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June 2009
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WUSTL teams with Scott Air Force Base to deliver 13-ton MRI machine to Argentina
June 15,
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| U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Wesley Farnsworth |
| Airmen load the MRI machine onto a C-17 Globemaster. |
Members of the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Scott Air Force Base recently loaded the 26,000-pound heart of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine onto a C-17 ultimately bound for Argentina. The MRI equipment was donated to a hospital in Salta, Argentina, by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Sun goers should protect themselves from harmful UV rays
June 15,
2009 -- Summertime is beach time, swimming pool time and gardening time. Most of us spend a lot more time in the sun during the summer months than during the rest of the year, and Washington University dermatologists say it's very important to protect ourselves from the sun's damaging rays.
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School of Medicine recognizes outstanding employees
June 15,
2009 -- Three School of Medicine employees were recognized this spring by Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor and dean of the School of Medicine, for their outstanding contributions and exceptional commitment and dedication to the school.
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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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May 2009
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School of Medicine commencement recognizes 109 students
May 27,
2009 -- The School of Medicine Commencement Recognition Ceremony May 15 at the Ferrara Theater at America's Center recognized the academic achievements of 109 students: 80 students earned the doctor of medicine degree; 16 earned a dual doctor of medicine/doctor of philosophy degree (M.D./Ph.D.); and 13 earned the doctor of medicine/master of arts degree (M.D./M.A). Michael V. Drake, M.D., chancellor of University of California-Irvine, spoke at the ceremony about "The Privilege of Practice."
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Unique health repository takes aim at cancer in women
May 22,
2009 -- Researchers at the School of Medicine are collecting blood samples, mammograms and other medical data to populate a unique new women's health repository. This wealth of information will be used to support future research projects focused on breast cancer and breast cancer treatments.
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Washington University physicians provide free asthma screening at Science Center
May 11,
2009 -- If you've regularly been coughing, wheezing or short of breath, you may want to get tested for asthma at the Saint Louis Science Center on Saturday, May 16, 2009. As part of a nationwide program, Washington University School of Medicine physicians will be at the Science Center to test lung function and answer questions about asthma. The screenings are free.
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April 2009
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Suffering a senior moment? It might be lack of vitamin D
April 30,
2009 -- Forget your keys recently, can't remember where you put your reading glasses and feeling a little blue? It could be that you're not getting enough vitamin D. Researchers at the School of Medicine studying the effects of vitamin D deficiency on the elderly have found a correlation of mild depression and forgetfulness with low levels of vitamin D.
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School of Medicine donates texts to hospital in Sudan
April 27,
2009 --
School of Medicine clinical faculty and staff recently collected more than 1,500 medical textbooks to be donated to the Lui Hospital in Sudan, located in the war zone of southern Sudan. The staff who work there rely on outdated medical references, some dating back to the 1930s.
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Nanoparticles help detect disease and deliver drugs with pinpoint accuracy
April 21,
2009 -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying military-like techniques to detect and destroy deadly pathogens, including cancerous tumors. Nanoparticles, invisible to the human eye, operate much like a laser-guided missile within the body. They are able to locate and even deliver medication directly to diseased areas with great accuracy in the laboratory. The researchers will soon begin testing the nanoparticles in human clinical trials.
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Cancer patients and families tells stories of love, survival
April 16,
2009 --
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| Photo by Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| Kathy and Natalie Ferrara prepare dinner. The Ferraras will be interviewed Friday by StoryCorps about Kathy surviving colon cancer. |
Three years ago, Kathy Ferrara was faced with the heartbreaking task of telling her children she had cancer. She carefully planned her message. Next week, Ferrara and her daughter Natalie will sit in a quiet room at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and talk in-depth about when mom found out she had Stage 2 colon cancer and cellular tests revealed a high risk for recurrence. The conversation will be recorded by StoryCorps, a nonprofit organization in Brooklyn that's constructing one of the largest oral history projects of its kind.
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Memorial service for Nassief May 9
April 14,
2009 -- A memorial service for Abdullah M. Nassief, M.D., associate professor of neurology, will be held at 1 p.m. May 9 in Connor Auditorium in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center at the School of Medicine. Friends, colleagues, patients and former students are all invited to remember his extraordinary life.
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Conference to focus on art, aging
April 8,
2009 -- The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging is hosting the 2009 Friedman Conference April 21 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The conference, titled "In the Words of the Artist: The Influence of Age on Creativity and Expression," focuses on the ways artists experience the aging process and how it affects creativity and expression.
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Follow WUSTLmedschool on Twitter
April 3,
2009 -- The School of Medicine is now on Twitter. Stay connected and to keep up with the latest news, research discoveries and events from your web browser or from your mobile device via text message.
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March 2009
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Device could aid those with balance problems
March 26,
2009 -- To stand, walk, run or ride a bike, people rely greatly on the sensory apparatus of the vestibular system located in the inner ears. Two million people in the United States live with chronic imbalance as the result of vestibular system malfunction. Joel Goebel, M.D., director of the Dizziness and Balance Center at the School of Medicine, wanted to help people with vestibular malfunction better navigate through their surroundings. So he collaborated on building a device, worn on the head, that alerts wearers that they are leaning so they can upright themselves.
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Symposium draws top geneticists to discuss unique aspects of human DNA
March 19,
2009 -- A March 30th symposium will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth by bringing together four leading geneticists whose research focuses on defining the DNA changes that distinguish humans from our closest evolutionary relatives, the non-human primates.
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Grad student's kidney gives life to stranger
March 9,
2009 -- Last year, Chuck Rickert, a fifth-year student in the M.D./Ph.D. program at the School of Medicine, heard a show about kidney donation on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation." One of the callers, a man in his 50s on dialysis, said his blood type did not match any friends or family, and his only option for a new kidney was to wait for something bad to happen to a younger person. The distressed man's call stuck with Rickert, who eventually decided to anonymously donate one of his own kidneys.
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February 2009
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School of Medicine presents 2009 Distinguished Faculty Awards
Feb. 4,
2009 -- In January, 18 School of Medicine faculty were presented with Distinguished Faculty Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in clinical care, community service, research and teaching.
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January 2009
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Hundreds of Washington University physicians rank among nation's best
Jan. 30,
2009 -- Several hundred physicians at Washington University School of Medicine are among the nation's finest, according to two surveys of thousands of U.S. doctors. More than 300 Washington University physicians have been named to The Best Doctors In America for 2008. The number is nearly three times that of any other physicians' group in St. Louis and more than any other physicians' group in the Midwest.
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New program teaches people to listen better after hearing loss
Jan. 29,
2009 -- Hearing aid manufacturers are constantly developing more sophisticated instruments, yet remarkably, studies show that user satisfaction hasn't increased much, if at all. A group of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis wondered if they could address this problem by teaching people with hearing loss how to listen better.
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