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 2006 | |
| January | |
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| Genes' influence on common drugs may affect health-care quality and cost (January 4) | |
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| NCI announces preferred treatment method for advanced ovarian cancer: Washington University School of Medicine participated in clinical trial (January 4) | |
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| Variation in bitter-taste receptor gene increases risk for alcoholism (January 5) | |
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| Tumor cells that border normal tissue are told to leave (January 9) | |
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| Region of DNA strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease
(January 10) | |
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| Breast cancer may be several diseases, $8.5 million study seeks best therapy for each (January 11) | |
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| New center arises from success of radioactive-implant therapy
(January 11) | |
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| Caloric restriction appears to prevent primary aging in the heart (January 12) | |
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| Vitamin A analog is a potential lung cancer preventative with few side effects (January 17) | |
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| Fat overload kills mammalian cells—key culprit identified (January 18) | |
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| Patients with blocked carotids needed for study that may revive old treatment (January 19) | |
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| Common blood thinner increases risk of bone fracture (January 23) | |
| February | |
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| Two-drug treatment may block source of asthma and chronic bronchitis (February 1) | |
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| Diabetic hearts make unhealthy switch to high-fat diet (February 2) | |
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| Children's study to determine if asthma medications can reduce need for steroids (February 8) | |
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| Oncologists could gain therapeutic advantage by targeting telomere protein (February 16) | |
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| Douglas to leave Washington University; will continue technology development work (February 17) | |
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| Patients wanted for studies of polycystic kidney disease treatment (February 21) | |
| March | |
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| Anti-inflammatory drug's potentially deadly side effect found to be rare (March 1) | |
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| Poor neighborhood conditions triple risk for disabilities (March 2) | |
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| Storch named Siteman professor; will also direct pediatric infectious disease division (March 3) | |
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| Investigational approach to AIDS treatment may allow patients to clear all HIV (March 7) | |
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| Peipert named vice chair of clinical research in obstetrics and gynecology (March 8) | |
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| Siteman Cancer Center joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network
(March 22) | |
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| Global program to eliminate elephantiasis has early success in Egypt (March 23) | |
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| Procedure cures some diabetic mice, but not in the way previously reported
(March 23) | |
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| Dangerous glucose-hungry cervical tumors can be detected using PET scans (March 30) | |
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| Breast cancer patients taking Arimidex may get pain relief from vitamin D (March 30) | |
| April | |
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| Researchers study effects of weight loss in adolescents; recruiting volunteers to participate (April 3) | |
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| Salmonella bacteria use RNA to assess and adjust magnesium levels (April 5) | |
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| Kelle Moley named vice chair for research in obstetrics and gynecology (April 6) | |
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| Researchers identify potential targets for new pain therapies (April 6) | |
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| Trial will test radioactive implants and restricted surgery for lung cancer (April 11) | |
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| Work on diabetes and heart disease wins WU researcher award (April 17) | |
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| Cancer therapy based on anatomical location may soon be obsolete (April 18) | |
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| Yamaguchi elected to Board of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (April 19) | |
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| Mutated gene may hold key to emphysema, rare skin disease (April 24) | |
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| Siteman Cancer Center benefits from televised fundraiser (April 26) | |
| May | |
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| Scientists solve 30-year-old mystery of mutant mouse's kidney woes (May 1) | |
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| Researchers investigating whether diet and exercise decrease frailty in obese elderly (May 3) | |
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| New study challenges guideline against the use of antibiotics for asthma
(May 9) | |
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| Children and adults with breathing problems can attend free asthma screening
(May 9) | |
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| Medical School, hospital join effort to reduce hospital-acquired infections
(May 10) | |
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| Early treatment of asthma symptoms doesn't prevent disease (May 10) | |
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| University to host 'Foundation for Innovation' symposium (May 11) | |
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| Coffee, black, decaf and a little llama on the side (May 11) | |
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| Computerized atlas highlights 'plethora' of changes in brain disorder (May 18) | |
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| Mice lacking key immune component still control chronic viral infections (May 25) | |
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| Surgeons study artificial bone's ability to replace weakened spinal discs (May 30) | |
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| Birth of a notion: Master planners in brain may coordinate other areas' roles in cognitive tasks (May 31) | |
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| Calorie restriction appears better than exercise at slowing primary aging (May 31) | |
| June | |
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| Drug combination beats previously resistant cervical cancer
(June 5) | |
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| Susan Dutcher appointed interim head of Department of Genetics (June 8) | |
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| Gut microbes' partnership helps body extract energy from food, store it as fat (June 12) | |
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| Orthopaedic surgeon performs country's first FDA-approved hip resurfacing procedure (June 13) | |
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| How do you measure a broken heart? Researchers find long-sought answer (June 14) | |
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| Growth factor triggers growth of new blood vessels in the heart (June 15) | |
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| Harbour named Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology (June 20) | |
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| Education, retraining reduce catheter-associated infections in ICUs
(June 21) | |
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| Epilepsy drug eases symptoms of inherited disorder that weakens muscles (June 23) | |
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| Production of key Alzheimer's protein monitored for first time in humans: Test could improve diagnosis and treatment, help scientists better understand causes of dementia (June 25) | |
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| With cochlear implants, earlier use leads to better speech (June 29) | |
| July | |
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| Tumor wizardry wards off attacks from the immune system (July 13) | |
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| Washington University physicians embrace e-records (July 17) | |
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| Virgin named head of pathology and immunology (July 17) | |
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| Nanotechnology enables low-dose treatment of atherosclerotic plaques (July 27) | |
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| Medical steroid's baffling connection to osteoporosis becomes clearer (July 27) | |
| August | |
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| Keeping the baby, tossing the bathwater: Structure lets kidney retain blood proteins, discard waste (August 1) | |
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| Unanue named Paul and Ellen Lacy Chair of Pathology (August 1) | |
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| Unmasking nutrition's role in genes and birth defects (August 8) | |
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| Brain's visual area may help scientists understand how behavior is organized (August 8) | |
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| Yamaguchi named Fox Distinguished Professor, Riew named Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (August 9) | |
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| Immune cells protect retina from damage due to age-related macular degeneration (August 14) | |
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| Trial of new asthma treatment calls for volunteers (August 16) | |
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| MRI scans in premature infants can predict future developmental delays (August 16) | |
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| New company will seek drugs against diabetes and cancer
(August 18) | |
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| Westervelt named director of bone marrow transplantation and leukemia (August 23) | |
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| Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital building $13 million orthopaedic center (August 24) | |
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| Previously approved drugs may be helpful in fatal pediatric disorder: Activating nuclear receptor may help clear toxic cholesterol byproducts (August 28) | |
| 2005 | |
| January | |
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| Brain Tumor Study Reveals Why Treatment Efforts Fail in Genetic Disorder (January 1) | |
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| Siteman Cancer Center Advances to NCI's Comprehensive Status, Gets $21 Million (January 4) | |
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| Charles and Joanne Knight Establish Breast Health Center and Program at Siteman Cancer Center (January 4) | |
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| New Method Simplifies Search for Genetic Changes Associated with Disease
(January 6) | |
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| Carefree People Care Less about Cancer Symptoms, Endanger Health (January 11) | |
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| Anti-Seizure Drugs Slow Aging in Worms: Nervous System May Regulate Aging Processes (January 13) | |
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| Symposium to Address Tort Reform and Medical Malpractice (January 18) | |
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| Mouse Brain Cells Rapidly Recover After Alzheimer's Plaques Are Cleared (January 20) | |
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| Potentially Harmful Fluoride Levels Found in Some Instant Teas (January 25) | |
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| Siteman Cancer Center to Have Location in St. Charles County (January 28) | |