New fat is needed to clear old fat from body
Courtesy of Cell MetabolismMay ’05 coverWhere fat comes from determines whether the body can metabolize it effectively. Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that the “old” fat stored in the body’s peripheral tissues — that is, around the belly, thighs or bottom — can’t be burned efficiently unless “new” fat is eaten in the diet or made in the liver.
May 2005 Radio Service
Listed below are this month’s featured news stories.
• Autism study (week of May 4)
• Low fat, not no fat (week of May 11)
• West Nile virus cure (week of May 18)
• Improving Crohn’s disease (week of May 25)
Diabetes Research and Training Center provides grant funding
Applicants from the basic sciences, epidemiological and behavioral science departments are especially encouraged to apply.
Straight from the heart
When he was young, Bruce D. Lindsay, M.D., associate professor of medicine, liked to wrestle. Back then, his opponents were scrappy kids from Haddonfield, N. J., bent on proving their worth. Today, the stakes are higher for Lindsay, but the characteristics of a good wrestler — intelligence, action and especially perseverance — are clear in […]
WUSTL’s excellence in nanotechnology recognized by NIH
Chemistry Professor Karen L. Wooley is principal investigator of a program that has received funding of $12.5 million for five years.
Positive interaction
Photo by Claudia BurrisThe Lowry-Moore Society is one of three academic societies in the School of Medicine that promotes interaction between faculty and students.
3 faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
John Heuser, “Roddy” Roediger & Norman Schofield have been honored; the AAAS recognizes leadership in scholarship, business, the arts & public affairs.
Gene therapy corrects hemophilia in lab animals
The technique introduced into the animals’ cells a gene that makes clotting factor VIII, a protein missing because of a genetic defect.
More medical news
Oxygen near lens linked to cataracts
Researchers may now be a step closer to understanding what causes cataracts and what may help prevent them.
Morris receives prize for Alzheimer’s research
The American Academy of Neurology has honored him with the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases.
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