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University of Maryland School of Medicine Launches
Newswise — University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) have been awarded $3.96 million to develop a maternal vaccine that prevents sepsis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in newborns and infants. The research study will continue the development of a first-of-its-kind vaccine against Klebsiella pneumoniae, […]
CU School of Medicine Celebrates Class of 2024
Amid a crowd of bright smiles, joyous cheers, and heartfelt hugs, Class of 2024 graduates from the University of Colorado School of Medicine celebrated one another’s dedication to becoming equitable and empathetic health leaders during Monday’s Hooding & Oath Ceremony. Ethel PurdyEthel Purdy – Medical Blogger & Pharmacist Bridging the world of wellness and science, […]
Washington University School of Medicine Researchers Find Accelerated Aging May be Contributing to an Increase in Early-onset Cancers among Young People
More research into accelerated aging may lead to new clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology testing biomarkers for early-onset cancer Could accelerated aging be contributing to the rise in early-onset cancer rates among younger individuals? A recent study conducted at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL) claims the condition may be partially […]
Gut bacteria boost immune response to fight tumors – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Visit the News Hub Microbe enhances cancer immunotherapy in mouse study Getty Images Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a strain of gut bacteria can boost immune responses and enhance cancer immunotherapy to fight sarcoma tumors in mice. Shown is a rendering of microbes in the intestine. Roughly […]
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Visit the News Hub Response to updated vaccine is shaped by earlier vaccines yet generates broadly neutralizing antibodies Matt Miller Health-care workers received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that repeat vaccination with updated versions of […]
Fitness in primary school age: How unathletic our children are
Children are less athletic and less mobile than in the years before the pandemic. The Baden-Württemberg Children’s Gymnastics Foundation has published its new fitness barometer – with these results. On the day that the Baden-Württemberg Children’s Gymnastics Foundation announced how worrying the fitness of three- to ten-year-olds was, not a single child at Michelfeld Elementary […]
Fitness in primary school age: Our children are so unathletic
Children are less athletic and less mobile than in the years before the pandemic. The Baden-Württemberg Children’s Gymnastics Foundation has published its new fitness barometer – with these results. On the day that the Children’s Gymnastics Foundation of the State of Baden-Württemberg announces how worrying the fitness of three to ten year olds is, not […]
Karam named head of radiation oncology department – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Visit the News Hub Innovative physician-scientist specializing in head and neck, pancreatic cancers also known as influential mentor Courtesy of Sana Karam Sana D. Karam, MD, PhD, has been named the James S. McDonnell Professor of Radiation Oncology and head of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. […]
How did Buro Happold shape the future of a new medical school?
Buro Happold strategy specialists were key advisors for a new medical school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Learn how our experts shaped the future of Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Our strategy and operating model design advisors, working in partnership with Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health, developed the spatial and facilities […]
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Names Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, as Dean for Translational Research and Therapeutic Innovation
Newswise — New York, NY [April 29, 2024]—Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, a world-renowned immunologist, has been appointed Dean for Translational Research and Therapeutic Innovation of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The appointment reaffirms Icahn Mount Sinai’s commitment to pioneering medical progress and catalyzing the rapid advancement of research innovation. Dr. Merad, the […]