Clinical depression raises risk of death for heart attack patients
School of Medicine researchers found that depressed heart attack patients have a higher risk for sudden death for years following a heart attack.
Patient-oriented research gets boost from first cycle of grants
The recently established Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) has awarded its first set of grants to 15 ICTS investigators.
Grant recipients
Fifteen projects from a wide range of fields received more than $800,000 in research funds.
School of Medicine to lead pediatric lung transplant research
The School of Medicine has received a five-year, $3.9 million grant to lead research to improve outcomes for children undergoing lung transplants.
Graduate and Professional Rankings of WUSTL by News Media
Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05:
http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html
To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Fugitive cancer cells can be blocked by stopping blood cells that aid them
School of Medicine research suggests that inactivating platelets could slow down or prevent metastasis of cancer. Scientists report that a combination of two platelet inhibitors reduced the number and size of breast cancer or melanoma tumors that grew in the bones of laboratory mice.
Piwnica-Worms named Gerty T. Cori Professor
Helen Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., has been named the first Gerty T. Cori Professor at the School of Medicine. Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, made the announcement. The Gerty T. Cori Professor is named in honor of a University faculty member who shared the Nobel […]
Piwnica-Worms named Gerty T. Cori Professor
Piwnica-WormsHelen Piwnica-Worms has been named the first Gerty T. Cori Professor at the School of Medicine. The appointment was announced by Larry Shapiro, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs. The professorship is named in honor of a University faculty member who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine with her husband and fellow faculty member Carl Cori in 1947.
WUSTL physicians expand patient-care services at Barnes-Jewish West County
The School of Medicine is doubling the size of its clinical presence at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.
Study confirms impact of PET scans on cancer care
A national review has revealed that positron emission tomography (PET) scans of cancer patients led clinicians to change treatment plans for more than a third of the patients, scientists report this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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