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Choosing the right injectable fillers to improve appearance
Jan. 16,
2009 -- If you're looking to reduce facial wrinkles or enhance your lips without surgery, you're not alone. Increasingly, consumers are choosing non-surgical procedures that use injectable fillers to improve their appearance. With a wide range of injectable fillers available, consumers must spend some time evaluating their options, says Gregory Branham, a facial plastic surgeon at the School of Medicine.
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Student Arts Commission accepting submissions for upcoming art show
Jan. 6,
2009 -- The WUSM Student Arts Commission is currently accepting submissions for the upcoming Student, Faculty, and Staff Art Show. Original works in all media will be displayed. All pieces should be delivered to the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center security desk with a completed submission form by January 9, 2009.
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BJC Institute of Health at Washington University is on schedule to open in December '09
Dec. 12,
2008 -- The future of medicine is taking shape at the heart of Washington University Medical Center. Construction crews have framed the BJC Institute of Health at Washington University in 8,210 tons of steel beams. They are on schedule with the 11-story, 700,000-square-foot building, despite a year of record-setting rain.
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Reception to honor cancer patients as artists
Dec. 8,
2008 -- On Dec. 17 at the Duane Reed Gallery in Clayton, the Arts as Healing Program is hosting a public showing of art created by cancer patients. This reception, from 5:30-8 p.m., will celebrate these patients as artists and also honor their "journey of hope."
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Arts as Healing program helps patients express themselves
Dec. 1,
2008 -- The Arts as Healing program is designed to help patients at the Siteman Cancer Center and those involved with their care a chance to express themselves and use art as a tool in healing.
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Washington University program helps people cope with low vision
Dec. 1,
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| Consuelo Washington, left, gets help labeling her microwave from occupational therapist Monica Perlmutter. |
Making sense of all the buttons on microwaves, dishwashers and coffee makers is hard enough when you can see them. For people with impaired vision, the gadgets can become more barrier than convenience. A program sponsored by Washington University helps people with poor eyesight maintain their independence by modifying their homes to make them more useful and safe.
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Medical students present Distinguished Service Teaching Awards
Dec. 1,
2008 -- The Distinguished Service Teaching Awards (DSTAs) are presented by Washington University medical students to faculty and house staff in appreciation of exemplary service in medical student education. See the complete list of this year's winners.
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Longer Life Foundation celebrates 10th anniversary
Nov. 26,
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| At the 10th anniversary poster session, School of Medicine dean Larry J. Shapiro is flanked by A. Greig Woodring, president and CEO of RGA International Ltd. (left) and Phillip S. Smalley, M.D., RGA's vice president and medical director. |
On Nov. 20, the Longer Life Foundation (LLF), a cooperative effort between the School of Medicine and the Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), celebrated 10 years of independent research into improving methods for predicting long-term mortality from various diseases and promoting quality and quantity of life. So far, LLF has funded more than 48 research grants, awarding some $2 million to support studies on topics from cancer treatment and screening to diabetes and nutrition to suicide risk.
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Employees reach out to neighbors in Forest Park Southeast
Nov. 26,
2008 --
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| Brooks Goedeker, Adam Chestnut, Maurice Harris and Larry Chestnut load donated gifts into trucks to be delivered to needy families in the Forest Park Southeast Neighborhood. |
About 25 families in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood adjoining the Medical Campus will have a brighter holiday this year thanks to the generosity of School of Medicine employees. The Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corp. — which works closely with neighborhood groups in addressing employment, public improvements, home repair and security and public safety issues — has coordinated a Holiday Outreach Program for nearly 10 years.
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Vitamin A deficiency influences nerve development in the bowel
Nov. 14,
2008 -- In their efforts to understand the cells involved in normal bowel function, researchers at the School of Medicine have found that a common nutrient — Vitamin A, or its metabolite, retinoic acid — has a direct effect on the development of nerve cells, or neurons, in the bowel wall that control gastrointestinal function.
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World Diabetes Day events at the School of Medicine
Oct. 28,
2008 --
World Diabetes Day, the global awareness campaign for diabetes, will be celebrated on Nov. 14, 2008. The International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization introduced the campaign in 1991 in response to the alarming rise in diabetes prevalence. The date marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, conducted pioneering research that led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.
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SPOT targets area youth with HIV, STDs
Oct. 21,
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| Robert Boston |
| (From left) Kelly Krahl, Lawrence Lewis, Regina Whittington and Brandii Mayes talk at the SPOTs open house Oct. 8. |
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In the last 10 years, the St. Louis area has seen an alarming increase in new diagnoses of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among 13-24 year-olds. Nationwide, St. Louis has among the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases in this age group. To head off this trend, Project ARK (AIDS/HIV Resources and Knowledge) and the Adolescent Center in the Department of Pediatrics in collaboration with community partners have launched the SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities with Teens) aimed specifically at the 13-24 year age group.
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Source of abnormal electrical impulses in hypertrophied hearts revealed
Oct. 8,
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| This MRI shows ventricular hypertrophy. |
Cardiac disorders such as valve problems or high blood pressure make the heart work harder to pump blood. This increased work can lead to enlargement (thickening) of the heart, or cardiac hypertrophy — a potentially life-threatening problem. But when heart problems cause the heart to enlarge, it doesn't grow more muscle cells. Instead each individual cell grows bigger. Researchers at the School of Medicine have shown that this cellular enlargement leads to abnormal heart rhythms.
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SciFest brings world-class scientists to St. Louis
Oct. 7,
2008 -- SciFest 08, a new annual event at the St. Louis Science Center, brings together world-renowned scientists and experts - including those from Washington University - to help participants see science in a new way. There are hundreds of science experiences, including presentations and hands-on exhibits.
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M.D./Ph.D. grads have less student debt, more interest in research than M.D. grads
Sept. 23,
2008 -- When compared with recent MD program graduates from U.S. medical schools, M.D./Ph.D. program graduates are more likely to be male, have less educational debt, choose certain medical specialties and plan for research to play a major role in their careers. Researchers at the School of Medicine recently published these findings in the Sept. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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With New "Found Space," Everyone Wins
Aug. 29,
2008 -- A renovation to enhance efficiency, flexibility, ease of movement, and functioning—as befits the top-ranked Program in Physical Therapy at the School of Medicine—is now in its last lap at 4444 Forest Park Parkway. To demonstrate just what the redesigned space will mean to patients, faculty, students, and staff, Susan S. Deusinger, PT, Ph.D., director of the physical therapy program, and her colleagues hosted an open house complete with ribbon-cutting on August 8.
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Kerri Morgan to compete in Paralympic Games
Aug. 27,
2008 -- Although relatively new to wheelchair sprinting, Washington University instructor Kerri Morgan will be in Beijing starting Sept. 6 for the 13th Paralympic Games.
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Area kids carry drug-resistant germ
Aug. 26,
2008 -- A drug-resistant germ was found in children tested in the St. Louis metropolitan area by researchers at the School of Medicine. Demographic analyses showed that children carrying the superbug were associated with a low socioeconomic status, defined as enrollment in Medicaid and living in crowded households.
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'Couch potato' peels away weight
Aug. 21,
2008 --
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| By Sarah Conard, St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| Maria Littrell works out. |
A few days after gastric bypass surgery, Maria Littrell found herself in the grocery, choosing which type of baby food to buy — for herself. Before the operation, Littrell honored her Sicilian heritage by eating pasta — a lot of it, and often. After struggling with her weight for 20 years, Littrell had gastric bypass surgery in September. The surgery reduces the size of the stomach and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine.
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Anorexia study focuses on family therapies
Aug. 18,
2008 -- Anorexia can be a nightmare for an entire family. Immediate family members can also play crucial roles helping an anorexic patient attempt to recover. Considering all the familial factors of the disease, researchers at the School of Medicine are recruiting families to help evaluate two family-oriented therapies.
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