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Is it possible to tease apart a complex genetic trait to reveal the precise genetic variations that have combined to produce it? Yes, School of Medicine researchers report.

School of Medicine researchers report a type of imaging allowed them to estimate the chronic effects of inflammation of the optic nerve in MS patients.

A strict regimen of brushing the teeth of patients in the intensive-care unit on breathing machines reduced the rate of pneumonia, a new study finds.

A local program designed to increase awareness about sickle cell disease in the African-American faith community led to a huge increase in first-time blood donations.

Richard M. Torack, M.D., a pioneering researcher in dementia, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009. He was 81.

Photo by Robert BostonThe annual Student, Faculty and Staff Art Show in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center Atrium is on display until Feb. 12.

Autism researchers at the School of Medicine are joining other scientists to image the brains of infants and attempt to identify anatomical and behavioral changes that may be linked to the onset of autism. The $10 million, NIH-funded Infant Brain Imaging Study allows investigators to analyze early brain development in children at risk for autism spectrum disorders by virtue of having an autistic sibling.

HaskinA crater on the moon has been named after the late Larry Haskin, Ph.D., who spent much of his career as a WUSTL researcher in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences.

CoplandWashington University’s Jazz at Holmes will present internationally acclaimed musicians Marc Copland, Gary Peacock and Bill Stewart in concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 13 in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall at the 560 Music Center in University City.

Boldrin In a full-page ad published in major newspapers Jan. 29, more than 200 economists — including two from Washington University in St. Louis — politely reject President Obama’s stimulus package calling for increased government action to jumpstart the economy.