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The trial is part of a national study sponsored by the American Lung Association’s Asthma Clinical Research Center.

It pairs high-school students and teachers with research mentors from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Saint Louis University and WUSTL.

Photo by Ray MarklinJan Brunstrom leads a national seminar that highlights a highly effective approach to managing cerebral palsy with sports and other activities.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by facilities management.

People applying for a car loan or mortgage, attempting to lease an apartment or even changing jobs are often asked to show proof of employment and/or income. The Office of Human Resources is now offering an automated service that will provide faculty and staff with fast, secure employment and income verification. The University has selected […]

H. pylori bound to stomach tissueScientists working to develop a vaccine for the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, the primary cause of ulcers and a contributor to stomach cancers, have uncovered new intricacies in the way the bacterium sticks to the lining of the human stomach.

Joyce and Howard Wood, both alumni of the John M. Olin School of Business, have created the Joyce and Howard Wood Distinguished Professorship in Business. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced the gift of $1.7 million, which has been augmented with $300,000 from the University’s Sesquicentennial Endowed Professorship Challenge. William P. Bottom, Ph.D., will be formally installed as the first holder of this professorship at a later date.

Scientists have known for years that eating less tends to make animals live longer, but no one is quite sure why. Several School of Medicine researchers studying the effects of caloric restriction on humans may help provide an answer to that question. This story was written by Tina Hesman and published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The following are Washington People profiles of medical faculty and staff that have appeared in the weekly Record university newspaper. Nada Abumrad Dora E. Angelaki Reina Armamento-Villareal Jacques Baenziger Laura Jean Bierut Melvin S. Blanchard Keith E. Brandt Daniel Brennan Virginia Buckles Mario Castro William C. Chapman Michael Chicoine Koong-Nah Chung J. Perren Cobb Lynn […]

MorrisStress appears to increase the severity of Alzheimer’s disease. That’s just one of more than 40 studies presented by Washington University researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association’s 9th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders July 17-22 in Philadelphia. The University’s Alzheimer’s team is led by John C. Morris, M.D., principal investigator of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.