Metro transit station to be built at Medical Campus
The School of Medicine is also planning a six-level, 700-car parking garage above the MetroBus Transit Station.
Hormone may reverse aging; new study needs volunteers
Numerous small studies have suggested that the over-the-counter dietary supplement DHEA may reverse several effects of aging.
Cancer research focus of Armstrong’s visit
When five-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996, he felt he was given a death sentence. “I felt hopeless,” he said. “But I quickly learned from my doctors, thanks to cancer research, new treatments were available that weren’t around just 10 years before. I’m alive today thanks to […]
Groundbreaking celebration
Photo by Bob BostonDavid C. and Betty Farrell cut a cake at the Oct. 30 groundbreaking ceremony for the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.
Imaging damaged brain cells in mice provides clues into Alzheimer’s disease
“We’ve been able to visualize damaged nerve connections in living animals and follow them over time in the same animal,” David Holtzman said.
Celebrate Fitness to benefit breast cancer
The annual workshop will take place from 8-10 a.m. March 6 at the Athletic Complex on the Hilltop Campus.
Treatment TODAY
Twelve U.S. sites are participating in the study, called the Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth, or TODAY.
A craving for challenges
With a Dominican heritage, a childhood spent in Puerto Rico and a primarily American education, it’s no surprise Gregorio A. Sicard, M.D., craves variety, both in his professional and personal life. Having spent more than 30 years at the School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Sicard has been at the Medical Campus longer than almost […]
Protein may prevent autoimmune attacks
Medical school researchers have shown that the protein H2-DM can keep immune system T cells from erroneously assaulting the body’s own tissues.
Increasing volunteers: University researchers stress importance of clinical trials
If patients eligible for clinical trials for new treatments fail to participate, the new treatments and their potential benefits will be lost.
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