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If Jeffrey Petersen hadn’t become a dermatologist, he might have become a private eye. What does investigating shady dealings have to do with steering patients to the shade? “With dermatology, you may not know the diagnosis, but you can see there’s a problem,” says Petersen, M.D., assistant professor of medicine. “Then the challenge becomes to […]

Football team beats Case Western, 28-7 The football team picked up a University Athletic Association road win Oct. 15 by beating Case Western Reserve University, 28-7, in Cleveland. WUSTL’s defense forced five turnovers and held the Spartans to 152 yards of total offense. The Bears (3-4, 1-1 UAA) limited the Spartans to 48 yards of […]

Electromagnetic radiation produced by cell phones doesn’t activate the stress response in human cells growing in cultures.

According to School of Medicine research recently published in the Journal of Periodontology, our teeth may be light-sensitive.

For the first time, Medicine Services, Mental Health Services and Health Promotion Services will be located in the same area.

Kurt Thoroughman and Jordan Taylor have identified how people use individual experiences to improve performance.

Researchers have the first direct evidence that brain injury can cause detrimental functional changes in brain regions far from the injury site. More medical news

Photo by Robert BostonIn a patient lab, physical therapy students learn how to transfer patients from a wheelchair to a mat, or to sit or stand.

The Association for Political Theory’s conference Oct. 21-22 is designed to foster “intellectual sociability” among scholars.

Both talks are part of The Writing Program’s fall Reading Series and will take place in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Room 201.