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Charles Huddleston performs a pediatric lung transplant.A team of researchers at the School of Medicine has found that using lobes of lungs from living donors improves the chances of short-term survival for children who require a second lung transplant. Living-donor lung retransplantation involves removing a lower lobe, or about one-third of a lung, from each of two healthy adult donors and then transplanting the lobes as replacement lungs into a child.

The answer to a 50-year-old question has been found by scientists at the School of Medicine. The question: Is it possible to accurately measure the intrinsic filling function of the heart?

Researchers have found that two common organisms collude and collaborate to increase the amount of calories harvested from a class of carbohydrates found in food sweeteners. In the study, conducted in previously germ-free mice, colonization with two prominent human gut microbes led to fatter mice. Scientists at the School of Medicine called the results an illustration of how understanding the menagerie of microorganisms that live in our guts can provide new insights into health.

School of Medicine researchers are developing a quick test for caffeine, a dipstick, that can be used to check for caffeine in a variety of drinks. More medical news

The Bears notched three All-America citations at the NCAA Outdoor Championships May 25-27 in Lisle, Ill. The men finished tied for 36th in the team standings, while the women finished tied for 51st.

School of Medicine researchers will study the effects of an antibiotic on asthma symptoms in those whose symptoms are not completely controlled by their medication.

You’re late for work and up ahead traffic is backing up. You know you’re never going to make the 11 a.m. deadline for that big report. Plus, you skipped breakfast and you suspect you’re getting the flu. You’re suffering from stress — both psychological and physical. Louis J. Muglia, M.D., Ph.D., understands stress at a […]

School of Medicine researchers are taking a hard scientific look at how well the results delivered by artificial bone compare to fusions using bone from deceased donors.

The following incidents were reported to University Police May 10-June 6. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. May 11 3:28 p.m. — An […]

Third-year medical student James Hudspeth will spend a year in South Africa researching HIV/AIDS and shadowing physicians caring for patients.