January 17, 2024

Raghuraman named director of clinical research division in OB-GYN

Specializes in high-risk pregnancies, clinical research to improve care.

News Release

January 16, 2024

Washington University and Deerfield Management launch VeritaScience to drive drug discovery

Deerfield Management makes 10-year commitment of up to $130 million to accelerate translation of Washington University discoveries to improve human health.

News Release

January 15, 2024

Pain & addiction: Breaking the grip

Solving pain and addiction will require translating scientific insights into clinical practice.

Outlook Magazine

January 11, 2024

Awardees announced for Needleman innovation, commercialization program

DeSelm, DiPersio, Lavine receive support to advance promising therapeutics in cancer, heart disease.

Medical Campus & Community

January 8, 2024

Life span increases in mice when specific brain cells are activated

Brain cells communicate with fat tissue to produce cellular fuel, counteract effects of aging.

News Release

January 8, 2024

A ‘unique, indelible impact’: Q&A with Dean Perlmutter

Talent, technologies coalesce to drive revolutionary therapies.

Outlook Magazine

January 3, 2024

Metabolism-boosting, bile acid-reducing drugs improve gut health

Findings in mice indicate new approach may help children with stunted growth.

News Release

January 3, 2024

Study reveals clues to how Eastern equine encephalitis virus invades brain cells

Structural biology research also enables scientists to design decoy molecule that blocks deadly infection.

News Release

December 18, 2023

To help advance fight against vision loss, Fort pledges $15 million

Gift to School of Medicine will fund discovery research on ocular diseases.

News Release

December 14, 2023

‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID

Study shows patients hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 face increased risk of long-term health problems, death.

News Release

December 13, 2023

Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food

Findings could guide recommendations for treating, preventing childhood malnutrition.

News Release

December 13, 2023

Neurosciences on the rise: Launching a new era of progress

Addressing the profound mysteries underlying the functions of the brain and emergence of the mind, we can transform the way people live.

Outlook Magazine

December 12, 2023

Smoking causes brain shrinkage

Findings help explain how smoking is linked to Alzheimer’s, dementia.

News Release

December 12, 2023

Curiel, Janetka named fellows of National Academy of Inventors

Distinction recognizes impact of innovations.

News Release

December 11, 2023

Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s come from patient who, despite genetics, evaded disease

Breaking link between early, late stages of disease may prevent dementia.

News Release

December 8, 2023

Kwon, Newland named to antibiotic resistance advisory council

Will advise leadership in office of secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

National Leaders

December 6, 2023

Improving heart health to save lives during, after pregnancy aim of programs

Community-based approaches in St. Louis and Nigeria supported with NIH grants.

News Release

December 5, 2023

Schreiber receives scientific innovator award

Immunobiologist honored for contributions to the field of cancer immunology.

News Release

November 29, 2023

Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective

Practice of using thyroid hormones to preserve function for transplantation may even cause harm.

News Release

November 28, 2023

Radiation therapy may be potential heart failure treatment

Radiotherapy may improve heart function by reducing inflammatory immune cells.

News Release

November 22, 2023

Lowering a form of brain cholesterol reduces Alzheimer’s-like damage in mice

Targeting cholesterol potentially could help treat Alzheimer’s, related dementias.

News Release