Neuroscience August 15, 2019 Antisense drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and prion diseases could meet the dire need for brain treatmentsSource: Scientific American August 14, 2019 Genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk, resilience ID’dGenes in the brain’s immune cells may point to strategy to protect against the disease.News Release August 1, 2019 A blood test for Alzheimer’s? It’s coming, scientists reportSource: New York Times August 1, 2019 Blood test is highly accurate at identifying Alzheimer’s before symptoms ariseWhen combined with age and genetic risk factor, test is 94% accurate.News Release July 31, 2019 Goal-oriented rehab improves recovery in older adultsPatient-centered physical, occupational therapy improves function.News Release July 23, 2019 Covey named Taylor Distinguished Professor of PsychiatryProfessorship supports research in new treatment strategies for psychiatric illness.News Release July 19, 2019 Excluding minorities from Alzheimer’s research is wrong – and it’s keeping us from finding a cureSource: Quartz July 17, 2019 More cancer patients get help to quit smokingSiteman Cancer Center expands smoking-cessation efforts.News Release July 9, 2019 Right brain, left brain: Tapping the brain’s capacity to rewire itselfA physician's creative quest primes the world for a neuroprosthetics revolution.Outlook Magazine July 8, 2019 Limbrick named T.S. Park, MD, Chair in Pediatric NeurosurgeryHonored for surgical treatment of cerebrospinal fluid disorders.News Release June 26, 2019 Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disordersIdentifying kids who control their tics may help others at risk for Tourette syndrome.News Release June 24, 2019 Alzheimer’s missing link ID’d, answering what tips brain’s declineBrain’s immune cells form nexus between two damaging Alzheimer’s proteins.News Release May 29, 2019 Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors growStudy suggests new approaches to treating NF1 brain tumors.News Release May 29, 2019 $9.5 million aimed at detecting autism earlier in childhoodMulticenter grant funds infant brain imaging at Washington University and other centers.News Release May 24, 2019 Metcalfe gift supports study of adversity’s effects on children’s brainsWork will aid effort to understand role of nature versus nurture.News Release May 21, 2019 A blood test can predict dementia. Trouble is, there’s no cureSource: Bloomberg May 15, 2019 Unending trauma: Addressing mental health needs of 1 million refugeesWith scarce resources, Patel and Glowinski partner in Bangladesh.Outlook Magazine May 10, 2019 Avidan named head of anesthesiologyAlso will become anesthesiologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.News Release May 6, 2019 Perlmutter receives Spirit of Hope AwardRecognized for advocacy of basic research.News Release May 3, 2019 Neuroscientists peer into the mind’s eyeSource: NPR Science Friday May 2, 2019 AI evolved creepy images to please a monkey’s brainSource: The Atlantic May 1, 2019 Experimental ALS treatment could be ‘game-changing’ for genetic ALSSource: CNN April 26, 2019 Newfound autoimmune syndrome causes muscle pain, weaknessRare syndrome can be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs.News Release April 26, 2019 Wearable motion detectors identify subtle motor deficits in childrenCould lead to early intervention, help prevent disability.News Release April 25, 2019 Zipfel named head of neurosurgeryAlso will become neurosurgeon-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.News Release April 18, 2019 The sleep-dementia connectionSource: Scientific American April 18, 2019 Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophyNew drug target identified.News Release April 18, 2019 Kepecs named BJC investigatorWill join neuroscience and psychiatry departments.News Release April 10, 2019 $10 million gift aimed at improving treatments for mental illnessDepression is primary focus of research.News Release March 26, 2019 Rineys give $15 million to develop, test therapies for neurodegenerative diseasesGift will fund Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s research.News Release March 20, 2019 Bateman receives Potamkin Award for Alzheimer’s researchHonored for his work on detecting early Alzheimer’s and preventing dementia.News Release March 13, 2019 Mobile phone technology to screen, help treat college studentsPhone app targets depression, anxiety, eating disorders.News Release March 13, 2019 Blunting pain’s emotional componentBlocking a type of opioid receptor restores motivation.News Release March 5, 2019 Young kids with suicidal thoughts understand concept of deathStudy refutes idea that children who talk about suicide don’t understand it.News Release February 10, 2019 The heartbreak and heroism of being the X-Men in Alzheimer’s diseaseSource: St. Louis Post-Dispatch February 6, 2019 On the frontiers of psychiatryPhysician-scientists aim to reduce the impact of mental illness on society.Outlook Magazine Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 17 Next ›
