First time in the U.S.: Saint Louis University tests third-generation vaccine against smallpox
ST. LOUIS - Not everybody can safely be vaccinated against smallpox using the current FDA-approved vaccine. Scientists hope another study vaccine, now undergoing its first testing in the United States at Saint Louis University, will give a choice to people who can't be given the current vaccine, known as Dryvax.... ..."There are limits to the current vaccine," said Sharon Frey, M.D., from Saint...Treating strokes with blood cord cells holds promise, Saint Louis University rat study shows
ST. LOUIS -- Blood cells from human umbilical cords could help restore the function of nerve cells after a stroke, new research from Saint Louis University indicates.... ...Yi Pan, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at Saint Louis University and principle investigator of a stroke in rats study, presented findings at the American Academy of Neurology meeting on April 1.......Dr. Pan and her te...Saint Louis University researchers make breakthrough towards solving the cause of cancer development
ST. LOUIS -- A lab headed by a Saint Louis University researcher has made a major breakthrough that could lead to a better molecular understanding of cancer. ......Results published today in the Journal Molecular Cell by Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D., and colleagues show for the first time how a protein known to be involved in the development of cancer functions in normal cells. ... ...The research sho...