Moley elected president of gynecologic society
Kelle Moley, MD, the James P. Crane Professor of
Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in
St. Louis, has been elected president of the Society of Gynecologic
Investigation (SGI).
Nerve stimulation for severe depression changes brain function
For nearly a decade, doctors have used implanted electronic stimulators to treat severe depression in people who don’t respond to standard antidepressant treatments. Now, preliminary brain scan studies conducted by School of Medicine researchers are revealing that vagus nerve stimulation brings about changes in brain metabolism weeks or even months before patients begin to feel better.
New perspective needed for role of major Alzheimer’s gene
Scientists’ picture of how a gene strongly linked to
Alzheimer’s disease harms the brain may have to be revised, researchers
at the School of Medicine have found. Washington University’s David M. Holtzman, MD, says leading researchers recently agreed that targeting this gene is a promising approach for gaining a better understanding of and improving treatments for the disease.
Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Three Washington University in St. Louis scientists are among the 84
members and 21 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of
Sciences this year. Election to the academy is considered one of the
highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist or engineer.
Discovery helps show how breast cancer spreads
School of Medicine researchers have discovered why breast cancer patients with dense breasts are more likely than others to develop aggressive tumors that spread. The finding opens the door to drug treatments that prevent metastasis. Shown are collagen fibers at the boundary of a tumor. Fibers that tend to be perpendicular to the tumor’s surface indicate a poor prognosis.
Elson elected fellow of arts and sciences academy
School of Medicine faculty member Elliot L. Elson, PhD, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The organization was formed in 1780 to cultivate the arts and sciences and to recognize individuals who have made prominent contributions to their disciplines and to society.
School of Medicine, SLCH and BJH nurses honored with 2013 Excellence in Nursing awards
Several Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital nurses received the 2013 Excellence in Nursing Award from St. Louis Magazine. The award honors nurses who have made a difference in the lives of their patients and colleagues.
School of Medicine commencement speakers
School of Medicine 2013 commencement speakers
Author of book about the famed Cori Laboratory to open Cori Lecture May 8
John Exton, MD, PhD, the author of “Crucible of Science” — a book about the history of a unique laboratory at Washington University and of Carl and Gerty Cori, the biochemists who established it — will make opening remarks at the Carl and Gerty Cori Lecture on May 8.
Unusual comparison nets new sleep loss marker
Paul Shaw, PhD, a researcher at the School of Medicine, has used what he learns in fruit flies to look for markers of sleep loss in humans. But now he has reversed the process in a new paper, taking what he finds in humans back to the flies and identifying a human gene that is more active after sleep deprivation.
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