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Pediatrics
Reassuring results
Against expectations, genetic variation does not alter asthma treatment response
Nov. 19,
2009 -- Studies have suggested that asthma patients with a specific genetic variation might not respond as well to certain treatments as those with a different variation. But a new study in this week's edition of The Lancet shows that patients with either variation respond to combination treatment, and that this treatment should be continued, School of Medicine researchers report.
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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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Breathing Easier
Vitamin D's role in preventing asthma studied in pregnant women
Sept. 28,
2009 -- A group of pregnant women who have asthma or allergies will get extra vitamin D as part of a study to determine if the vitamin can prevent their children from developing asthma.
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Improving care and treatment
Registry to track children with infantile spasms
Sept. 16,
2009 --
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| Paciorkowski |
Researchers at the School of Medicine and the University of Chicago have launched what is believed to be the first worldwide, online registry of children with infantile spasms, a severe type of epilepsy that affects babies in the first few months of life.
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Division leader appointed
Murray named chief of pediatric anesthesiology
Sept. 1,
2009 --
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| Murray |
David J. Murray has been appointed as chief of the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the School of Medicine. Murray, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor and head of medical simulation at the School of Medicine, also becomes anesthesiologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
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Cancer: weapons and suspects
WUSTL leads study of pediatric brain tumors
Aug. 10,
2009 -- The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a five-year, $4 million grant to researchers at the School of Medicine to use genetically-engineered mice to study the origins and potential treatments of pediatric brain tumors. David H. Gutmann, the Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology, is principal investigator of the grant, which is part of the NCI's Mouse Models of Human Cancers Consortium. He is also on staff at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals.
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Global Harvest Alliance
Researchers team up to battle childhood hunger
July 28,
2009 --
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| WUSM physician Mark Manary poses with a child in Malawi. |
A St. Louis-based team of plant and physician-scientists with a vision of eradicating malnutrition throughout the developing world today announced the formation of the Global Harvest Alliance (GHA), a humanitarian effort involving St. Louis Children's Hospital, The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and the School of Medicine. Through a shared commonality of purpose, each institution brings unique strengths and leadership within their respective fields to bear on this global challenge.
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To brace or not to brace
Scoliosis study aims to determine bracing's effectiveness
July 14,
2009 -- The School of Medicine is participating in a national trial to determine whether back braces for adolescents with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, are effective in preventing the condition from progressing and, if so, which patients most benefit.
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