by Mike Lear | Aug 2, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
A study by researchers at the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis has found that children with hearing loss in one ear due to a certain deformity can struggle in school and socially because of it. The condition studied, aural atresia, refers to...
by Mike Lear | Jul 1, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
A researcher at Washington University in St. Louis will take part in a study to look for similarities in how humans respond to three potentially lethal viruses. Washington University Professor of Medicine Michael Diamond is an expert on West Nile virus. He will work...
by Mike Lear | Nov 16, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News
A worldwide study is about to begin of three drugs researchers hope will prevent Alzheimer’s disease. It is being orchestrated at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The principal investigator in the trial is Doctor Randall Bateman. He says...
by Mike Lear | Oct 26, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News
One of the purported health benefits of red wine is called into question by a study done in St. Louis. The study was not of red wine but of a compound found in it, resveratrol, that is also sold as a supplement. It is thought to improve insulin sensitivity, reduce...
by Mike Lear | Jul 17, 2012 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine
A researcher says a change in the formula of OxyContin to fight its abuse has had some success, but might have only driven many of its abusers to a worse drug. In 2010, OxyContin was reformulated to make it harder to abuse. Professor Theodore Cicero at Washington...
