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2022-07-09
‘First-in-class’ tool for potential treatment of brain disorders - [Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:48:02 +0000 ] BIomedical engineer Hong Chen at the McKelvey School of Engineering will use a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to find noninvasive tools to treat the brain.The post ‘First-in-class’ tool for potential treatment of brain disorders appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘First-in-class’ tool for potential treatment of brain disorders - [Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:48:02 +0000 ] Biomedical engineer Hong Chen at the McKelvey School of Engineering will use a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to find noninvasive tools to treat the brain.The post ‘First-in-class’ tool for potential treatment of brain disorders appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘Good cholesterol’ may protect liver - [Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:59:05 +0000 ] A new study from the School of Medicine shows that a type of 'good cholesterol' called HDL3, when produced in the intestine, protects the liver from inflammation and injury. The post ‘Good cholesterol’ may protect liver appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancers - [Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:26:40 +0000 ] Mistakes in DNA are known to drive cancer growth. But a new study, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, heavily implicates a genetic phenomenon commonly known as “jumping genes” in the growth of tumors.The post ‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancers appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘Jumping genes’ help stabilize DNA folding patterns - [Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:59:42 +0000 ] New School of Medicine research indicates that 'jumping genes' play a surprising role in stabilizing the 3D folding patterns of the DNA molecule inside a cell’s nucleus. The post ‘Jumping genes’ help stabilize DNA folding patterns appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘Leap forward’ in risk management of rectal cancer - [Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:29:51 +0000 ] The lab of Quing Zhu at the McKelvey School of Engineering has developed an imaging system that helps differentiate residual cancerous tissue from recovered healthy tissue after treatment in patients with rectal cancer, the third-most common cancer type in the U.S.The post ‘Leap forward’ in risk management of rectal cancer appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘Lessons learned’ from engaging in Africa - [Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:00:40 +0000 ] Washington University in St. Louis is committed to engaging with its global partners to help address our biggest challenges together. This spirit of collaboration was evident at the inaugural meeting of the Africa initiative, held April 23 on the Danforth Campus.The post ‘Lessons learned’ from engaging in Africa appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘Mini-guts’ offer clues to pediatric GI illness - [Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:46:19 +0000 ] Using immature stem cells to create a miniature model of the gut in the laboratory, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Pittsburgh have determined how infection-causing enteroviruses enter the intestine.The post ‘Mini-guts’ offer clues to pediatric GI illness appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘Smart’ cartilage cells programmed to release drugs when stressed - [Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:00:32 +0000 ] Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have engineered cartilage cells to release an anti-inflammatory drug in response to stresses such cells undergo when they are compressed during weight bearing and movement. The post ‘Smart’ cartilage cells programmed to release drugs when stressed appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘The Curren(t)cy of Frankenstein’ - [Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:15:40 +0000 ] Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is a thrilling adventure but also a prescient guidebook to the moral and ethical dilemmas of 20th and 21st century medicine. On Sept. 28-30, Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Medicine and College of Arts & Sciences will present a three-day forum exploring Shelley’s novel through the lens of contemporary medical practice.The post ‘The Curren(t)cy of ...
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2022-07-09
‘Unprecedented opportunity’ to understand neurovascular recovery after stroke - [Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:30:00 +0000 ] A team from the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine will use a $3.12 million grant to improve brain imaging to better understand stroke recovery.The post ‘Unprecedented opportunity’ to understand neurovascular recovery after stroke appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
‘Unprecedented opportunity’ to understand neurovascular recovery after stroke - [Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:30:00 +0000 ] An all-star team from the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine will use a $3.12 million grant to improve brain imaging to better understand stroke recovery.The post ‘Unprecedented opportunity’ to understand neurovascular recovery after stroke appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
#FitForTheFrontLine challenge supports front-line health-care workers - [Thu, 04 Jun 2020 20:30:26 +0000 ] Medical centers across the U.S. are participating in a fitness program called #FitForTheFrontLine. The national fitness challenge, which ends June 14, encourages Americans to get fit and raise funds to support our nation’s health-care heroes, including those at the School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare.The post #FitForTheFrontLine challenge ...
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2022-07-09
$10 million DNA sequencing effort aims to shed light on lung diseases - [Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:58:48 +0000 ] Washington University’s McDonnell Genome Institute has received $10 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to sequence the DNA of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, in an effort to identify the genetic roots of COPD and other lung disorders.The post $10 million DNA sequencing effort aims to shed light on lung diseases appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
$10 million gift aimed at improving treatments for mental illness - [Wed, 10 Apr 2019 20:50:02 +0000 ] Philanthropists Andrew and Barbara Taylor and the Crawford Taylor Foundation have committed $10 million to the School of Medicine to continue research to investigate the scientific underpinnings of psychiatric illnesses, with the goal of improving diagnosis and treatment.The post $10 million gift aimed at improving treatments for mental illness appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
$10 million gift creates Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy - [Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:38:55 +0000 ] Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $10 million gift to support research that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer, infectious diseases, and disorders caused by autoimmunity and immune deficiencies. The gift from Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky will advance cutting-edge work at the newly named Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs.The post $10 million gift creates ...
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2022-07-09
$10 million gift supports personalized medicine - [Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:36:25 +0000 ] The School of Medicine has received a $10 million commitment from longtime benefactors George and Debra Couch to support research that advances personalized medicine. In recognition of their generosity, the research building at 4515 McKinley Ave. has been named the Debra and George W. Couch III Biomedical Research Building.The post $10 million gift supports personalized medicine appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
$10 million gift to benefit Center for Genome Sciences - [Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:51:43 +0000 ] The School of Medicine has received a $10 million gift from the Harry Edison Foundation to support the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology. The gift will help to advance the center’s innovative research programs, including its substantial work in understanding the gut microbiome.The post $10 million gift to benefit Center for Genome Sciences appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
$10 million in grants aimed at preventing organ rejection after transplantation - [Wed, 02 Sep 2020 20:37:55 +0000 ] Transplant surgeons and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received two grants totaling $10 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how immune cells contribute to organ rejection, with the aim of improving the viability of organs after transplant.The post $10 million in grants aimed ...
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2022-07-09
$10 million to help study noise-induced hearing loss - [Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:00:35 +0000 ] School of Medicine researchers received $10.5 million from the Department of the Army to investigate whether an anti-seizure drug can prevent noise-induced hearing loss when given hours before exposure.The post $10 million to help study noise-induced hearing loss appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
$10.4 million awarded for pancreatic cancer research - [Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:59:24 +0000 ] The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a $10.4 million, five-year grant to Washington University researchers and physicians at Siteman Cancer Center to lead a national group of experts in collaborative pancreatic cancer research.The post $10.4 million awarded for pancreatic cancer research appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
$11.5 million commitment supports new Alzheimer’s prevention clinical trial - [Mon, 20 Dec 2021 22:02:27 +0000 ] Longtime St. Louis benefactor Joanne Knight has committed up to $11.5 million to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to support an innovative clinical trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease by treating people before the first signs of the illness appear in the brain.The post $11.5 million commitment ...
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2022-07-09
$11.5 million supports innovation in leukemia research - [Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:58:09 +0000 ] Extending its standing as one of the top leukemia programs in the U.S., the School of Medicine has been awarded an $11.5 million NIH grant to further high-level investigations into leukemia and related blood cancers. The grant funds a prestigious Specialized Program in Research Excellence (SPORE) in leukemia.The post $11.5 million supports innovation in leukemia research appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
$12.2 million to fund new Conte Center to study neurosteroids - [Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:43:00 +0000 ] The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded Washington University School of Medicine a $12.2 million grant to create a center aimed at advancing research into neurosteroids as treatments for depression and other psychiatric disorders.The post $12.2 million to fund new Conte Center to study neurosteroids appeared first on The Source.
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2022-07-09
$13.7 million to further adolescent brain development study - [Tue, 26 May 2020 21:40:24 +0000 ] Washington University scientists will receive $13.7 million in additional funding for ongoing research into adolescent brain development. Their work is part of the largest long-term study of brain development ever conducted in the United States.The post $13.7 million to further adolescent brain development study appeared first on The Source.
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