Trial to study whether statins reduce strokes, heart attacks in HIV patients
The Washington University AIDS Clinical Trials Unit is the first in the nation to open a clinical trial evaluating whether statins reduce heart attacks and strokes in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Three doctoral candidates named Bouchet fellows
Three doctoral candidates at Washington University in St. Louis were inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at the annual Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education April 10-11 at Yale University.
Medical Campus leaders stress need for research funding to congresswoman
U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, visited the School of Medicine on Wednesday to learn about research taking place on the Medical Campus and to hear campus leaders’ thoughts on the need for research funding. The congresswoman is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on the Budget.
Carrot or stick? Punishments may guide behavior more effectively than rewards
When it comes to rewards and punishments, which is more effective — the carrot or the stick? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have devised a simple experiment to test the effects of rewards and punishments on behavior and have found that punishments seem to be more effective at influencing behavior.
Paper on sepsis highlighted in NEJM online forum
Tiffany Osborn, MD, associate professor of surgery and of emergency medicine, and her colleagues published a paper April 2 in The New England Journal of Medicine about septic shock. The paper was chosen for the NEJM’s online forum and drew more than 23,000 views and several thousand podcast listeners.
Sandell receives Shands Award
Linda J. Sandell, PhD, the Mildred B. Simon Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, received the Alfred R. Shands Jr., MD, Award at the Orthopaedic Research Society’s recent annual meeting in Las Vegas.
Scientists find new link between diabetes and Alzheimer’s
Researchers have uncovered a unique connection between
diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, providing further evidence that a
disease that robs people of their memories may be affected by elevated blood sugar, according to scientists at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Duncan Avenue closed in phases for cleaning, repaving May 4-15
From May 4-15, contractors will clean, mill and repave
Duncan Avenue between Boyle and Newstead avenues. During this time, Duncan will be closed in two phases.
Needleman elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Philip Needleman, PhD, former chair of the Department of Pharmacology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Innovative family planning clinic recruiting study participants
Washington University School of Medicine and the Brown School have received a $4 million grant to study whether a new model of providing family planning services can reduce unintended pregnancies and births. As part of the study, they are recruiting 10,000 women of child-bearing age in the St. Louis area to participate.
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