Saint Louis University News

Looking toward the future means a lot to a newly chartered group at Saint Louis University.

While too much amyloid beta protein in the brain is linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, not enough of the protein in healthy brains can cause learning problems and forgetfulness, Saint Louis University scientists have found.

St. Louis-based The Lowe Law Firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who experienced partial respiratory paralysis and other side effects after receiving an overdose of the Botox being used to treat his muscle spasticity.

Eating disorders often are a secret problem for the people who battle them, one local clinician said.

Efforts by Saint Louis University administrators to reorganize academic bureaucracy have stalled after being brought before the faculty Senate.

A St. Louis-based research organization is beginning an effort aimed at preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in both the U.S. and Latin America.

For children with obstructive sleep apnea, standard care often includes a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

Some St. Louis University students, as well as long-time business owners in St. Louis' "Midtown" neighborhood, say they are concerned about and surprised by what appears to be a rash of recent vehicle thefts and vehicle break-ins there.

Michael Byron, 'Cosmic Tears 12,' 2003, mixed media on paper. Newly Reviewed Mi-Kyoung Lee: Bound Lines Reviewed in this issue .

A two-year grant using federal stimulus money will help researchers at two St. Louis-area universities seek better ways to manage chronic pain by treating neuroinflammation.

The U.S. Justice Department 's inquiry into Monsanto Co. 's marketing tactics in the biotech seed industry may be a leading indicator of the Obama administration's approach to antitrust matters in general.

Saint Louis University is opening its gallery doors. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at SLU is hosting an invitational artists' exhibition, featuring the works of five artists: Kate Bingaman Burt, Coby Ellison, Fran Lattanzio, Snail Scott and Victor Wangher.

Cellular phones - once a luxury used strictly for talking - have taken on many new roles in recent years.

If you, like many, have wondered why it's taken so long for pharmaceutical companies to roll out the new swine vaccine, here's your answer.

EAGER LOOP TO REOPEN THE NEW CONNECTOR LOOP AT HANLEY AND EAGER ROADS WILL OPEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A Marquette Catholic High School alumnus was awarded the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship.

Correspondence: A Chen, PhD, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, 1100 South Grand Boulevard, Room 215, Edward A Doisy Research Center, St Louis, MO 63104, USA.

Editor's Note: Due to fall break earlier this week, the articles of this week's issue are online only.

The Centers for Disease Control has awarded Saint Louis University a grant to develop and test a new program to help older children and young adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders .

Louis Office ST. LOUIS, MO 10/20/09 Cindy Beckham was hired in early October by BSA LifeStructures as a strategic facility planner.