August 2006
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Aug. 9,
2006 -- Fox and Simon Distinguished Professorships named
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Aug. 8,
2006 -- Brain's visual area may help scientists understand how behavior is organized
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Aug. 8,
2006 -- Unmasking nutrition's role in genes and birth defects
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Aug. 7,
2006 -- High blood pressure induces low fat metabolism in heart muscle
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Aug. 4,
2006 -- Reversing malnutrition a spoonful at a time
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Aug. 1,
2006 -- Unanue named Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology
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Aug. 1,
2006 -- Keep the baby, toss the bathwater: How kidneys retain proteins, discard waste
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July 27,
2006 -- Nanotechnology enables low-dose treatment of atherosclerotic plaques
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July 27,
2006 -- Medical steroid's baffling connection to osteoporosis becomes clearer
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July 17,
2006 -- Virgin named head of pathology and immunology
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July 17,
2006 -- Washington University physicians embrace e-records
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July 14,
2006 -- New diabetes drug may have welcome side effect: weight loss
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July 13,
2006 -- Tumor wizardry wards off attacks from the immune system
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July 11,
2006 -- New Diabetes Center focuses on education
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June 29,
2006 -- With cochlear implants, earlier use leads to better speech
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June 25,
2006 -- Production of key Alzheimer's protein monitored for first time in humans
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June 23,
2006 -- Epilepsy drug eases symptoms of inherited disorder that weakens muscles
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June 21,
2006 -- Education, retraining reduce catheter-associated infections in ICUs
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June 20,
2006 -- Harbour named Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology
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June 15,
2006 -- Growth factor triggers growth of new blood vessels in the heart
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June 15,
2006 -- Bacteria related to plague ramps up histamine production in the gut
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June 15,
2006 -- Lung retransplants from living donors improve survival rate in children
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June 14,
2006 -- How do you measure a broken heart? Researchers find long-sought answer
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June 12,
2006 -- Gut microbes' partnership helps body extract energy from food, store it as fat
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June 8,
2006 -- Erotic images elicit strong response from brain
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June 8,
2006 -- Central nervous system beckons attack in MS-like disease
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June 8,
2006 -- Susan Dutcher appointed interim head of Department of Genetics
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June 5,
2006 -- Drug combination beats previously resistant cervical cancer
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May 31,
2006 -- Master planners in brain may coordinate other areas' roles in cognitive tasks
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May 31,
2006 -- Calorie restriction appears better than exercise at slowing primary aging
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May 30,
2006 -- Surgeons study artificial bone's ability to replace weakened spinal disks
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May 25,
2006 -- Mice lacking key immune component still control chronic viral infections
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May 18,
2006 -- Computerized atlas highlights 'plethora' of changes in brain disorder
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May 11,
2006 -- Coffee, black, decaf and a little llama on the side
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May 11,
2006 -- University to host 'Foundation for Innovation' symposium
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May 11,
2006 -- Sugar required for healthy brain development
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May 10,
2006 -- Medical School, hospital join effort to reduce hospital-acquired infections
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May 9,
2006 -- New study challenges guideline against the use of antibiotics for asthma
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May 9,
2006 -- Children, adults with breathing problems can attend free asthma screening
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May 8,
2006 -- Early treatment of asthma symptoms doesn't prevent disease
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May 8,
2006 -- Drug may prevent recurrence of depression in patients with diabetes
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May 5,
2006 -- Smokers seven times more likely to receive jolt from heart devices
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May 3,
2006 -- Researchers investigate whether diet, exercise decrease frailty in obese elderly
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May 1,
2006 -- Scientists solve 30-year-old mystery of mutant mouse's kidney woes
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April 26,
2006 -- Siteman Cancer Center benefits from televised fundraiser
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April 24,
2006 -- Mutated gene may hold key to emphysema, rare skin disease
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April 19,
2006 -- Yamaguchi elected to Board of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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April 18,
2006 -- Cancer therapy based on anatomical location may soon be obsolete
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April 14,
2006 -- Work on diabetes and heart disease wins WU researcher award
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April 11,
2006 -- Trial will test radioactive implants, restricted surgery for lung cancer
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April 6,
2006 -- Kelle Moley named vice chair for research in obstetrics and gynecology
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April 6,
2006 -- Salmonella bacteria use RNA to assess and adjust magnesium levels
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April 6,
2006 -- Emphysema patients benefit from one-sided lung reduction
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April 5,
2006 -- Researchers identify potential targets for new pain therapies
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April 5,
2006 -- Protein may help prevent diabetes by keeping insulin-making cells alive
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April 4,
2006 -- Preliminary study demonstrates calorie restriction reduces markers of aging
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April 3,
2006 -- Researchers study effects of weight loss in adolescents
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March 30,
2006 --
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March 30,
2006 -- Breast cancer patients taking Arimidex may get pain relief from vitamin D
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March 30,
2006 -- Dangerous glucose-hungry cervical tumors can be detected using PET scans
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March 23,
2006 -- Global program to eliminate elephantiasis has early success in Egypt
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March 23,
2006 -- Procedure cures some diabetic mice, but not in the way previously reported
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March 22,
2006 -- Siteman Cancer Center joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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March 13,
2006 -- Plant sterol pills significantly lower LDL cholesterol
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March 13,
2006 -- Scientists use PET scans to monitor lung inflammation noninvasively
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March 13,
2006 -- Wall of tiles designed to help cancer patients heal
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March 8,
2006 -- Peipert named vice chair of clinical research in obstetrics and gynecology
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March 7,
2006 -- Investigational approach to AIDS treatment may allow patients to clear all HIV
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March 3,
2006 -- Storch named Siteman professor; will also direct pediatric infectious disease division
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March 2,
2006 -- Poor neighborhood conditions triple risk for disabilities
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March 1,
2006 -- Anti-inflammatory drug's potentially deadly side effect found to be rare
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Feb. 21,
2006 -- Patients wanted for studies of polycystic kidney disease treatment
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Feb. 17,
2006 -- Douglas to leave Washington University; will continue technology development work
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Feb. 16,
2006 -- Oncologists could gain therapeutic advantage by targeting telomere protein
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Feb. 8,
2006 -- Children's study to determine if asthma medications can reduce need for steroids
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Feb. 3,
2006 -- Heart failure linked to altered communication channels
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Feb. 3,
2006 -- Scientists find receptor for molecule that helps synchronize fly's internal clocks
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Feb. 3,
2006 -- Study eases concerns over mental side effects from potent AIDS drug
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Feb. 3,
2006 -- Researchers defeat tumor cells by inhibiting healthy cells
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Feb. 2,
2006 -- Diabetic hearts make unhealthy switch to high-fat diet
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Feb. 1,
2006 -- Two-drug treatment may block source of asthma and chronic bronchitis
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Jan. 23,
2006 -- Common blood thinner increases risk of bone fracture
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Jan. 19,
2006 -- Patients with blocked carotids needed for study that may revive old treatment
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Jan. 18,
2006 -- Fat overload kills mammalian cells ? key culprit identified
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Jan. 17,
2006 -- Vitamin A analog is a potential lung cancer preventative with few side effects
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Jan. 12,
2006 -- Caloric restriction appears to prevent primary aging in the heart
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Jan. 11,
2006 -- New center arises from success of radioactive-implant therapy
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Jan. 11,
2006 -- Breast cancer may be several diseases; $8.5 million study seeks best therapy for each
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Jan. 10,
2006 -- Region of DNA strongly associated with Alzheimer?s disease
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Jan. 9,
2006 -- Tumor cells that border normal tissue are told to leave
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Jan. 5,
2006 -- Variation in bitter-taste receptor gene increases risk for alcoholism
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Jan. 4,
2006 -- Preferred treatment method for advanced ovarian cancer announced
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Jan. 4,
2006 -- Genes' influence on common drugs may affect health-care quality, cost
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Dec. 29,
2005 -- Yoga and exercise to reduce metabolic problems in people living with HIV
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Dec. 29,
2005 -- Telephone counseling for smokers focus of $1.3 million grant
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Dec. 27,
2005 -- Mysterious multi-symptom condition still more prevalent among Persian Gulf vets
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Dec. 21,
2005 -- Rapid emotional recovery of breast cancer survivors surprises researchers
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Dec. 21,
2005 -- Brain cell activity increases levels of key ingredient in Alzheimer's plaques
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Dec. 21,
2005 -- Light-sensing cells in retina develop before vision
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Dec. 19,
2005 -- Haughey named Kimbrough Chair in Maxillofacial Surgery and Prosthodontics
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Dec. 12,
2005 -- Tongue sensors seem to taste fat
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Dec. 9,
2005 -- Role of DNA-repair protein suggests strategy to knock out cancer
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Dec. 8,
2005 -- Researchers identify bipolar disorder in preschoolers
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Dec. 7,
2005 -- Washington University researchers assess rates and risks of gambling
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Dec. 6,
2005 -- Eye's structure, muscles engineered to help brain manage eye movement
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Dec. 2,
2005 -- Washington University psychiatrists host program on treatment resistant depression
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Nov. 29,
2005 -- Researchers use brain scans to predict behavior
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Nov. 28,
2005 -- Ellenberger named head of biochemistry and molecular biophysics
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Nov. 21,
2005 -- $5.9 million grant to fund search for early indicators of Alzheimer's disease
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Nov. 15,
2005 -- Washington University receives $29.5 million to sequence corn genome
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Nov. 15,
2005 -- Brain scan, cerebrospinal fluid analysis may help predict Alzheimer's
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Nov. 9,
2005 -- Program helps older adults with low vision live independently
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Nov. 9,
2005 -- Detection of breast cancer recurrence possible with simple blood test
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Nov. 7,
2005 -- Relation between sickle cell disease severity and lung problems investigated
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Nov. 7,
2005 -- Range of motion limited in professional baseball pitchers
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Nov. 4,
2005 -- Early childhood surgery saves those with gene for thyroid cancer
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Nov. 3,
2005 -- Inappropriate use of antibiotics may be harmful
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Oct. 31,
2005 -- New therapeutic target identified in inherited brain tumor disorder
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Oct. 31,
2005 -- Researchers add mice to list of creatures that sing in the presence of mates
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Oct. 31,
2005 -- Mobile mammography goes digital thanks to grant to Siteman Cancer Center
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