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Three WUSTL faculty named AAAS fellows
Three faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society....
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Protein that rouses the brain from sleep may be target for Alzheimer's...
A protein that stimulates the brain to awaken from sleep may be a target for preventing Alzheimer’s disease, a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests.In...
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Finding features that support exercise in workplace neighborhoods
Neighborhood features such as bike facilities and low crime rates are associated with increased leisure and workplace-related physical activity, according to a new study from the Prevention Research...
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Vaccines may make war on cancer personal
In the near future, physicians may treat some cancer patients with personalized vaccines that spur their immune systems to attack malignant tumors. New research led by scientists at Washington...
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The human eye can see ‘invisible’ infrared light
Sara DickherberThe eye can detect light at wavelengths in the visual spectrum. Other wavelengths, such as infrared and ultraviolet, are supposed to be invisible to the human eye, but Washington...
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Breast cancer vaccine shows promise in small clinical trial
Robert BostonA breast cancer vaccine designed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is safe in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Preliminary evidence from the...
View ArticleOccupational sitting among women linked to obesity
You might want to stand up for this.Occupational sitting is associated with an increased likelihood of obesity, especially among black women, independent of occupational and leisure time physical...
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Bruchas, Gereau receive DECODE grant
Robert Gereau, PhD, (left), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Director Thomas Insel, MD, and Michael Bruchas, PhD, visit following the awarding of DECODE grants.Michael R. Bruchas, PhD,...
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Prather heads North American Spine Society
Prather Heidi Prather, DO, professor and chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named...
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Genetic errors linked to more ALS cases than scientists had thought
Michael C. PurdyWashington University graduate student Janet Cady and assistant professor of neurology Matthew Harms, MD, found evidence that genetic mutations may contribute to more cases of...
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Wickline receives chancellor’s innovation award
Samuel A. Wickline, MD, has been chosen to receive the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis.Wickline, the James R. Hornsby Family Professor of...
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Facilities management employees set national record through training
Eighty-one staff members in the Facilities Management Department at Washington University School of Medicine recently earned the title of Facility Management Professional (FMP) from the International...
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Washington People: Sally Schwarz
Robert BostonSally Schwarz, director of PET radiopharmaceutical production at Washington University's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, inspects the newly installed cyclotron facility, which she...
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Genetic errors linked to aging underlie leukemia that develops after cancer...
Robert BostonNew research by Daniel Link, MD, and colleagues at The Genome Institute at Washington University has revealed that mutations that accumulate randomly as a person ages can play a role in a...
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Wilfley named Rudolph University Professor of Psychiatry
Mark BeavenScott Rudolph and Denise E. Wilfley, PhD, picured after a ceremony in which Wilfley was named the inaugural Scott Rudolph University Professor of Psychiatry.Obesity and eating disorders...
View ArticleSchool of Medicine garage visitor parking rates change Jan. 5
Beginning Jan. 5, visitor parking rates at Washington University School of Medicine’s Metro and Clayton garages will change to align with garage visitor parking rates of the School of Medicine’s...
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Laughing gas studied as depression treatment
Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) has been used as an anesthetic in medicine and dentistry for 150 years. In this illustration from a 19th century book, a man is...
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Medical students honor faculty, house staff
Jerry Naunheim Jr.Linda J. Pike, PhD, accepts a Distinguished Service Teaching Award from Miriam Ben Abdallah, president of the second-year class at Washington University School of Medicine. As a show...
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Faculty Achievement Award winners recognized
Mary butkus/WUSTL PhotosChancellor Mark S. Wrighton (left) visits with the 2014 Faculty Achievement Award winners before recognizing them during a Dec. 6 ceremony in Knight Hall. Beginning second from...
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Hepatitis C ruled out as cause of mental impairment in HIV patients
Advances in treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have made it possible for people with HIV to survive much longer. As they age, however, many experience impaired thinking, memory loss,...
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