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The microorganisms that normally live in the gut can increase body fat, say researchers at the School of Medicine. They found that gut microbes can open the “gates” fat uses to enter the body’s fat cells.

Six WUSM researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. AAAS awards the rank of fellow — the highest honor it confers — to researchers who have made scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science.

A controversial theory about how diabetes causes extensive tissue damage will appear in the November issue of Diabetes. At stake in the heated debate over the theory are researchers’ efforts to find new ways to reduce loss of vision, kidney failure, heart damage and other side effects of diabetes.

In a finding that may one day help researchers better understand age-related memory and hearing loss, scientists have shown that two key nervous system proteins interact in a manner that helps regulate the transmission of signals in the nervous system.

University researchers and their international colleagues have published the scientific description of the finished human genome. More medical articles

“We believe we may have identified a new oncogene,” says investigator Guojun Bu; findings will be reported the journal Oncogene.

Leishmania major is a parasite that infects approximately 12 million people worldwide, causing significant death and disfigurement.

Researchers are recruiting people to participate in an international study designed to uncover the genetic basis of major depression.

The distinction is awarded each year to 100 individuals under age 35 whose innovative work in technology has a profound impact on the world.

It’s just after dawn on a Wednesday morning as breast reconstruction specialist Keith E. Brandt, M.D., and his surgical team of residents, fellows and nurses prepare a patient for reconstructive breast surgery. An iPod loaded with more than 500 classic rock songs plays lightly in the background as the team begins the procedure. Years ago […]