by Bill Pollock | Nov 19, 2013 | Sports Features
The Washington University-St. Louis football team received a bid to the 2013 NCAA Division III Football Championship, the NCAA Committee announced Sunday. Washington University, takes on No. 20 ranked Franklin College Saturday at 11 a.m. (CT) in the first round....
by Mike Lear | Aug 30, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis say they have found another way to detect Alzheimer’s disease early. Two methods of early detection of Alzheimer’s are moving closer to being approved for clinical use. One requires an injection, and the...
by Mike Lear | Jun 19, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
A University of Missouri researcher says a significant number of women who are in or have been in abusive relationships are not getting mental health care. The study involved 50 women who had been the victims of violence brought by intimate partners. It found that...
by Mike Lear | Jun 5, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
Doctors at Washington University in St. Louis say they’ve learned that preliminary testing on cervical tumors can predict how effective standard treatments will be on them. Assistant professor of radiation oncology Julie Schwarz, MD, PhD, says the current...
by Mike Lear | Oct 3, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Sports Features
Football players suffering from the effects of concussions could one day benefit from new treatment methods developed thanks in part to mice. Washington University in St. Louis has received a grant of about $91,000 from NFL charities, the charitable foundation of...