Park J. White Professor of Pediatrics
F. Sessions Cole, M.D., the Park J. White Professor of Pediatrics, is the Director of the Division of Newborn Medicine, and he oversees the 52-bed neonatal intenstive care unit (NICU) at St. Louis Childern's Hospital. His research focuses inherited infant lung diseases, surfactant protein-B deficiency, ...
Expertise: newborn medicine, genetic lung disease in infants
Media assistance: (314) 286-0119 / leydigk@wustl.edu
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Girls Gotta Move
Health.com
Sept. 1,
2009 -- In the last decade, there's been a boom in children running races that were once strictly for adults. Getting kids outside and active is obviously a good thing. But are the physical and mental demands of long-distance running safe for children? At what age is competition appropriate, and what do parents need to keep in mind? WUSTL pediatric sports medicine specialist Mark Halstead, who has been a distance runner for most of his adult life, offers advice.
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What's Wrong With This Picture? Baby Is in Danger
U.S. News & World Report online
Aug. 18,
2009 -- "There are a lot of mixed messages that are being sent to families," says pediatrician Rachel Moon, who has probed several widely read parenting and women's magazines and found that many photos in articles and advertisements clash with what the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents do to keep infants safe while asleep.
WUSTL pediatrics professor Bradley Thach comments.
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Scientists, doctors unite to fight malnutrition
MSNBC.com
and 27 others
July 29,
2009 -- WUSTL pediatrician Mark Manary, a doctor who has long treated malnourished people, is working with plant scientists trying to improve the nutritional content of food.
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Infant Suffocation Deaths Are Rising
CBS News.com
and 1 others
Feb. 3,
2009 -- Rates of infant mortality due to accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed have quadrupled since 1984, a new study shows. WUSTL pediatrics professor Bradley Thach says coroners and others are beginning to understand that many SIDS cases should be classified as suffocations.
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Black churches help enlist first-time blood donors
Reuters Health Medical News
and 4 others
Dec. 29,
2008 -- Black churches that hold blood drives after informing parishioners about the importance of blood donations for children with sickle cell disease will get a big upsurge in first-time donors, new research shows. WUSTL School of Medicine sickle cell researcher Michael DeBaun comments.
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