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Two School of Medicine psychiatrists have written a book to help patients’ families and their own families better understand what they do.
Scans show learning ‘sculpts’ the brain’s connections
Spontaneous brain activity formerly thought to be “white noise” measurably changes after a person learns a new task.
Join Great American Smokeout events Nov. 19 at medical school
The Great American Smokeout events will be Nov. 19 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center and in the Center for Advanced Medicine.
Meyers named Williamson Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Bryan F. Meyers, M.D., has been named the Patrick and Joy Williamson Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Center seeks to solve unsolvable problems in medicine
The Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology brings scientists together from different backgrounds to solve challenging medical problems.
$80 million in stimulus grants awarded to WUSTL
Washington University has been awarded nearly $80 million in funding from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Skills tests like ‘connect the dots’ may be early Alzheimer’s indicator
School of Medicine scientists found that visuospatial skills begin to deteriorate up to three years prior to diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
High-precision radiation therapy improves cervical cancer outcomes
School of Medicine researhers have shown that highly targeted radiation therapy improves survival and lessens treatment-related complications in cervical cancer patients. The technique, called intensity-modulated radiation therapy, is widely accepted for treating many cancers of the pelvic region, head and neck, and central nervous system, but its for cervical cancer is not as common.
Washington University awarded $80 million in stimulus grants
Washington University has been awarded nearly $80 million in funding from the 2009 American Recovery and Re-investment Act (ARRA) to support research across a broad range of projects, including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, renewable energy, diabetes and climate change.
CDC invests in preventative health care for Hispanics at home and in Latin America
The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America.
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