Author: Elizabeth Erman

Researchers have linked a potential indicator of Alzheimer’s disease to brain damage in humans with no signs of mental impairment.

School of Medicine students have two new state-of-the-art simulation centers in which they can get hands-on clinical training.

School of Medicine clinical faculty and staff recently collected more than 1,500 medical textbooks to be donated to a hospital in Sudan.

Photo by Robert BostonStoryCorps visited the Siteman Cancer Center April 17-21 to record parents and children recalling how the parent communicated a cancer diagnosis to their children.

Automatic external defibrillators are being installed in medical school buildings to improve a person’s chances of survival after sudden cardiac arrest.

Alex A. Kane, M.D., has been named the Dr. Joseph B. Kimbrough Chair at the School of Medicine.

Photo by Robert BostonEmployees tried out a bicycle at the Bear Bikers booth at the School of Medicine’s Health Happening ’09 health fair April 9-10.

Scientists have identified the first gene that possibly helps trigger the painful condition known as neuropathy.

Photo by Ray MarklinSchool of Medicine students will perform “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at 8 p.m. April 23-25 at the Whelpley Auditorium.

Using fruit flies, School of Medicine researchers found evidence that sleep, already recognized as a promoter of long-term memories, also helps clear room in the brain for new learning.