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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
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.
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January 20, 2025
Study identifies benefits, risks linked to popular weight-loss drugs
GLP-1 medications tied to decreased risk of dementia, addiction; increased risk of kidney, pancreas and gastrointestinal problems.
News Release
January 17, 2025
Brains of people with sickle cell disease appear older
Study also finds socioeconomic status linked to brain health in adults.
News Release
January 16, 2025
Drug in clinical trials for breast cancer could also treat some blood cancers
Researchers are working with industry toward a clinical trial for blood cancer patients.
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January 15, 2025
Fatal neurodegenerative disease in kids also affects the bowel
Gene therapy, in mice modeling Batten disease, found to slow symptoms, extend lifespan .
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January 14, 2025
New cellular immunotherapy approach shows promise for B-cell lymphoma
Off-the-shelf CAR-natural killer cells could expand accessibility, reduce cost of cell-based cancer therapies.
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December 19, 2024
Vagus nerve stimulation may relieve treatment-resistant depression, study finds
Source: CNN
December 18, 2024
Vagus nerve stimulation relieves severe depression
Results of major clinical trial may pave the way to health insurance coverage for treatment-resistant cases.
News Release
December 16, 2024
$10.8 million grant supports cutting-edge leukemia research
NIH renews prestigious program for blood cancer research at WashU Medicine.
News Release
December 10, 2024
WashU Medicine reaches all-time high in NIH funding
NIH grants recognize the quality and significance of WashU Medicine research in enabling life-changing advances in medicine.
News Release
December 10, 2024
New cancer advances from the birthplace of precision medicine
From sequencing the first complete genome of a cancer patient to developing genomic tests for guiding optimal cancer treatment, WashU Medicine has been at the forefront of individualized patient care. .
Outlook Magazine
December 5, 2024
Analyzing multiple mammograms improves breast cancer risk prediction
AI method spots subtle changes over time, enhances accuracy of determining 5-year risk.
News Release
December 5, 2024
New drug tested to reduce side effect of ‘half-matched’ stem cell transplants
Clinical trial indicates safety, fewer cases of life-threatening graft-versus-host disease than expected.
News Release
November 22, 2024
World leaders in ending blood cancer
The Siteman Blood Cancer Center, which brings together the multidisciplinary expertise of WashU Medicine physicians, has long been at the forefront of transforming care. .
Outlook Magazine
November 20, 2024
Probiotic delivers anticancer drug to the gut
Oral immunotherapy shrinks gastrointestinal tumors in mouse study.
News Release
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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November 13, 2024
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer
Clinical trial targeted recurrence of hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer.
News Release
November 7, 2024
Researchers make glioblastoma cells visible to attacking immune cells
Strategy involves placing targets on deadly cancer's cells, potentially making them vulnerable to immunotherapies.
News Release
October 31, 2024
Researchers solve medical mystery of neurological symptoms in kids
Study identifies genes that cause rare, undiagnosed brain malformations.
News Release
October 30, 2024
Complexity of tumors revealed in 3D
Maps of tumor ‘neighborhoods’ open door to future treatment strategies.
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