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Timing May Be Key To Effective Cancer Treatments

By Maddy Frank, WashU |

When doctors biopsy and treat cancer may be just as important as how they treat it. New research from Erik Herzog, PhD, the Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor in biology at Washington University in St. Louis and…

The new medicine is based on a spherical nucleic acid, a nanomaterial (labeled red) that travels along a nerve from the nose to the brain.
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Nasal Drops Fight Brain Tumors Noninvasively

By Mark Reynolds, WashU Medicine |

Nano-sized medicine boosts anti-cancer immune response, eradicates tumors in mice Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, along with collaborators at Northwestern University, have developed a noninvasive approach to treat one of…

Portrait of Sidharth V. Puram, MD, PhD
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Puram Named Head of Otolaryngology

By Mark Reynolds, WashU Medicine |

Leading physician-scientist and head and neck cancer specialist also revered as a mentor Sidharth “Sid” V. Puram, MD, PhD, has been named the head of the Department of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and…