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January 25, 2024
Newly opened Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building dedicated
Celebration signals ‘new era for medical science’.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
January 15, 2024
Pain & addiction: Breaking the grip
Solving pain and addiction will require translating scientific insights into clinical practice.
Outlook Magazine
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
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
November 28, 2023
Radiation therapy may be potential heart failure treatment
Radiotherapy may improve heart function by reducing inflammatory immune cells.
News Release
November 21, 2023
Long-COVID clinic expanding reach to vulnerable metro, rural communities
Grant, partnership with community organizations expected to boost access to care to medically underserved.
News Release
October 31, 2023
‘A moment in time when inspiration and aspiration meet’
First-year medical students receive their white coats.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
October 24, 2023
Anesthesiologist volunteers with group that treats Ukrainian pediatric burn patients
Knittel works with the group Doctors Collaborating to Help Children.
Medical Campus & Community
October 19, 2023
Antibiotic treatment in malnourished children improves gut microbiome development
Research notes long-term benefits, encourages monitoring short-term risks.
News Release
October 12, 2023
High school founded with help of med school leader receives accolades
Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience a top Missouri, national school .
Medical Campus & Community
September 21, 2023
Washington People: Sumanth Prabhu
Physician-scientist integrates patient care, innovative research on inflammation in heart failure.
Washington People
September 7, 2023
Medical Campus welcomes Entering Class of 2023
124 students will train to become doctors, physician-scientists.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
August 21, 2023
Long COVID still worrisome 2 years after infection
Virus continues to pose risk of diabetes, lung problems, blood clots, GI issues, other conditions.
News Release
August 14, 2023
WashU Medicine nephrologist has risen to prominence, uncovering society’s biggest health issues
Al-Aly has become a leading COVID-19 researcher by tapping into big data.
Outlook Magazine, Profiles
August 4, 2023
Meeting the health challenges of climate change
Medical students at WashU and nationally are calling for more education on climate change.
Outlook Magazine
July 12, 2023
First robotic liver transplant in U.S. performed by Washington University surgeons
Groundbreaking surgery performed at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
News Release
June 28, 2023
Achieving gender equity in medicine
Nationally, women enter medical school in similar proportions to men, but often, the number of women in leadership still lags behind.
Outlook Magazine, Profiles
June 14, 2023
Tick-borne Bourbon virus infects people, wildlife in St. Louis area
Virologist, wildlife veterinarian, ecologist team up to study lone star ticks that carry the virus.
News Release
May 16, 2023
Fauci urges medical school graduates to advocate for science and truth
Having trained through the pandemic, ‘your journey has been truly exceptional,’ he tells grads.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
April 25, 2023
Drug for rare form of ALS, based in part on WashU research, approved by FDA
Washington University neurologist led international trials of the drug, tofersen.
News Release, Video
April 19, 2023
Mind-body connection is built into brain, study suggests
Findings point to brain areas that integrate planning, purpose, physiology, behavior, movement.
News Release
April 3, 2023
Keeping COVID-19 in check likely to require periodic boosters
To be effective, boosters should target variants widely different from COVID-19 virus's original strain.
News Release