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November 21, 2025
Nasal drops fight brain tumors noninvasively
Nano-sized medicine boosts anti-cancer immune response, eradicates tumors in mice.
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November 15, 2025
Why one man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease is defying the odds
Source: PBS
November 12, 2025
What Influencers and Critics Aren’t Telling You About Antidepressants
Source: The Wall Street Journal
November 9, 2025
Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer’s prevention
Source: CBS News Sunday Morning
November 4, 2025
Prime time for fiber optics to take a deep dive into brain circuits
A new fiber-optic device to study how large-scale brain circuits drive behavior.
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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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October 16, 2025
Social conflict among strongest predictors of teen mental health concerns
New research shows family fights, peer bullying outweigh other risk factors for depression, more.
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October 14, 2025
He carries the Alzheimer’s gene but never got the disease — scientists want to know why
Source: Fox News
October 9, 2025
It’s never too late for those with cancer to quit smoking
Smoking cessation program developed by WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman Cancer Center is more effective at prolonging life than some chemotherapies.
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October 7, 2025
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
Source: The New York Times
October 1, 2025
What Are Senescent Cells?
Source: The Scientist
September 23, 2025
$5 million funds innovation of more-potent opioid overdose antidote
NIH funding aims to accelerate drug development timeline for enhanced version of naloxone.
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September 16, 2025
$4.87 million grant supports development of sepsis diagnostic device
Fast, precise tool could offer personalized critical care to ICU patients, military personnel.
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September 1, 2025
Study sheds light on how pediatric brain tumors grow
Blocking a chemical messenger in the brain that helps tumor cells multiply could offer new route to treatment.
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August 20, 2025
How Your Brain’s Nightly Cleanse Keeps It Healthy
Source: Scientific American
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 30, 2025
Immune ‘bouncers’ protect the brain from infection
Mouse study uncovers mast cells’ role as gatekeepers against pathogens.
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July 10, 2025
Hepatitis C treatment is not reaching some at-risk populations
Two studies show disparities in access for children, recently pregnant women .
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June 28, 2025
Three Siblings, One Fatal Gene: A Family’s Fight Against Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
Source: The Wall Street Journal
June 27, 2025
Early intervention changes trajectory for depressed preschoolers
Several months of parent-child therapy program yields positive effects for years, study finds.
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June 23, 2025
AI-based brain-mapping software receives FDA market authorization
Technology developed at WashU Medicine locates sensitive areas to enhance precision neurosurgery.
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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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June 10, 2025
Phillips-Cremins named BJC investigator
Renowned geneticist studies how 3D structure of the genome affects brain function, formation of long-term memories.
National Leaders, News Release
May 27, 2025
Sleep aid blocks neurodegeneration in mice
Lemborexant, similar sleep drugs show promise in treating disorders related to tau, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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May 16, 2025
‘Ancient’ brainstem structure evolved beyond basic motor control
Source: The Transmitter
May 16, 2025
Some depression doesn’t respond to medication. WashU research could help.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 15, 2025
Overlooked cell type orchestrates brain rewiring
Rather than neurons, brain cells known as astrocytes take charge in shaping response to signal involved in vigilance, mouse study shows.
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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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May 6, 2025
Most people say they want to know their risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, fewer follow through
Among reasons for declining, research participants say knowing would be a burden to themselves, family members.
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April 24, 2025
Research explores neurobiology underlying common depression symptom
$6.5 million grant from Wellcome Trust supports effort to understand, treat chronic loss of energy.
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April 10, 2025
Brain pathway links inflammation to loss of motivation, energy in advanced cancer
Study in mice shows motivation can be restored with targeted treatments.
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March 31, 2025
An Alzheimer’s Blood Test Might Predict Advanced Disease
Source: TIME
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 23, 2025
Researchers search for more precise ways to measure pain
Source: The Washington Post
March 21, 2025
Boosting brain’s waste removal system improves memory in old mice
Research opens door to developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.
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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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