Researchers close in on genetic structure of autism

Drawing by an autistic childA research team at the School of Medicine has identified regions of DNA that may be related to risk for autism. The researchers are learning how autism is inherited, and to identify genetic factors, they’re studying families and looking for traits that normally aren’t considered autistic but have connections to autism risk. Several studies have demonstrated that autism has a strong genetic component.

A day in the life

Photo by Joe Angeles”Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day” gave children several options for spending their day in various discussions or programs.

A jack-of-all-trades

In its Clinical and Translational Research Program, the Siteman Cancer Center runs about 350 clinical trials simultaneously, gathering health information from hundreds of patients. To set up each study and analyze the resulting data requires expertise in biostatistics. This keeps J. Philip Miller, the biostatistics core director at Siteman, very busy. He and his staff […]

Sports

Softball team heads to NCAAs again The top-ranked softball team (45-1) will make its fourth straight at-large appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament, as announced May 9 by the NCAA Softball Committee. The Bears will play in a six-team Midwest Regional today through May 16 at Coe College. Other teams are St. Mary’s University […]

Campus Watch

The following incidents were reported to University Police May 4-11. 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. May 5 12:58 p.m. — A person […]

Community outreach

Courtesy PhotoUniversity physical therapy students worked with St. Louis seniors to help them prepare for the Mature Mile.
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