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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.

Fumihiko MakiPress biography of Fumihiko Maki, architect of two new buildings for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

David W. Kemper James M. Kemper Jr. Mildred Lane Kemper William T. Kemper Foundation David W. Kemper is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., a $14 billion regional bank holding company based in Missouri. Kemper graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1972. He received a Master of Arts degree in […]

TobinPatients managing diabetes can now get full diagnostics, treatment and education in one place — the Washington University Diabetes Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The center will provide a new group-care and patient-education approach for patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, says Garry Tobin, medical director of the center.

Gas tax relief?With voters clamoring for relief from skyrocketing prices at the gas pump, politicians are floating a wide range of quick-fix solutions, many of which could cause more problems than they solve, suggests Paul Rothstein, a specialist in the economics of public spending at Washington University in St. Louis. More…

Pamella A. Henson has been promoted to associate vice chancellor for alumni & development programs, it was announced by David T. Blasingame, executive vice chancellor for alumni & development programs.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a shingles vaccine for adults age 60 and older. Anyone who has ever had chicken pox is susceptible to the shingles virus, which can cause blisters and extreme pain. More than 1 million Americans are afflicted with shingles each year.

Listed below are this month’s featured news stories. • Not all sunglasses block UV rays (week of July 5) • Risks for alcoholism (week of July 12) • Earlier implants lead to better speech (week of July 19) • Surgery lets boy walk again (week of July 26)