Newsroom Stories

Patients with different genetic variations respond well to combination asthma treatment, School of Medicine research shows.

School of Medicine researchers found that highly targeted radiation therapy improves survival and lessens treatment-related complications in cervical cancer patients.

School of Medicine scientists are using Alzheimer’s disease research to find new treatments for urinary tract infections.

Photo by Ray MarklinSchool of Medicine students learn belly dancing from instructor Penny Moskus as part of a week’s worth of events emphasizing a healthy life.

A memorial service for Lee Nelken Robins, Ph.D., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 16, 2010, in Graham Chapel.

A Siteman Cancer Center patient has established a multiple myeloma research fund in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Oncology.

Photo by Robert BostonThe first- and second-year class presidents at the School of Medicine donned chef hats Nov. 18 to make pasta entrees for Shell Cafe diners.

Photo by Whitney CurtisITeach 2010, a biennial event at which WUSTL faculty can gather to share insights on teaching and to learn about new teaching methods and technology, will take place Jan. 14, 2010, in Seigle Hall.

The same oil used on the Danforth Campus to make french fries is powering a truck near you. Used vegetable oil from WUSTL Dining Services kitchens is being reused as biodiesel in a dining services vehicle on campus.

A laboratory connection between Alzheimer’s disease and brain-wasting diseases such as the human form of mad cow disease has moved into the clinic for what is believed to be the first time, manifesting itself in the brains of patients with a rare inherited disorder, new research shows.