Inflammation may trigger Alzheimer's disease, Saint Louis University findings suggest
ST. LOUIS -- The anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin could hold promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, says a Saint Louis University doctor and researcher. Two research studies published by William A. Banks, M.D., professor of geriatrics and pharmacological and physiological science at...St. Louis Rams Getting New Fieldturf At Edward Jones Dome
A brand-new, state-of-the-art FieldTurf surface will be installed for the NFL's St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. St. Louis, MO (Vocus) June 11, 2009 -- A brand-new, state-of-the-art FieldTurf surface will be installed for the NFL's St. Louis Rams at the Edward...PLC Systems Announces Appointment of Louis Brenner, M.D. to Board of Directors
FRANKLIN, Mass., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PLC Systems Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLCSF), a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today announced the appointment of Louis Brenner, M.D. to the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Brenner, c...St. Louis Firm Brings Medicare Risk Adjustment to iPhone
Software and services let health plans reduce audit risk while ensuring accurate payments and compliance with Medicare standards ST. LOUIS, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Only a select few have ever wondered how to integrate Medicare Risk Adjustment with their iPhone(R). Those who have should be happ...Genetic Source of Rare Childhood Cancer Found; Gene is Implicated in Other Cancers
...laboration with Drs. Hill and Goodfellow, and with louis P Dehner, M.D., of Washington University St. Lou...ncer Center, Children's Discovery Institute at St. louis Children's Hospital and Washington University Sc...ashington University Department of Pathology, St. louis Children's Hospital Foundation and the Urological ...Radius Initiates Phase 2a Clinical Trial of RAD1901 in Menopausal Hot Flashes
...ical and Phase I studies--estrogen-agonist effects on the central nervous system while protecting against breast and uterine tissue stimulation," said louis O'Dea, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Radius. "This Phase 2 trial will provide us with critical insight into the dose-response relationship between incr...AMA Foundation Announces Seed Grant Research Recipients
... Jason Hawkes, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah Stacey House, M.D., Ph.D., Washington University in St. louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo. Michael Jan, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa. Sunny Khichi, Medical Colle...Orthopaedic Injury: High Risk to Pregnant Women
...rience a significant increase in adverse pregnancy outcomes," said Lisa K. Cannada, M.D., lead author of the study and associate professor at the St. louis University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Although trauma is clearly a complication with major issues for pregnant women and their infants, ...Winning the War on Cancer: The Critical Role of Radiation Oncology
...eserved. The promise of increased cure rates with fewer side effects is enormously important to these patients, their families, and society," said Dr. louis Harrison, a nationally recognized oncologist and immediate past chair of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) who spoke at today's even...St. Louis Encephalitis Antibody, IgM by IFA, Serum
Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...St. Louis Encephalitis Antibody, IgG by IFA, CSF
Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...St. Louis Encephalitis Antibody, IgM by IFA, CSF
Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...St. Louis Encephalitis Antibody, IgG by IFA, Serum
Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...Encephalitis Antibody, St. Louis IgM
Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...Encephalitis Antibody, St. Louis IgM (CSF)
Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...Medical Scientist Training Program
...ry greatly in size, ranging from two trainees per academic class (e.g. University of Connecticut ) to over twenty (e.g. Washington University in St. louis ). Additionally, several medical schools allow for the PhD portion of the MSTP to be completed at an allied institution, where research in specific fi...St. Louis University scientists identify chemical that triggers Parkinson's disease
ST. LOUIS - Researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have discovered the key brain chemical that causes Parkinsons disease a breakthrough finding that could pave the way for new, far more effective therapies to treat one of the most common and debilitating neurological disorde...Researchers team up to provide new hope for childhood hunger
...lliance (GHA), a humanitarian effort involving St. louis Children's Hospital, The Donald Danforth Plant Sci...s of Washington University School of Medicine, St. louis Children's Hospital and Donald Danforth Plant Scie...at Washington University School of Medicine. "St. louis Children's Hospital has a vibrant outreach mission...Hush little baby... Linking genes, brain and behavior in children
...ivity in the right half of the frontal cortex are temperamentally "negative" and are easily distressed and more difficult to soothe. In this study, louis Schmidt from McMaster University and his colleagues investigated the interaction between brain activity and the DRD4 gene to see if it predicted child...Fish on the menu of our ancestors
...titute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and Washington University in Saint louis has shown that this individual was a regular fish consumer ( PNAS , 07.07.2009). Freshwater fish are a major part of the diet of many peoples aroun...Ovarian transplantation: New technique gives greatly improved results in this delicate operation
...he 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday 29 June). Dr. Sherman Silber, Director of the St. louis Infertility Centre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, said that freezing tissue by the vitrification method, which avoids ice formation, meant that oocyte (eg...NIH expands Human Microbiome Project; funds sequencing centers and disease projects
... dermatitis, and whether patients suffer from immunodeficiency syndromes. Gregory A. Storch, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, Saint louis Nose, digestive tract and blood: Febrile Illness $950,000 This team of investigators will examine if there is a relationship between the immune s...Genstruct Names Louis Latino VP of Sales
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Genstruct Inc., a systems biology company focused on identifying molecular mechanisms, networks and biomarkers to better develop novel therapeutics and molecular diagnostics, announced today that it has appointed Louis Latino as VP of Sales. As part o...Saint Louis University Honors Sigma-Aldrich Corp. for $1 Million Donation
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Saint Louis University (SLU) recognized St. Louis-based Sigma-Aldrich(TM) (Nasdaq: SIAL ) at a reception today honoring the life science and high technology company's recent $1 million donation to the school. The donation, the third largest in Sigm...SAFC Supports Potent API Conjugate Manufacturing With New St. Louis Production Suite
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC(R), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich(TM) Group (Nasdaq: SIAL ), has announced its plans to begin construction of a new cGMP potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) conjugation suite at its Pharma sector's St. Louis manufacturing campus. Th...Milwaukee angel network invests in St. Louis company
Milwaukee, Wis. - Local angel investor network Silicon Pastures will invest $195,000 in St. Louis-based Clearent, LLC , which is developing a next-generation credit card processor that does not use a mainframe computer. It's not unusual for Wisconsin-based investors to look beyond the state...