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March 31, 2026

Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia

Restoring autophagy is promising strategy for range of neurodegenerative diseases.

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February 25, 2026

Study explains how ketogenic diets prevent seizures

New findings in mice shed light on brain’s response to the keto diet, long known to help treat some patients with epilepsy.

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February 19, 2026

Blood test “clocks” predict when Alzheimer’s symptoms will start

Estimating the onset of symptoms could speed development of preventive treatments.

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January 6, 2026

ADHD drugs work, but not the way experts thought

Source: The Washington Post

December 24, 2025

Stimulant ADHD medications work differently than thought

Brain areas affected by the drugs control reward and wakefulness, not attention, study shows.

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December 22, 2025

New drug may slow progression of ALS in small group of patients: Study

Source: ABC News

December 22, 2025

New ALS drug stabilizes decline with improved strength, mobility for some

Long-term use of tofersen slows ALS disease progression in people with a genetic subtype, provides hope for treating other forms of ALS.

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October 23, 2025

Alzheimer’s disrupts circadian rhythms of plaque-clearing brain cells

Mouse study shows how disease reprograms genes in specialized cells involved in amyloid removal.

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August 14, 2025

New method more accurately assesses movement disorder in children

Study on cerebral palsy in humans and mice could inform new treatments.

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July 14, 2025

WashU Medicine selected for Parkinson’s disease training program

Edmond J. Safra Fellowship to fund training of movement disorder specialist in the Department of Neurology.

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June 13, 2025

$12 million grant funds studies of role of genes in autism, similar diagnoses

Bank of specialized mouse models will deepen understanding of neurodevelopmental, psychiatric conditions.

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May 12, 2025

Drug to slow Alzheimer’s well tolerated outside of clinical trial setting

Side effects of lecanemab are manageable, study finds.

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March 31, 2025

Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease, measures extent of dementia

Could help determine which patients are likely to benefit from new Alzheimer’s drugs.

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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.

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March 7, 2025

$4.5 million supports pathbreaking neuroimmunology research

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

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March 4, 2025

WashU School of Medicine study examines disparities in genetic testing in Black children

Source: St. Louis Public Radio

February 10, 2025

Patient defies genetic fate to avoid Alzheimer’s

Study offers clues to treatment, prevention.

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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.

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December 17, 2024

NIH grant funds study of cerebral small vessel disease

Research will look for early warning signs, potential treatment of second-leading cause of dementia.

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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 .

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October 30, 2024

Healthy brains suppress inappropriate immune responses

Harnessing this process may offer therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases such as MS, mouse study suggests.

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August 23, 2024

Multiple sclerosis appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease

Findings could point to new strategies to treat Alzheimer’s.

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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.

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April 4, 2024

CPAP replacement works well for the overweight, not obese, study finds

Source: CNN