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St. Louis To Participate In National Cancer Study

Véronique LaCapra — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:52:05 +0000

The American Cancer Society is launching a nationwide study to try to better understand the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that contribute to causing cancer.

Wash U. Gets $50M To Help Turn Research Findings Into Better Health

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:41:11 +0000

Washington University School of Medicine has received a $50 million federal grant aimed at turning research findings into improvements in human health.

The grant is the renewal of an award from the National Institutes of Health. It will support Wash U's Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), one of 60 such centers in the U.S.

Wash U. Gets $20M For Psychiatric Research

Véronique LaCapra — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:04:32 +0000

Washington University School of Medicine has received a $20 million donation to establish a new center for psychiatric research.

The Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research will focus on developing new and more effective therapies for psychiatric disorders. Researchers will start by studying neurosteroids, chemicals in the brain that help regulate thinking and emotion. Changes in levels of neurosteroids can be linked to mood disorders, chronic pain, epilepsy, or Alzheimer’s disease.

New research out about Mo. support of red light cameras

Julie Bierach — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:47:17 +0000

New research from the National Coalition for Safer Roads, a group advocating for the use of red light cameras, shows that 71 percent of Missouri's registered voters support the use of the cameras at dangerous intersections.