Three Questions with Ira Kodner on Frankenstein and medical ethics
For Ira Kodner, MD, emeritus professor of surgery, Frankenstein has many ethical lessons for young scientists, physicians and society at large.
Postdoc researcher Cao receives STAT honor
Bin Cao, a Washington University postdoctoral researcher who studies how the placenta protects the fetus from infections such as Zika virus, has been named a 2017 Wunderkind by the national biomedical publication STAT News.
Washington University a partner in greenway project to connect Forest Park to the Arch
Washington University in St. Louis is participating in a major public-private partnership that aims to connect Forest Park to the Gateway Arch grounds. The Chouteau Greenway will connect neighborhoods, parks, large employers, transit and dozens of cultural and educational institutions.
Alzheimer’s gene poses both risk — and benefits
A new study the School of Medicine shows that having a working copy of the gene TREM2 can reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease under certain conditions but worsen disease in others.
Bradley recognized by American Society for Radiation Oncology
Jeffrey Bradley, MD, the S. Lee Kling Professor of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named one of 23 fellows this year by the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
Colditz to chair National Academies of Sciences workshop
Graham Colditz, MD, PhD, of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named chair of a National Academies of Sciences workshop.
Washington People: Sarah England
Noted researcher Sarah England, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, encourages those in her lab to embrace tenacity and tackle new challenges. She researches ion channels and their effects on pregnancy and preterm birth.
Genetic testing helps set safe dose of common blood thinner
A new study led by the School of Medicine shows that genetic testing can improve the safety of warfarin, a common blood thinner, for patients at high risk of dangerous blood clots.
Antibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infections
Research led by the School of Medicine indicates that prescribing antibiotics — in addition to lancing and draining staph-infected areas — reduces the risk of recurrent infections.
Chemo-loaded nanoparticles target breast cancer that has spread to bone
Scientists at the School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a nanoparticle that can deliver chemotherapy directly to tumor cells that have spread to bone. Research in mice showed the treatment kills tumor cells and reduces bone destruction while sparing healthy cells from side effects.
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