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University Police recently released the following crime alert. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. During the summer and first week of the new […]

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Renee M. Williams, Jeffrey S. Crippin, and Hilary P. Glazer

Drug can quickly mobilize an army of cells to repair injury

Red areas of the circled leg in the right image show increased blood flow due to angiogenic cells.To speed healing at sites of injury – such as heart muscle after a heart attack or brain tissue after a stroke – doctors would like to be able to hasten the formation of new blood vessels. One promising approach is to “mobilize” patients’ blood vessel-forming cells, called angiogenic cells, so these cells can reach the injured area. Recently, researchers at the School of Medicine demonstrated that a drug called AMD3100 can mobilize angiogenic cells from bone marrow of human patients in a matter of hours.

On her way

Photo by Robert BostonFirst-year medical students take part in long tradition of receiving white coats.

Campus named for Danforths

WUSTL ArchivesChancellor William H. Danforth, M.D., enjoys time with University students.Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and the Board of Trustees have taken steps to ensure the Danforth imprint remains as long as there is a Washington University.
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