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Photo by Robert BostonMissouri Gov. Matt Blunt signed Senate Bill 567, which requires health insurers to cover primary health-care costs for patients involved in approved phase II clinical trials for cancer.

Using mathematical and computational sequence analysis, Michael Brent and his research group study the function and evolutionary dynamics of genomes.

Tonya Edmond’s research and teaching interests include violence against women and social work practice effectiveness.

A test developed at the School of Medicine may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease prior to the onset of clinical symptoms.

The piece will receive its world première July 27 at Le Festival de Radio France et Montpellier.

A School of Medicine study showed that germ-free mice that received two prominent human gut microbes got fatter.

“The underlying philosophy in MACC is that students will learn how to learn,” says Tzachi Zach, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting.

WellingThe Washington University Diabetes Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital focuses on providing patients with the latest technology, treatments and clinical research. Some patients at the center are receiving a new diabetes drug that may give a welcome side effect — weight loss. Research lab supervisor Cris Welling began taking Byetta about 10 months ago and has lost 40 pounds.

Like the fictional wizard Harry Potter, some cancerous tumors seem capable of wrapping themselves in an invisibility cloak. Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that pancreatic tumors hide from the body’s immune surveillance by surrounding themselves with cells that make it hard for the immune system to detect them.

With all of the construction happening on the Hilltop Campus, pedestrians are urged to take alternate, safer routes.