High blood pressure induces low fat metabolism in heart
Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that hearts with muscle thickening due to high blood pressure use too little fat for energy.
Neurosurgeons recommend banning children from all-terrain vehicles
School of Medicine neurosurgeons are recommending legislation aimed at reducing the rates of serious injuries from ATV-related accidents in children.
Westervelt named director of bone marrow transplantation section
Peter Westervelt, M.D., Ph.D., was named director of the bone marrow transplantation and leukemia section of the Division of Oncology.
Kelly named director of cardiovascular division
KellyDaniel Kelly has been named director of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine. Kelly is the Alumni Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases and professor of medicine, of pediatrics and of molecular biology and pharmacology and a cardiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
How do you measure a broken heart? Researchers find long-sought answer
School of Medicine researchers have found a method for reliably measuring the filling function of the heart.
Combination of two drugs knocks out previously resistant cervical cancer
School of Medicine researchers have obtained encouraging results in fighting cervical cancer by combining a traditional drug with one that inhibits blood-vessel growth.
First U.S. test for new asthma treatment seeks volunteers
A trial at the School of Medicine focuses on a procedure called bronchial thermoplasty, which may hold promise for moderate and severe asthmatic patients.
Epilepsy drug eases symptoms of inherited disorder
A drug used to treat epilepsy has had positive effects on some adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy, School of Medicine researchers discovered.
Future geneticist?
Photo by Tim ParkerSeqwinya Stevens from Beaumont High School in St. Louis presents her research on the Jun B gene from hair cells in the chicken ear as part of the Young Scientist Program at the School of Medicine.
Test can predict spread of eye cancer to liver
Gene expression mapScientists at the School of Medicine have developed a method to predict whether melanoma of the eye will spread to the liver, where it quickly turns deadly. They also believe the molecular screening test may one day help determine the prognosis of patients with some types of skin melanoma. The researchers found that a particular molecular signature — a pattern of activation of a group of genes in the tumor cells — accurately predicts risk for metastasis.
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