School of Medicine

A new medication can reduce emergency room visits and improve the overall quality of life for moderate to severe asthma sufferers, according to a study by researchers from the School of Medicine and St. Louis University. Learn more about the new drug in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch story.

Each day, 3,400 people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer and another 1,500 die from the disease. And while these numbers are disturbing, they also harbor a fundamental inequity: racial and ethnic minority groups form a larger percentage of these totals than their proportions in the general population.

Like throwing oil on a fire or prescribing a high cholesterol diet for heart patients, gastroenterologists traditionally have believed that it would not be a good idea to stoke up the body’s immune system to treat Crohn’s disease. Most treatments for Crohn’s, an autoimmune disorder, are geared to suppress the immune response, but a new study demonstrates that stimulating innate immunity also is effective at improving symptoms of the intestinal disorder.

An experiment that turned out very differently than expected led scientists at the School of Medicine to the first direct link between inefficient metabolism and atherosclerosis.

Working with Emil Unanue, one of the world’s masters of pathology and immunology, helped him become captivated by the field.

“Michael is one the best medical students we’ve worked with,” says Thomas H.H. Tung, M.D., assistant professor of surgery.

The School of Medicine event will be at Hudlin Park, adjacent to the tennis courts in front of Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Photo by Robert BostonMany School of Medicine students were thrilled when they opened the envelopes on Match Day to learn that they’ll do residencies at their first-choice location.

Courtesy PhotoMore than 20 students and faculty members from the School of Medicine participated in the “Rebuilding Day” community service event.

The next-generation DNA sequencer acquired by the University represents only the second installation of this new instrument anywhere in the world.