School of Medicine

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.

The new center is an interdepartmental, interdisciplinary and University-wide program located adjacent to the Genome Sequencing Center.

The site at bulletinoftheschoolof medicine.wustl.edu features search capabilities and faculty listings updated daily.

The trial is part of a national study sponsored by the American Lung Association’s Asthma Clinical Research Center.

Photo by Ray MarklinJan Brunstrom leads a national seminar that highlights a highly effective approach to managing cerebral palsy with sports and other activities.

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 […]

H. pylori bound to stomach tissueScientists working to develop a vaccine for the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, the primary cause of ulcers and a contributor to stomach cancers, have uncovered new intricacies in the way the bacterium sticks to the lining of the human stomach.

Scientists have known for years that eating less tends to make animals live longer, but no one is quite sure why. Several School of Medicine researchers studying the effects of caloric restriction on humans may help provide an answer to that question. This story was written by Tina Hesman and published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.