School of Medicine

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Scientists have developed a new screening technique to help them look for genes that change patients’ responses to cancer drugs and other medications.

A recent study by James Fleshman, a colon and rectal surgery specialist at the School of Medicine, showed that minimally invasive colon cancer surgery allows patients to heal faster and experience less pain. KSDK reporter Kay Quinn tells more about the procedure in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.

Everyone sweats, but it’s unlikely many people ever consider the social and economic impact of our bodies’ built-in air conditioning system. With summer’s hottest days likely still to come, Michael Heffernan, assistant professor of dermatology at the School of Medicine, helps St. Louis Post-Dispatch writer Jeff Daniels take a closer look at this hot topic.

Glowing firefly light reveals interacting proteins.Radiologists at the School of Medicine have developed a first-of-its-kind noninvasive imaging technique that allows them to watch two proteins interacting in live animals. The technique genetically fuses proteins of interest with carefully cleaved sections of luciferase, the protein fireflies use to create light.

Jan Brunstrom demonstrates martial arts moves with cerebral palsy patient Emma Price.A comprehensive care plan involving sports, physical fitness and strength training is key to helping children with cerebral palsy grow into active adults, according to WUSTL pediatric neurologist Jan Brunstrom. Not only are athletic activities fun for children, but they can also reduce the need for traditional therapy.

A five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health may help employers determine which employees are more likely to get carpal tunnel syndrome and other hand, wrist and elbow problems. School of Medicine physician Bradley A. Evanoff is leading the study.

While the persistence and drive of the cyclists in this month’s Tour de France is amazing and impressive, the University has its own world-class endurance athlete in Edwin D. Wolfgram, M.D. And he does more than just ride a bike. Last fall — less than a month before his 71st birthday — Wolfgram came in […]

Researchers performed an unprecedented and critical test: removing the rat’s original kidneys and placing new kidneys in position to take over.

As a child, Roberta Sengelmann, M.D., spent many weekends making rounds with her father, Robert P. Sengelmann, M.D., a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Dressed in kid-size scrubs, she gently held the hands of patients who had sustained burns, trauma or undergone cosmetic surgery while her father changed their bandages and cared for them. “I’ve always […]