New clues in mice link cholesterol to fertility
Whether made by the body or ingested through diet, cholesterol plays a vital role in cells. Cholesterol also is a building block of steroids and hormones, including those that trigger puberty and support pregnancy. A new study, led by Daniel Ory, MD, implicates a surprising regulator of cholesterol in cellsā ability to make these hormones, especially in tissues associated with fertility, such as the ovaries.
Three medical faculty named Wolff professors
Three highly regarded faculty members in the Department of MedicineĀ have been named Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professors in their
respective fields. They are (from left) Daniel C. Brennan, MD, Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD,
PhD, and Daniel S. Ory, MD.
Simple blood test may diagnose deadly Niemann-Pick type C disease
A fatal genetic disorder that frequently takes years to diagnose may soon be detectable with a simple blood test, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the National Institutes of Health report this week in Science Translational Medicine.