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Lightman to address ‘The Physicist as Novelist’ April 13
He’s the author of Einstein’s Dreams, which has been translated into 30 languages and was a finalist for a National Book Award.
Reaching out
Photo by Robert BostonA free medical screening at the Tower Village Apartments was the first in a series of community-outreach events planned by medical school physicians.
Neandertal protein is sequenced
“This research opens up the possibility of getting detailed protein information from past human populations,” says WUSTL anthropologist Erik Trinkaus.
School of Medicine ranked 3rd in nation by U.S. News
The School of Business was ranked 32nd, up from a 39th-place tie last year; while the engineering school 34th — compared with 36th in 2004.
Music department performance to feature works by Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath
The concert is free and open to the public and will be held in conjunction with the exhibit Inside Out Loud at the Kemper Art Museum.
Prostate cancer screening methods may reduce deaths
Initial results from an ongoing study demonstrate that the combined use of both standard tests is optimal for detecting cancer.
Botox injections may help treat diabetic foot ulcers
Seventeen million Americans live with diabetes, and one of the major complications from the disease is foot wounds.
Old drug shows promise against common childhood brain tumors
“We don’t have to start from scratch because these drugs are already approved chemotherapy agents,” says senior investigator David Gutmann.
New genetics division seeks to transform pediatric patient care
Photo by Robert BostonJonathan D. Gitlin will serve as director of the new Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.It incorporates a model of individualized medical care in which physicians look to a patients’ genetic makeup to determine the best treatment.
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