Author: Leslie Gibson McCarthy

A study from the School of Medicine suggests that bacteriophages made of RNA – a close chemical cousin of DNA – likely play a much larger role in shaping the bacterial makeup of worldwide habitats than previously recognized.

New research from the School of Medicine indicates that much of that diabetes-related vision loss may result from nerve cell injury that occurs long before any blood vessels are damaged. The finding may lead to new approaches to treating it.

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion is accepting proposals for the inaugural Faculty Fellows & Emerging Scholar-Professional Program for the 2016-17 academic year.

From analyzing vast DNA sequences to handling electronic medical records, the importance of big data in medicine has increased dramatically in recent years. To support the growing need to manage and harness big data, the School of Medicine is launching an Institute for Informatics and has named Philip R.O. Payne its first director.

Patients with a rare, genetic form of diabetes often are misdiagnosed as having type 2 diabetes because the two share symptoms. But new research at the School of Medicine suggests that treating such patients with therapies designed for type 2 diabetes is potentially harmful and guidelines need to change.

New research at the School of Medicine indicates that initial levels of omega-3 fatty acids in a heart patient’s blood have a significant impact on whether that person will respond to omega-3 supplements to treat depression.

Former Google VP Jonathan Rosenberg tells Washington University community what he learned during a 13-year stint at the giant tech company.

StEP, Washington University in St. Louis’ Student Entrepreneurial Program, gives undergraduates the ultimate entrepreneurship experience: creating and running their own businesses.

FoodShare, the brainchild of Washington University juniors Andrew Glantz and Jacob Mohrmann, and Dartmouth junior Aidan Folbe, is riding a wave of success — from recent wins at the Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards to the Startup Madness finals at SXSW March 14.

In two studies led by researchers at the School of Medicine, scientists have identified intestinal bacteria and viruses as possible sources of inflammation and disease related to HIV-related infections.