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A note to fellow pre-meds: Say “ahhh”

September 18, 2009 | Aditya Sarvesh

While frantically searching for answers for my personal statement for medical school, I realized that I am already pegged as fresh meat for the medical meat-grinding machine. I’m sure that the hundreds of pre-med students here at Wash. U. already know what lies ahead in the glorified health field, but taking a closer look at [...]

Dance for the Cure: Tango improves Parkinson’s, study says

November 17, 2008 | Becca Krock

For 10 weeks, Washington University students were able to conduct medical research by dancing. They were participating in a Washington University School of Medicine project testing if 10 weeks of tango lessons can improve Parkinson’s disease symptoms involving balance and mobility better than regular exercise could.

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