Largest human chromosome so far sequenced
The analysis, published in a recent issue of the journal Nature, revealed that the chromosome has about 1,150 genes and 940 so-called pseudogenes.
Celebrating clinical care
Photo by Bob BostonBrian Rawls wins the Guiding Star Award at the Clinical Employee Recognition Reception hosted by the Faculty Practice Plan.
Matters of the heart: Ludomirsky named new director of pediatric cardiology
Colleague: He “is a pioneer in fetal and pediatric heart imaging and one of the most prominent pediatric cardiologists in the country.”
Implanted stimulator for Parkinson’s disease impairs cognitive function
When given cognitive tests, patients performed better when their stimulators were turned off than when they were turned on.
Cerebral palsy study needs volunteers
School of Medicine researchers will examine the effectiveness of strengthening exercises as a substitute for ankle surgery.
Research technique may help understand tumor spread
“To our knowledge, this is the first probe of its kind that allows us to actually see in a living system where, when and how proteins are activated,” first author says.
Ethics seminars to focus on treatment research
The first seminar of a series funded by the University’s Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values will be March 25.
Lung cancer therapy linked to painful side effects
Medical school researchers find that chemotherapy given at the same time as radiation treatment nearly doubles the risk of esophagitis.
Barker, 82
Walter W. Barker, an instructor in the School of Art for 12 years and a 1948 alumnus of the school, died Thursday, May 13, 2004, of pancreatic cancer at his home in Greens-boro, N.C. He was 82. Bell, 80 Susanne (Susi) Bell, librarian at the Gaylord Music Library from 1983-1993, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004, […]
Central Institute for the Deaf, WUSTL form affiliation
The School of Medicine has assumed ownership and governance of a portion of CID’s programs and will continue to advance the institute’s mission.
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