Using tooth sensors to detect disease
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the School of Engineering & Applied Science is redefining the notion of a wisdom tooth. The...
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Bowen, Perlmutter elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis sociocultural anthropologist John R. Bowen and David H. Perlmutter, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, join the likes of President Barack Obama, actor Tom Hanks and...
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Obituary: James Lee, surgery department coordinator, 59
Lee James Lee, the coordinator of international scholars and patients in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died April 7, 2018, in St. Louis following a...
View ArticleExperimental arthritis drug prevents stem cell transplant complication
An investigational drug in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis prevents a common, life-threatening side effect of stem cell transplants, new research from Washington University School of Medicine...
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Defect in debilitating neurodegenerative disease reversed in mouse nerves
Scientists have developed a new drug compound that shows promise as a future treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited, often painful neurodegenerative condition that affects nerves in...
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Patel recognized in Business Journal’s ’40 Under 40′
Patel Rupa Patel, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was selected from more than 500 nominations as one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s...
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Noninvasive brain tumor biopsy on the horizon
Taking a biopsy of a brain tumor is a complicated and invasive surgical process, but a team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is developing a way that allows them to detect tumor...
View ArticleRates of autism continue to rise, new data indicate
New statistics indicate rates of autism in children have continued to increase. However, the rates have increased only modestly, suggesting there may be a leveling off. Still, researchers found that...
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Class Acts: Helping to end health disparaties
For most of her life, Michelle Mendiola Plá’s Puerto Rican heritage has pushed her to do things she never would have otherwise imagined. The island’s boisterous, bright culture helped Mendiola Plá...
View ArticleBacteria’s appetite may be key to cleaning up antibiotic contamination
Antibiotics can be lifesaving for people suffering from serious bacterial infections such as pneumonia and meningitis. The drugs are lethal to bacteria — but some bacteria fight back by developing...
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Goodwin to lead national group of cancer center communicators, marketers
Goodwin Jim Goodwin, associate director of strategic communication at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named chair of...
View ArticleHow a light touch can spur severe itching
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/embargo/Hu%20Science%20.mp3 For some people, particularly those who are elderly, even a light touch of the skin or contact with clothing can lead to unbearable...
View Article$5 million supports innovative breast cancer trial
A $5 million grant from the Department of Defense will support research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis aimed at improving breast cancer therapies. The research focuses on...
View ArticleVedantham-led team honored for clinical research
Suresh Vedantham, MD, professor of radiology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and a team of clinical trial investigators have been...
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Gereau chosen for Pain Society fellowship
Gereau Robert W. Gereau IV, the Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is one of 12 pain experts selected for the 2018-19...
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Feibel honored with lectureship
Feibel Robert M. Feibel, MD, professor of clinical ophthalmology and visual sciences and director of the Center for History of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,...
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Bruchas named a neuroscience rising star
Bruchas The Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences at the University of Pennsylvania announced that Michael R. Bruchasis is the recipient of the inaugural Rising Star Award in neuroscience research....
View ArticleWhy chikungunya, other arthritis-causing viruses target joints
Chikungunya virus is a growing threat to the United States and other regions of the world as the mosquito that carries the virus expands its reach. Telltale symptoms of chikungunya infection are fever...
View ArticleTake part in used shoe drive
Donate gently used shoes at collection spots on the Medical Campus by May 31. The Office of Sustainability and the School of Medicine Operations and Facilities Management Department is coordinating the...
View ArticleBlood type affects severity of diarrhea caused by E. coli
A new study shows that a kind of E. coli most associated with “travelers’ diarrhea” and children in underdeveloped areas of the world causes more severe disease in people with blood type A. The...
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