July 25, 2024

Fort Neuroscience Research Building earns LEED Gold

Design considered environment, energy use from interior lighting to exterior landscape.

Medical Campus & Community

July 23, 2024

Vedantham honored for innovation in interventional radiology

Recognized for advances in image-guided therapies for venous blood clots.

Source: Physician-scientist recognized for thrombosis research, new therapies

July 23, 2024

Pagliarini named HHMI Investigator

Prestigious award will fund research on mitochondria and related disorders for seven years.

News Release

July 22, 2024

Fehniger Named to Lymphoma Research Foundation Advisory Board

Joins group of lymphoma experts who guide organization’s research program.

National Leaders

July 22, 2024

Can we predict who will develop migraine headaches?

Adolescents focus of research on brain connectivity, hormones, pain sensitivity in determining migraine risk.

News Release

July 17, 2024

Risk of long COVID declined over course of pandemic

Drop attributed mostly to vaccination but remaining risk still significant.

News Release

July 17, 2024

Psilocybin generates psychedelic experience by disrupting brain network

Study advances efforts to harness drug's mind-altering power to treat mental illness.

News Release

July 12, 2024

Brain inflammation triggers muscle weakness after infections

In fruit flies and mice, scientists ID possible way to block muscle fatigue in long COVID, other diseases.

News Release

July 11, 2024

García-Reyes, Castro named to Gilliam Fellows Program

Howard Hughes Medical Institute honors duo’s research.

Medical Campus & Community, National Leaders

July 11, 2024

Disparidades raciales en la demencia estan determinadas por factores sociales

Un estudio confirma que las diferencias raciales en la función cognitiva no se deben a diferencias en el origen genético.

News Release

July 11, 2024

Racial disparities in dementia determined by social factors

Study indicates racial differences in cognitive function not due to genetic ancestry.

News Release

July 3, 2024

Rosa-Molinar named director of cellular imaging center

Researcher brings expertise in novel microscopy approaches.

Medical Campus & Community

July 3, 2024

Experimental drug supercharges medicine that reverses opioid overdose

Adding newly ID’d compound makes naloxone more potent, longer lasting, mouse study shows.

News Release

July 2, 2024

Zayed to lead new Division of Surgical Sciences

Vascular surgeon to advance innovative patient care, research.

News Release

June 27, 2024

Midwest Center for AIDS Research to help end regional HIV epidemic

St. Louis-based center unites scientists, public health experts, nonprofits to fight virus.

News Release

June 25, 2024

Washington People: Amy Zhou

Hematologist values connections with patients, pursues research to improve treatments.

Medical Campus & Community, Profiles, Washington People

June 24, 2024

WashU Medicine launches Center for Translational Bioinformatics

Center will support new collaborations, infrastructure to accelerate precision medicine.

News Release

June 21, 2024

Cannabis use tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19

Similar to smokers, cannabis users nearly twice as likely to need hospitalization, intensive care when infected with the virus.

News Release

June 19, 2024

Modifying homes for stroke survivors saves lives, extends independence

Clinical trial shows program to help stroke patients supports safe transition home.

News Release

June 17, 2024

Repurposed drug may help stabilize vision in rare disease

Clinical trial for RVCL-S patients tests drug already approved as sickle cell disease treatment.

News Release

June 13, 2024

ADHD meds may help pregnant patients control opioid use disorder

Researchers aim to provide guidance on ADHD drugs for patients with opioid use disorder.

News Release