Of note
James L. Gibson, Ph.D.,
Bamin Khomami, Ph.D.,
Tiffany Knight, Ph.D.,
Jonathan B. Losos, Ph.D.,
and more…
American Writers at Home reception Oct. 27
The event is being held in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name, on view in Olin Library through late December.
The case of the dogged dermatologist
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 […]
Sports
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 […]
Cell-phone radiation doesn’t cause cellular stress, doesn’t promote cancer
Electromagnetic radiation produced by cell phones doesn’t activate the stress response in human cells growing in cultures.
Sunlight exposure may help prevent periodontal disease
According to School of Medicine research recently published in the Journal of Periodontology, our teeth may be light-sensitive.
New location set for Student Health Services
For the first time, Medicine Services, Mental Health Services and Health Promotion Services will be located in the same area.
Biomedical engineers demonstrate how people learn complex behaviors
Kurt Thoroughman and Jordan Taylor have identified how people use individual experiences to improve performance.
For brain injuries, looking beyond the injury site is critical, researchers say
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
Learning how to transfer
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.
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