Author: Ken Duenke

School of Medicine researchers will study the effects of an antibiotic on asthma symptoms in those whose symptoms are not completely controlled by their medication.

Graduate-student winners are Ryan Shirey and Benjamin Cawthra; undergraduate winners are Jennifer Feder and Wendy Xin.

Photo by David KilperRuth Siteman displays the Harris award as Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, Ann Liberman and Alvin Siteman look on.Whitney Harris and his late wife, Jane, established the award to reward couples who care deeply about improving the quality of life in the region.

Six are recently graduated seniors, and two are graduate students.

Photo by Mary ButkusSeven individuals were selected as 2006 Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award recipients; they were recognized at an award reception at Whittemore House.

Susan Dutcher, Ph.D., professor of genetics and of cell biology and physiology, has been named interim head of the James S. McDonnell Department of Genetics at the School of Medicine effective July 1.

Bracey”In the Duke Lacrosse rape case, we have a story of a horrifying gang rape, taking place against the backdrop of the most vulgar aspects of sexism, racism and classism in American society,” says Christopher Bracey, J.D., criminal procedure expert and associate professor of law and of African & African American studies at Washington University in St. Louis. “This is why it is so important for District Attorney Michael Nifong to get a handle on this case, and soon.” More…

With commonly available treatment strategies, 90 percent of women with recurrent cervical cancer die within five years. So physicians are understandably eager to uncover more effective drug therapies, and researchers at the School of Medicine have now obtained encouraging results by combining a traditional cell-killing agent with Avastin, a recently developed inhibitor of blood-vessel growth.

Investigators at the School of Medicine have found that eating a low-calorie yet nutritionally balanced diet lowers concentrations of a thyroid hormone called triiodothyronine (T3), which controls the body’s energy balance and cellular metabolism.

After preliminary success using artificial bone to replace degenerative spinal disks in the neck and lower back, neurosurgeons at the School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital are preparing a study to formally compare the performance of the synthetic material against that of real bone.