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Thanks to a major gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, postdoctoral fellows in Arts & Sciences are now available for graduate students in the humanities and the social sciences.

Bipolar disorder is often hard to diagnose in children, and it is easy to mistake the disorder’s manic phase for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, warns Joan Luby, a child psychiatrist at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Learn more about pediatric bipolar disorder in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.

Genomic analysis may one day be a primary diagnostic tool for physicians deciding on a course of treatment for trauma and other critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a new study by a national collaboration of more than 70 physicians and scientists.

Physicians believe a vaccine-induced immune response could be used to supplement other cancer therapies or to immunize high-risk people. More medical news

Photo by Kevin LowderSenior Langley Snyder models a gown by classmate Caitilin Black for guest judge Susan Barrett at the recent “Gowns in the Gallery.”

Courtesy PhotoMario Castro and nurse Michelle Jenkerson visit with study patient Wil Klages and his mom, Peg Klages.Researchers went to children’s homes and analyzed dust and allergens to determine their role in the severity of infections.

The study builds on previous research that showed bipolar disorder can occur in children as young as 7.

A prolific writer on a variety of topics, Sherwin Nuland is best-known for his book How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter.

University researchers have used a statistical analysis to generate new risk estimates for respiratory distress syndrome.

The event will bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines, ranging from literature to music, theater, history and anthropology.