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Probiotic protects intestine from radiation injury
Audio available The probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG may protect the lining of the small intestine from radiation injury. Matthew A. Ciorba, MD Scientists at Washington University School of...
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Drug clears chronic urinary infections in mice
Audio available Scientists have found a way to block the "glue" that lets bacteria stick to the walls of the bladder and start a urinary tract infection. In this image, the glue (red, white and blue...
View ArticleSchool of Medicine Faculty, Staff and Student Art Show call for submissions
The School of Medicine's 8th Annual Art Show is now accepting submissions through Jan. 13, 2012. Any student, faculty or staff member may display their work (any 2D or 3D media is acceptable). To...
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Washington People: Matthew J. Ellis
Ellis decodes the mysteries of breast cancer in search of better treatments Robert Boston Matthew Ellis, MD, PhD, and Rodrigo Goncalves, MD, postdoctoral research scholar, look at breast cancer...
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Human, artificial intelligence join forces to pinpoint fossil locations
WUSTL paleoanthropologist, colleagues develop artificial neural network model to predict location of fossil sitesCourtesy of Robert AnemoneThe Great Divide Basin, a 4,000-square-mile stretch of rocky...
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New service brings power of genomics to patient care
Courtesy photoScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis look at a plate that contains a cancer patient's DNA. The DNA will be tested to help determine the best course of...
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Surprising pathway implicated in stuttering
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have obtained new evidence that at least some persistent stuttering is caused by mutations in a gene governing not speech, but a...
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Daily wheezing treatment no different from intermittent in toddlers
Audio available Pediatricians often treat young children who have frequent bouts of wheezing with a daily dose of an inhaled steroid to keep asthma symptoms at bay. But results of a recent study are...
View ArticleMassoumzadeh participates in U.S. women’s study tour of Brazil
Parinaz Massoumzadeh, PhD, staff scientist in the Department of Radiology, was one of eight American women chosen to participate in a U.S.-Brazil exchange program to recruit, retain and advance women...
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Researchers identify gene that causes rare dementing illness
Audio available A single change in the DNAJC5 gene leads to Kufs disease. Although the disorder is rare, the discovery also may shed light on more common neurodegenerative conditions, such as...
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Introducing new faculty members
The following are among the new faculty members at Washington University. Others will be introduced periodically. Joseph Cullen, PhD, joins Olin School of Business as assistant professor of economics....
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Drug may slow spread of deadly eye cancer
Audio available A look at aggressive uveal melanoma cells under the microscope. These tumor cells carry the so-called "class 2 signature," meaning they are likely to be aggressive and spread outside...
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Legal drinking age linked to women’s suicide, homicide risk
New research shows that a legal drinking age of less than 21 is linked to a higher risk of homicides and suicides among adult women. The study, by researchers at Washington University School of...
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School receives $8 million grant to study asthma, allergies
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received an $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the role of the barrier functions of the...
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December Anesthesiology features Washington University department
Anesthesiology, used with permissionThe Dec. 2011 issue of Anesthesiology, highlights research being done in the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine.For the first...
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Morrow-Howell named director of the Center for Aging
Productive aging expert also will serve as McDonnell International Scholars Academy ambassador to the University of Hong KongNancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, the Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social...
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Gallery of campus renewal ideas on display
Steve Stelzer/Eye in the Sky Aerial PhotographyEmployees at Washington University Medical Center are invited to view a gallery of presentation boards, models and other materials created by three design...
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Colditz receives cancer society’s top honor
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, a disease prevention expert at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis, has received the Medal of Honor for cancer...
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Recognizing outstanding faculty
Yokoyama, Trinkaus, Turner and Cox receive awards Jerry Naunheim Jr. Faculty Achievement Award winners (from left) Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, the Sam J. and Audrey Loew Levin Chair for Research in...
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Genome Institute receives $114 million grant
Washington University’s Genome Institute has received a $114 million grant to continue its groundbreaking genomic research. The institute is a world leader in unraveling the genetic basis of cancer,...
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