School of Medicine

“We’ve been able to visualize damaged nerve connections in living animals and follow them over time in the same animal,” David Holtzman said.

The annual workshop will take place from 8-10 a.m. March 6 at the Athletic Complex on the Hilltop Campus.

Twelve U.S. sites are participating in the study, called the Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth, or TODAY.

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 […]

Medical school researchers have shown that the protein H2-DM can keep immune system T cells from erroneously assaulting the body’s own tissues.

If patients eligible for clinical trials for new treatments fail to participate, the new treatments and their potential benefits will be lost.

A new process may expedite and simplify the procedure for the estimated 400,000 Americans with an amputated limb.

Participants will be asked to complete three visits, will be paid for their time and will receive a picture of their brain.

When asked what he enjoys about his job, Renal Division Director Marc R. Hammerman, M.D., doesn’t hesitate. “The opportunity to be creative in a scientific sense and in an administrative sense,” he says. “Absolutely, that’s it.” Lynn Wesselmann, administrative assistant for the Renal Division, has worked with Hammerman for nearly a quarter of a century, […]

Photo by Bob BostonMedical students admire the sculpture Techno-Primitive by Ralph Paquin, on display in front of Olin Residence Hall on Scott Avenue.