Berg shares infectious enthusiasm for science across disciplines
Douglas Berg, PhD, soon-to-be professor emeritus of molecular microbiology, establishes collaborations across disciplines.
St. Louis chapter of National Association of Health Services Executives to meet March 21
The St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) will have its inaugural meeting March 21 in the hearth area on the second floor of the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. A networking reception will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m, and the meeting from 6-7 p.m. The meeting is […]
Study may explain why some people get pimples
In a boon for teenagers everywhere, scientists have discovered there are “bad” strains of acne bacteria associated with pimples and “good” strains that may protect the skin.
Majority of Missouri tan salons allow preteens
A survey of tanning salon operators in Missouri shows that 65 percent would allow children as young as 10 to 12 years old to use tanning beds. That’s despite evidence that any tanning bed use increases the risk of all skin cancers, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, later in life.
Discovery in bone marrow may improve chemotherapy, stem cell transplants
In research that one day could improve the success of stem cell transplants and chemotherapy, scientists have found that distinct niches exist in the bone marrow to nurture different types of blood stem cells.
Ancient sea lamprey gets DNA decoded
A large team of scientists has decoded the genome of a sea lamprey – one of the few ancient, jawless species of vertebrates that has survived through the modern era.
Baths with antiseptic wipes reduce ICU infections
ICU patients who are bathed daily with antiseptic wipes have significantly lower rates of bloodstream infections and are less likely to acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the skin, according to a new study from researchers including David Warren, MD, medical director for infection prevention at the School of Medicine.
WUSTL leaders urge action on sequester threat
Washington University in St. Louis administrators are urging Congress and the White House to reach a compromise to avoid wide-ranging, across-the-board federal spending cuts that would take effect March 1.
Cooling may prevent trauma-induced epilepsy
In the weeks, months and years after a severe head
injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult
to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the brain
after injury may prevent these seizures.
Mecham named interim head of cell biology and physiology
Robert Mecham, PhD, has been named interim head of the
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University
School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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