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| Tiny image, big discovery New device will be able to see into cells as never before (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12004.html) July 11, 2008 -- If a new local company succeeds, cancer and drug researchers soon may have a novel, inexpensive and extremely precise method for monitoring cell activity. This could speed development of treatments and methods for diagnosing cancer as well as open up new areas of basic medical research. PixelEXX Systems, founded by scientists at Washington University, is developing a prototype imaging device in hopes of reaching the market in 2011. |
| Revving up the immune system Control switches found for immune cells that fight cancer, viral infection (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11984.html) July 7, 2008 -- Medical science may be a significant step closer to climbing into the driver's seat of an important class of immune cells, researchers at the School of Medicine report in Nature Immunology. |
| Surgery with less pain, blood New for kidney cancer: robotic surgery (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11963.html) June 27, 2008 -- Surgery to remove a kidney tumor is no longer a hands-on operation. Sam Bhayani, a urologic surgeon at the school of Medicine, has pioneered robotic surgery for kidney cancer. Instead of standing for hours with his arms raised above the patient, Bhayani sits at a nearby computer console to maneuver joystick-like controls that guide robotic scalpels, scissors and high-resolution cameras. |
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| Graham Colditz Associate Director, Prevention and Control, Siteman Cancer Center (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/791.html)
Dr. Colditz is an Epidemiologist and Associate Director for Prevention and Control at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He is the Niess-Gain Family Professor in Medicine, Department of Surgery, at Washington ... Media assistance: (314) 286-0141 / ericsong@wustl.edu |
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| Dione Farria Assistant Professor of Radiology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/730.html) Dione Farria is Co-Director for the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities (PECaD) and an assistant professor of Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Breast Imaging. She is certified by the American Board of Radiology and American Board of ... Expertise: Breast imaging, breast cancer, doctor-patient communication Media assistance: (314) 286-0141 / ericsong@wustl.edu |
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| David Gutmann, M.D., Ph.D. Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/586.html) Gutmann is the founder and director of the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Program, which is dedicated to treating the common inherited tumor predisposition syndrome, neurofibromatosis (NF). Individuals with NF have an increased risk of developing brain tumors and other cancers. As national leader in the ... Expertise: Brain tumors, cancer genetics, neurofibromatosis, molecular genetics, neurosciences, neurology Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu |
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| Frank Yin Stephen and Camilla Brauer Professor of Biomedical Engineering (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/349.html)
Frank C. P. Yin, M.D., Ph.D., the Stephen and Camilla Brauer Professor of Biomedical Engineering and chair of the biomedical engineering department, is a world-renowned biomedical engineer. Yin heads a dynamic, young department, not yet five years old and already ranked among the top 20 in the nation. ... Expertise: soft tissue mechanics, cell mechanics, hemodynamics Direct contact: (314) 935-6164 / yin@biomed.wustl.edu |
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| John DiPersio Chief of the Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Stem Cell Biology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/232.html) DiPersio helped pioneer stem cell transplants and now focuses his research efforts on improving the success of bone marrow and stem cell transplants for the treatment of cancer and disorders of the blood. He is investigating the use of gene therapy to control graft versus host disease that is a main ... Expertise: bone marrow transplantation, leukemia/lymphoma, stem cell transplantation, graft vs. host disease Media assistance: (314) 286-0141 / ericsong@wustl.edu |
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| Genetic Link Tied to Smoking Addiction
Associated Press and 256 others April 3, 2008 -- The discovery by three separate teams of scientists makes the strongest case so far for the biological underpinnings of nicotine addiction and sheds more light on how genetics and lifestyle habits join forces to cause cancer. This finding could someday lead to screening tests and customized treatments for smokers trying to kick the habit. "This is really telling us that the vulnerability to smoking and how much you smoke is clearly biologically based," said WUSTL psychiatry professor Laura Bierut, a genetics and smoking expert who did not take part in the studies. She praised the research as "very intriguing." |
| Women who undergo breast reconstruction after cancer surgery are twice as likely to develop an infection
The Times (London) Jan. 29, 2008 -- News item on WUSTL medical research -- Women who undergo breast reconstruction after cancer surgery are twice as likely to develop an infection at the surgical site if they are given a prosthetic implant instead of their own tissue. The study appeared in the January issue of Archives of Surgery. |
| Study Says Implants Double Risk of Infection After Breast Reconstructive Surgery
The New York Times and 27 others Jan. 22, 2008 -- More than one in 20 patients undergoing breast surgery later developed infections at incision sites, according to a new study, a complication that was more common than thought. Study co-authors WUSTL infectious diseases professor Margaret Olsen and WUSTL plastic and reconstructive surgery professor Keith Brandt comment. |
| Don't ignore your body's warning signs
MSNBC.com Aug. 1, 2007 -- Article looks at why people tend to dismiss symptoms that can indicate a serious illness. Research has shown that your personality can affect how you react to medical symptoms too. A 2005 WUSTL study found that men with low overall anxiety levels were more likely to ignore symptoms of rectal cancer and delay treatment. Those with at least moderate anxiety levels, on the other hand, tended to quickly recognize symptoms such as rectal bleeding as a sign of a serious illness. |
| The Telltale Tumor
Forbes June 19, 2007 -- Many genetic tests look at DNA inside the patient. A second fast-growing field is the detection of the DNA flaws that make tumor cells grow far more rapidly than regular cells. WUSTL oncologist Timothy Pluard changes his treatment plan in one-quarter of cases because of the tumor test. |
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