May 2009
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May 29,
2009 -- Of Mice and Men: Scientists unveil complete genome sequence of the mouse
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May 27,
2009 -- Technique eradicates problems in most patients with Barrett's esophagus
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May 27,
2009 -- Researchers evaluate iPod-sized device for hard-to-treat high blood pressure
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May 26,
2009 -- Gene mutation marks aggressive endometrial cancer
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May 25,
2009 -- Some neural tube defects in mice linked to enzyme deficiency
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May 19,
2009 -- Changing brainwave pattern puts eyes on alert for visual stimuli
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May 18,
2009 -- Researchers discover why eczema often leads to asthma
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May 18,
2009 -- New procedure alleviates symptoms in people with severe asthma
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May 15,
2009 -- Washington University Physicians chosen as team doctors for Saint Louis Athletica
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May 14,
2009 -- Brain's organization switches as children become adults
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May 8,
2009 -- Boyer named Loeb Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
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May 7,
2009 -- Protein "tuning" system lets scientists uncloak dangerous parasite
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May 6,
2009 -- Genetically engineered mice don't get obese, but do develop gallstones
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May 5,
2009 -- Hallahan to head radiation oncology department
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May 4,
2009 -- Asthma coaching can reduce hospitalizations in some children
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May 4,
2009 -- Children's characteristics may determine response to asthma drug
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April 2009
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April 28,
2009 -- Drug reduces prostate cancer diagnosis in men at high risk
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April 23,
2009 -- Medical School is ranked #3 by U.S. News & World Report
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April 20,
2009 -- Genetic source of rare childhood cancer found; gene is implicated in other cancers
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April 15,
2009 -- Assisted hatching during IVF does not improve pregnancy rates in women younger than 38
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April 14,
2009 -- New tool calculates risk of bleeding in heart attack patients
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April 13,
2009 -- Constantino named director of child psychiatry
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April 10,
2009 -- Test quickly assesses whether Alzheimer's drugs are hitting their target
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April 9,
2009 -- Deadly parasite's rare sexual dalliances may help scientists neutralize it
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April 8,
2009 -- Heartburn medications do not ease asthma symptoms
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April 7,
2009 -- Kane named Kimbrough Chair for Pediatric Dentistry
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April 3,
2009 -- Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund "tips off" Women's Final Four with gift to Siteman Cancer Center
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April 2,
2009 -- Sleep may help clear the brain for new learning
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April 2,
2009 -- Two genetic variants raise risk of breast cancer
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April 1,
2009 -- Artificial pump effectively backs up failing hearts
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March 2009
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March 31,
2009 -- $5.5 million from Gates Foundation funds major study of childhood malnutrition
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March 26,
2009 -- Dehner receives pathologists' highest honor
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March 25,
2009 -- Nanotechnology institute formed in St. Louis
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March 24,
2009 -- TV crime drama compound highlights immune cells' misdeeds
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March 19,
2009 -- Ticking of body's 24-hour clock turns gears of metabolism and aging
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March 19,
2009 -- StoryCorps to capture parents' stories at Siteman Cancer Center
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March 18,
2009 -- U.S. trial shows no early mortality benefit from annual prostate cancer screening
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March 15,
2009 -- Blocking protein may help ease painful nerve condition
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March 11,
2009 -- Well-known enzyme is unexpected contributor to brain growth
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March 10,
2009 -- Brain damage found in cognitively normal people with Alzheimer's marker
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March 5,
2009 -- Sandell named Simon Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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March 4,
2009 -- Oncology researcher wins $4 million award to study breast cancer cell growth
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March 4,
2009 -- Brain network functions differently in people with depression, researchers find
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March 3,
2009 -- Depression increases risk for heart disease more than genetics or environment
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March 2,
2009 -- New information points to safer methadone use for treatment of pain and addiction
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February 2009
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Feb. 27,
2009 -- Researchers find novel pathway that helps eyes quickly adapt to darkness
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Feb. 26,
2009 -- Artificial disc replacement as good or better than spinal fusion surgery
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Feb. 26,
2009 -- Mild traumatic brain injuries are focus of research project
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Feb. 24,
2009 -- Stroke treated significantly faster and just as safely by medical residents
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Feb. 23,
2009 -- Flance receives Claypoole Award from American College of Physicians
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Feb. 19,
2009 -- Bacteria in urinary tract infections caught making burglar's tools
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Feb. 19,
2009 -- Brain cells' hidden differences linked to potential cancer risk
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Feb. 18,
2009 -- Genetic information can improve administration of anticoagulant
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Feb. 17,
2009 -- Asthma drugs need to be maintained for continued benefit
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Feb. 16,
2009 -- WU hosts public hearing, conference to help NIH prioritize women's health research
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Feb. 11,
2009 -- People who exercise lower their risk of colon cancer
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Feb. 9,
2009 -- New genomic test can personalize breast cancer treatment
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Feb. 6,
2009 -- Less invasive glaucoma surgery allows faster return to normal activity
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Feb. 3,
2009 -- Researchers image brains of infants at risk for autism
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January 2009
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Jan. 29,
2009 -- Worm provides clues about preventing damage caused by low-oxygen during stroke, heart attack
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Jan. 28,
2009 -- Scientists make malaria parasite work to reveal its own vulnerabilities
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Jan. 26,
2009 -- Major immune system branch has hidden ability to learn
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Jan. 26,
2009 -- Scientists uncover new genetic variations linked to psoriasis
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Jan. 22,
2009 -- Genetic interactions are the key to understanding complex traits
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Jan. 21,
2009 -- Lodge named associate dean for research at Washington University School of Medicine
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Jan. 20,
2009 -- Researchers receive $11 million to study causes of diabetic heart disease
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Jan. 20,
2009 -- Anxious older adults may benefit from antidepressants
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Jan. 15,
2009 -- Harvard scholar on urban poverty to deliver Martin Luther King Jr. lecture
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Jan. 12,
2009 -- Free exercise and nutrition program in Brazil could serve as model in United States
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December 2008
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Dec. 18,
2008 -- Eating at buffets plus not exercising equals obesity in rural America
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Dec. 18,
2008 -- Six Washington University professors named AAAS fellows
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Dec. 16,
2008 -- MRI scans can predict effects of MS flare-ups on optic nerve
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Dec. 16,
2008 -- Online weight-loss study seeks to educate parents of overweight 2- to 6-year-olds
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Dec. 15,
2008 -- Church effort sharply increases first-time African-American blood donors
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Dec. 12,
2008 -- Inder receives clinical scientist award from Doris Duke Foundation
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Dec. 11,
2008 -- Reception honors cancer patients as artists
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Dec. 11,
2008 -- Mann named director of cardiovascular division
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Dec. 11,
2008 -- Estrogen pills can benefit women with metastatic breast cancer
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Dec. 10,
2008 -- Scans show immune cells intercepting parasites
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Dec. 10,
2008 -- Manary named Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics
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Dec. 9,
2008 -- Lung cancer vaccine to be evaluated at Siteman Cancer Center
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Dec. 4,
2008 -- Model unravels rules that govern how genes are switched on and off
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Dec. 4,
2008 -- Danforth Foundation donates $10 million for neurodegenerative research
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Dec. 3,
2008 -- Apple or pear shape is not main culprit to heart woes — it's liver fat
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Dec. 2,
2008 -- Research in twins defines shared features of the human gut microbial communities: variations linked to obesity
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November 2008
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Nov. 19,
2008 -- Survival of head and neck cancer patients is greatly affected by coexisting ailments
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Nov. 17,
2008 -- Pain and itch responses regulated separately
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Nov. 17,
2008 -- Cooling the brain prevents cell death in young mice exposed to anesthesia
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Nov. 17,
2008 -- Drug therapy for premature infants destroys brain cells in mice
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Nov. 14,
2008 -- Gene chips accurately detect pneumonia in ICU patients on ventilators
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Nov. 11,
2008 -- Brain implants may help stroke patients overcome partial paralysis
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Nov. 10,
2008 -- Brain scans demonstrate link between education and Alzheimer's
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Nov. 9,
2008 -- Simple brain mechanisms explain arbitrary human visual decisions
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Nov. 5,
2008 -- Washington University scientists first to sequence genome of cancer patient
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Nov. 3,
2008 -- Previously unknown immune cell may help those with Crohn's and colitis
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October 2008
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Oct. 29,
2008 -- Interferon could be a key to preventing or treating multiple sclerosis
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Oct. 27,
2008 -- Moderate use averts failure of type 2 diabetes drugs in animal model
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Oct. 23,
2008 -- Deprived of a sense of smell, worms live longer
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Oct. 23,
2008 -- First gene for clubfoot identified at Washington University School of Medicine
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Oct. 22,
2008 -- Scientists find new genes linked to lung cancer
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Oct. 20,
2008 -- Seemingly suicidal stunt is normal rite of passage for immune cells
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Oct. 20,
2008 -- $8.6 million grant will test new strategies to eliminate cancer disparities
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Oct. 13,
2008 -- Gordon, Holtzman elected to Institute of Medicine
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Oct. 10,
2008 -- Cause of vision loss in macular degeneration also plays role in diabetic retinopathy, other retinal diseases
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Oct. 9,
2008 -- Treatment filters bad cholesterol out of blood
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Oct. 8,
2008 -- Scientists adapt economics theory to trace brain's information flow
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Oct. 7,
2008 -- Nearly scarless surgery removes gallbladder through bellybutton incision
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Oct. 5,
2008 -- Form of Crohn's disease traced to disabled gut cells
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September 2008
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Sept. 30,
2008 -- Direct recording shows brain signal persists even in dreamless sleep
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Sept. 29,
2008 -- MS patients have higher spinal fluid levels of suspicious immune molecule
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Sept. 24,
2008 -- Researchers note differences between people and animals on calorie restriction
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Sept. 23,
2008 -- Worm genome offers clues to evolution of parasitism
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Sept. 23,
2008 -- New predictive tool can help determine treatment of breast cancer patients
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Sept. 23,
2008 -- Racial disparities decline for cancer in Missouri
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Sept. 18,
2008 -- Zoberi named medical director of radiation oncology at Siteman's West County facility
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Sept. 15,
2008 -- Old and new therapies combine to tackle atherosclerosis
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Sept. 15,
2008 -- $10 million clinical trial tests new treatment for blood clots in the leg
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Sept. 11,
2008 -- Washington University Physicians provide Emergency Department services at newly renovated Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
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Sept. 10,
2008 -- Van Hare appointed director of pediatric cardiology at Washington University
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Sept. 9,
2008 -- Genetic region linked to a five times higher lung cancer risk
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