Scientists first to see trafficking of immune cells in beating heart
Working in mice, surgeons and scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have captured the first images of a beating heart at a resolution so detailed they can track individual immune cells swarming into the heart muscle, causing the inflammation that is so common after a heart attack or heart surgery.
Five pediatrics faculty to lead academic organizations
Washington University Department of Pediatrics and St.
Louis Children’s Hospital have been catapulted into the national
spotlight by the simultaneous election of five pediatric faculty into the top national leadership roles in large and distinguished medical societies.
Lose weight at work with Weight Watchers
Members of the Washington University School of Medicine community are welcome to join one of two longstanding Weight Watchers meetings on the Medical Campus.
Pediatric tumors traced to stem cells in developing brain
Stem cells that come from a specific part of the developing brain help fuel the growth of brain tumors caused by an inherited condition, researchers, including David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
Urinary tract infections steal from hosts’ defense arsenals
Humans have known for centuries that copper is a potent weapon against infection. New research shows that the bacteria that cause serious urinary tract infections “know” this, too, and steal copper to prevent the metal from being used against them. Blocking this thievery with a drug may significantly improve patients’ chances
of fighting off infections, according to researchers.
Blood test predicts death from heart problems after surgery
A blood test can predict whether patients are likely to
die of a heart attack in the month after surgery, according to an
international study involving thousands of patients.
Surprising culprit behind chemo resistance in rare cancer
Researchers led by Michael H. Tomasson, MD, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown how an aggressive form of multiple myeloma resists chemotherapy. Multiple myeloma is a rare cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow. Though the finding has no immediate benefit for patients, the scientists say it could help guide research into better treatments.
Bhutanese cardiologist adds techniques to take home
Victor Davila-Roman, MD, professor of medicine; and Yeshey Penjose, MD, a cardiologist from the National Referral Hospital in Thimpu, Bhutan, study a sonogram of a heart at the Center for Advanced Medicine. Penjose was training in echocardiography at the School of Medicine for two months as part of the Global Health Scholars Program.
Miday, instructor of medicine, 29
Miday, an instructor of medicine in the hospitalist service, died unexpectedly Friday June 21, 2012. He was 29.
Scientists identify protein required to regrow injured nerves in limbs
A protein required to regrow injured peripheral nerves has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The finding, in mice, has implications for improving recovery after nerve injury in the extremities. It also opens new avenues of investigation toward triggering nerve regeneration in the central nervous system, notorious for its inability to heal.
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