ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 31 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Head-to-head comparison of 6 tests reveals which ones could replace spinal taps, brain scans * * * Neurologists diagnose cognitive impairment with a clinical exam of memory and thinking skills. To determine whether Alzheimer's disease is the cause of the cognitive impairment, evidence of the specific brain changes that characterize Alzheimer's must be obtained, typic  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * With new technique, patient-derived neurons accurately model late-onset Alzheimer's, point to potential treatments * * * Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to capture the effects of aging in the development of Alzheimer's disease. They have devised a method to study aged neurons in the lab without a brain biopsy,   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Could combat serious antibiotic-resistant infections, mouse study indicates * * * Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a novel compound that effectively clears bacterial infections in mice, including those that can result in rare but potentially fatal "flesh-eating" illnesses. The potential drug could be the first of an   more