Safe and Secure: Low-income kids benefit from safety program
Photo by Tim ParkerRandall S. Jotte shows Tondra Holman how to secure her 1-year-old daughter, Kenisha, in a car seat.A University program provides car and booster seats to Missouri children at the highest risk for motor vehicle injury and death.
Stephenson juggles academics, commitment to service
“He manages to combine superb listening skills with a critical yet thoughtful and mature approach,” says Leslie Kahl, M.D.
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.
View More Stories