March 21, 2025

Boosting brain’s waste removal system improves memory in old mice

Research opens door to developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.

News Release

March 20, 2025

WashU Medicine to open new location for Child Development Center on Medical Campus

$17 million in renovations creates expansive, modern facility to support WashU Medicine, BJC employees’ childcare needs.

Medical Campus & Community

March 19, 2025

Anti-amyloid drug shows signs of preventing Alzheimer’s dementia

Clinical trial of people destined to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease shows eliminating amyloid from brain may prevent symptoms, supports need for confirmatory studies.

News Release

March 19, 2025

Amarasinghe elected to American Academy of Microbiology

Recognized for research on host-pathogen interactions.

National Leaders

March 18, 2025

Researchers find missing link in autoimmune disorder

Newly described protein drives immune response, offers potential target for treatment.

News Release

March 10, 2025

Female sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study finds

Male – but not female – rats in chronic pain self-administer increasing amounts of fentanyl, which is prevented with estrogen treatment.

News Release

March 7, 2025

$4.5 million supports pathbreaking neuroimmunology research

Grant funds WashU Medicine’s pursuit of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

News Release

March 6, 2025

Two WashU Medicine projects compete in STAT Madness tournament

Online voting has opened for the top biomedical innovation or discovery of 2024.

Medical Campus & Community

March 5, 2025

Compound harnesses cannabis’ pain-relieving properties without side effects

Mouse study points to an effective alternative to opioids.

News Release

February 20, 2025

Undiagnosed diseases clinic expands outreach to underserved communities

Collaboration with St. Louis Integrated Health Network aims to help more people with mysterious illnesses.

News Release

February 18, 2025

WashU Medicine’s pioneering diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer care

Cutting-edge research at WashU Medicine has improved early detection of cancer; led to new, more potent therapies with fewer side effects; and personalized treatment for patients.

Outlook Magazine

February 14, 2025

WashU Medicine launches center for rare diseases

New effort unites vast rare disease network to advance research, therapies.

News Release

February 13, 2025

Study highlights barriers to genetic testing for Black children

WashU Medicine’s pediatric neurology uses findings to improve testing access for kids with suspected genetic disorders.

News Release

February 13, 2025

Ahmad, Fraum named Loeb Teaching Fellows

Focuses will be on developing curriculum for financial literacy, radiologic physics.

Medical Campus & Community

February 13, 2025

Next-gen Alzheimer’s drugs extend independent living by months

New analysis recasts benefits of treatment in relation to day-to-day impacts on patients’ lives .

News Release

February 10, 2025

Patient defies genetic fate to avoid Alzheimer’s

Study offers clues to treatment, prevention.

News Release

February 6, 2025

WashU Medicine and Weizmann Institute of Science establish joint research program

New collaboration supports research to understand the role of microbes and the immune and nervous systems in human health and disease.

Medical Campus & Community

February 5, 2025

Nasal COVID-19 vaccine based on WashU technology to enter U.S. clinical trials

Trial will assess safety, efficacy of next-generation vaccine given via nasal spray, inhalation.

News Release

February 4, 2025

Rutledge-Jukes named to Forbes’ 30 under 30

WashU Medicine student co-founded test-prep app for MCAT, other exams.

National Leaders

February 4, 2025

International Alzheimer’s prevention trial in young adults begins

WashU Medicine-led trial evaluating investigational drug from Eli Lilly and Company aims to stop disease before symptoms arise.

News Release

January 27, 2025

Mobilizing the best to start the fight earlier

A multidisciplinary clinic brings WashU Medicine physicians and researchers together to offer diagnostics such as precision radiology and resources such as access to clinical trials to younger patients facing colorectal cancer..

Outlook Magazine

January 24, 2025

NIH awards $10 million to study human virome

WashU Medicine labs contribute to a new collaborative program designed to demystify the human body’s resident viruses.

News Release

January 21, 2025

$14 million supports work to diversify human genome research

NIH renews funding for ambitious Human Pangenome Reference Sequencing Project.

News Release