Saint Louis University researcher Daniel Hawiger hopes that these breakthroughs will open the door to design better treatments for autoimmune diseases.
When it comes to romantic relationships, a research review article by a Saint Louis University faculty member suggests humans are wired to break up and move on.
An endowed professorship in plastic surgery will boost research.
Saint Louis University recently received grant funding to tackle the health impacts of living without easy access to grocery stores and healthy foods.
Findings by a Saint Louis University researcher parallel earlier results: Adding a strain of influenza B could improve effectiveness of an influenza vaccine.
C-STARS (Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills) is the first program in the country to prepare U.S. Air Force medical technicians, nurses and doctors to take care of traumatic injuries to patients during war time.
SLU sleep specialist recommends a gradual approach to 'springing' forward' for Daylight Saving Time.
Scientists developed a drug that stops fatty liver disease from causing inflammation and scarring.
Patients who increased doses of opioid medicines to manage chronic pain were more likely to experience an increase in depression, according to Saint Louis University findings in Pain.
A SLU researcher has found that adropin, a hormone that regulates whether the body burns fat or sugar during feeding and fasting cycles, can improve insulin action in obese, diabetic mice, suggesting that it may work as a therapy for type 2 diabetes.
Saint Louis University's Mee-Ngan F. Yap, Ph.D., discovered new information about how antibiotics like azithromycin stop staph infections, and why staph sometimes becomes resistant to drugs.
A new approach developed by Saint Louis University researcher Thomas Burris, Ph.D., stops the destruction of beta cells and preserves insulin production.
Researchers hypothesize that targeting components of the mammalian clock with small molecules like REV-ERB drugs may lead to new treatments for sleep disorders and anxiety disorders. It also is possible that REV-ERB drugs may be leveraged to help in the treatment of addiction.
Highlights of Saint Louis University's medical research during 2014 include articles on ending pain, defending against pandemics and curing and treating diseases.
With an increase in parties, increased food and alcohol consumption and a general disruption of normal routines, the month of December can be exhausting. Here are three tips to improve sleep habits.
Saint Louis University research findings published in the December issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy report a family of molecules known as NTS enzyme inhibitors are promising candidates for new herpes virus treatments.
A Saint Louis University researcher and colleagues have discovered a way to block a pain pathway in animal models of chronic neuropathic pain suggesting a promising new approach to pain relief.
The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, found living kidney donors were more likely to be diagnosed with gestational hypertension (high blood pressure) or preeclampsia than non-donors.
The investigational drug Losartan, which worked better in an animal model, was equally effective to a high dose of the beta blocker, atenolol in treating Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic disease.
Statistics show that 75 percent of the population will have at least one episode of back pain in their lifetime.
A Saint Louis University study in JAMA reveals a vaccination strategy researchers can continue to study to protect people from bird flu that has the potential to become epidemic.
A blinding disorder, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, affects overweight young women.
After the success of a new drug treatment in adults with hepatitis C infection, a Saint Louis University pediatric researcher is testing the safety and efficacy of the medications in children.
Not all genetics tests that screen for cancer risk are the same, says Suzanne Mahon, DNSc, a genetics counselor at Saint Louis University Cancer Center.
Staying healthy comes down to three things, says Mike Markee, PT, ATC, instructor of physical therapy and athletic training at Saint Louis University. Markee spent time on the senior PGA tour and developed exercise and fitness programs for golfers.
Internationally recognized for vaccine research, Saint Louis University faculty wrote about their efforts to protect people from infectious diseases in Missouri Medicine, which is the journal of the Missouri state medical society.
Researchers propose authors should be more vigilant and follow a uniform practice in reporting errors
SLU Researchers will help parents apply strategies that could improve their child’s behavioral problems
Tim Eichler, Ph.D., assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, is the principal investigator at SLU and will study changes to regional weather patterns as a part of the National Science Foundation study.
Scientists try to stay a step ahead of HIV in order to combat drug resistance and to develop better treatments.
Researchers used x-ray crystallography to publish the first image of prothrombin. The protein’s flexible structure is key to the development of blood-clotting.
SLU Researchers find higher expectations and lack of empathy toward children trigger abuse and neglect.
Game-based educational tool will train physicians on emergency room pediatric cases
Saint Louis University researchers describe two discoveries: a molecular pathway by which a painful chemotherapy side effect happens and a drug that may be able to stop it.
As part of a $15.6 million grant awarded to PATH by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Saint Louis University’s Center for World Health and Medicine has received a $3.13 million, three-year sub-grant from PATH to explore new treatments for pediatric diarrhea, which kills about 600,000 young children around the world each year.
Dancing eases hip and knee pain and helps older adults move better, according to a Saint Louis University study.
New initiatives on campus provide socks, hygiene kits to the homeless.
Born in a concentration camp, SLU obstetrician Raul Artal will present lectures at medical schools and write about how lessons from the Holocaust apply to ethical questions faced by physicians today.
Saint Louis University researcher Maurice Green, Ph.D., hopes to tame the adenovirus’s ability to kill cancer cells in order to use it as a therapy.
Research in an animal model at Saint Louis University supports the potential therapeutic value of an antisense compound to treat Alzheimer's disease.
Former Department of Homeland Security medical officer reviews data to test early detection for bio threats.
A post-graduate residency program in orthopedic physical therapy provides specialized training to practitioners.
With the cold weather extending into the spring, the allergy season will likely be more intense.
Epidemiologist explores which patients are more susceptible to depression
Saint Louis University research shows medical school students learn more and are mentally healthier when pressure in medical school is reduced and they are taught stress management skills.
The study aims to understand the natural history and progression of the disease.
Two grants from the National Institutes of Health will allow Saint Louis University researchers to build on breakthroughs in understanding the hepatitis B virus and begin the search for a drug to cure – not just halt – the illness.
As exercise goes, it doesn’t get much better than a fun team sport that requires no expensive equipment or major time commitments.
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