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December 10, 2024
WashU Medicine reaches all-time high in NIH funding
NIH grants recognize the quality and significance of WashU Medicine research in enabling life-changing advances in medicine.
News Release
December 10, 2024
New cancer advances from the birthplace of precision medicine
From sequencing the first complete genome of a cancer patient to developing genomic tests for guiding optimal cancer treatment, WashU Medicine has been at the forefront of individualized patient care. .
Outlook Magazine
December 5, 2024
Analyzing multiple mammograms improves breast cancer risk prediction
AI method spots subtle changes over time, enhances accuracy of determining 5-year risk.
News Release
December 5, 2024
New drug tested to reduce side effect of ‘half-matched’ stem cell transplants
Clinical trial indicates safety, fewer cases of life-threatening graft-versus-host disease than expected.
News Release
November 26, 2024
Siteman Cancer Center’s new outpatient building named in honor of Gary C. Werths
Generous gift to WashU Medicine supports cancer research, medical student scholarships.
News Release
November 26, 2024
Bagegni receives National Cancer Institute award
Medical oncologist has been awarded a 2024 Early Career Cancer Clinical Investigator Award.
National Leaders
November 22, 2024
World leaders in ending blood cancer
The Siteman Blood Cancer Center, which brings together the multidisciplinary expertise of WashU Medicine physicians, has long been at the forefront of transforming care. .
Outlook Magazine
November 20, 2024
Probiotic delivers anticancer drug to the gut
Oral immunotherapy shrinks gastrointestinal tumors in mouse study.
News Release
November 18, 2024
Evers honored with mentoring award
Physician-scientist recognized for sustained leadership in training, career support.
National Leaders
November 18, 2024
Researchers define new subtypes of common brain disorder
Artificial intelligence identified 3 subtypes of Chiari type-1 malformations, could improve medical decision making .
News Release
November 14, 2024
New drug targets for Alzheimer’s identified from cerebrospinal fluid
Study pegs certain cellular activities to driving Alzheimer’s disease.
News Release
November 13, 2024
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer
Clinical trial targeted recurrence of hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer.
News Release
November 13, 2024
WashU Medicine, BJC Health System launch Center for Health AI
Joint center harnesses AI technologies to make health care more personalized, effective, efficient.
News Release
November 12, 2024
‘What’s your pain right now?’ Sickle cell, loss, and survival in America
Source: STAT News
November 7, 2024
Researchers make glioblastoma cells visible to attacking immune cells
Strategy involves placing targets on deadly cancer's cells, potentially making them vulnerable to immunotherapies.
News Release
November 6, 2024
My social media is helpful and positive. Here is how yours can be, too
Source: CNN
October 31, 2024
Researchers solve medical mystery of neurological symptoms in kids
Study identifies genes that cause rare, undiagnosed brain malformations.
News Release
October 30, 2024
Complexity of tumors revealed in 3D
Maps of tumor ‘neighborhoods’ open door to future treatment strategies.
News Release, Video
October 30, 2024
Healthy brains suppress inappropriate immune responses
Harnessing this process may offer therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases such as MS, mouse study suggests.
News Release
October 29, 2024
What People With Chronic Illness Need to Know About the ‘October Slide’
October 24, 2024
Beneficial gut microbe has surprising metabolic capabilities
Mouse study of therapeutic food for malnourished children reveals new gut bacterial enzyme's wide-ranging functions.
News Release
October 24, 2024
NCI director delivers Korsmeyer lecture
Speaking to WashU scholars, cancer institute leader lays out future vision of U.S. cancer research.
Medical Campus & Community
October 23, 2024
White Coat Ceremony marks beginning of medical training
124 students receive white coats, recite class oath.
Medical Campus & Community
October 23, 2024
Implantable device may prevent death from opioid overdose
Device delivers naloxone upon sensing drop in respiration, animal study shows.
News Release