Eight ways to prevent breast cancer
In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shares eight ways women can lower their risk of breast cancer.
Review identifies factors associated with childhood brain tumors
Older parents, birth defects, maternal nutrition and childhood exposure to CT scans and pesticides are increasingly being
associated with brain tumors in children, according to new research led by Kimberly Johnson, PhD, assistant professor of social work at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Teen pregnancies, abortions plunge with free birth control
Teens who received free contraception and were educated about the pros and cons of various birth control methods were dramatically less likely to get pregnant, give birth or get an abortion compared with other sexually active teens, according to a new study.
Medical research building’s skeleton complete
A six-story concrete and steel structure that will be the skeleton of an energy-efficient, multidisciplinary research building under construction on the School of Medicine campus has been completed. The construction project, which began in summer 2013, has a June 2015 target date for completion.
‘The process by which drugs are discovered and developed will be fundamentally different in the future’
Over the past several decades, Michael Kinch of Washington University in St. Louis says, the pharmaceutical industry has managed to dismantle itself. In a provocative series of articles and interviews, Kinch, the director of the Center for Research Innovation in Businessat the university, has been describing the history of this dismantling and its implications for the future of medicine.
Child maltreatment underreported in Medicaid claims, study finds
Medicaid claims are a poor way to identify child abuse
and neglect at a population level, according to a study led by Ramesh Raghavan, PhD, associate professor at the Brown
School. The study was published online in the August issue of Child Maltreatment.
Discovery may lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases, bone loss
Julia Warren and colleagues at the School of Medicine have developed an approach to creating treatments for osteoporosis and autoimmune diseases that may avoid the risk of infection and cancer posed by some current medications. Warren is pictured with her mentor and co-author, Steven Teitelbaum, MD.
Gene protects teens from alcohol problems but not if they drink with friends
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that although a gene variant can prevent some young drinkers from developing alcohol problems, the gene’s protective effects can vanish in the presence of other teens who drink.
Washington People: Ramaswamy Govindan
A cancer odyssey
Inspired by his childhood physicians, Ramaswamy Govindan, MD, knew at a young age what he wanted to become. Along the way, he has journeyed from his native India to the U.S. and helped to navigate the frontiers of cancer care.
Flu shots required for those who work with or near patients
The nip in the air is a reminder not only of the coming autumn but of flu season. And for any Washington University employee who works with or near patients, it means it’s time to get a flu shot.
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