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To contain the costs of WUSTL’s UnitedHealthcare HMO and POS plans, two program changes will take effect July 1.

School of Medicine scientists have discovered that brain organization in children changes as they become adults.

School of Medicine scientists have uncovered what might be the key to the progression from eczema, or atopic dermatitis, to asthma.

Studying mice, School of Medicine researchers found how the biological circadian clock turns gears that govern aging and metabolism.

A new drug-free treatment for asthma has been shown to be effective in an international study of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma.

Robert Boston/WUSTL PhotoMichael V. Drake, M.D., chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, speaks at the School of Medicine Commencement Recognition Ceremony May 15.

Robert F. Furchgott, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology at the School of Medicine from 1949-1956, died May 19. He was 92.

The Gateway Festival Orchestra will begin its 46th season of free Sunday evening performances at 7:30 p.m. July 12 in Brookings Quadrangle with a program celebrating American music.

The Linda Presgrave Quintet will launch Washington University’s summer Jazz at Holmes series Thursday, June 11.

For years, scientists have known that red wine can provide certain health benefits. Regular red wine drinkers often have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as other disorders associated with aging. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the active ingredient in red wine to see whether it might enhance longevity in some people.