School of Medicine

A national team of investigators led by psychiatric geneticists at the School of Medicine has identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression. The study, published in the September issue of the journal Human Molecular Genetics, is the first to identify a specific gene associated with both depression and alcoholism.

The full project will be an international collaboration involving several laboratories, including a biology one at WUSTL.

Extending outpatient rehabilitation by six months helps elderly patients more fully recover, according to the first controlled study of its kind.

Radiologists have developed a first-of-its-kind noninvasive imaging technique that allows them to watch two proteins in live animals.

Among the recommendations: Ensure that assistive devices like canes and walkers are available in hospital rooms.

The prize is given to a scientist or physician “whose work has led to a major advance in basic or clinical nuclear medicine science.”

If not for his interest in nutrition, Samuel Klein, M.D., might never have gone to medical school. Originally, he was planning to become a marine biologist. There’s still some evidence of his first career choice in the corner of his office, where a tank full of exotic fish gurgles. But science and Klein both benefited […]

Photo by Bob BostonRecent graduates work in the recently completed space that houses the University’s new genetic epidemiology master of science degree program.

MorganOccupational Therapy Instructor Kerri Morgan and Shae Communications CEO Kevin Brown set a precedent Sept. 4 when the two compete in the Lake St. Louis Triathlon. The athletes will be the first-ever to compete in the event’s newly created wheelchair division. Columnist Kathleen Nelson tells the full story in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.

Approximately 1 million stroke victims suffer from a condition called aphasia, which can affect reading, writing, speaking or understanding speech. Generally, speech therapists rely on their own experience and intuition to determine treatment for these patients, but a multidisciplinary research team from the School of Medicine has developed a speech rehabilitation program using the same evidence-based approach used by physicians and surgeons.