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July 20, 2017

Klein named vice provost and associate dean for graduate education

Physician-scientist to lead Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences.

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July 19, 2017

Blood test IDs key Alzheimer’s marker

Study findings are significant step in predicting disease risk.

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July 13, 2017

Strategy to battle opioid epidemic encourages multilevel approach

Washington University pain expert among researchers to author new recommendations.

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July 12, 2017

In autism, genes drive early eye gaze abnormalities

Twin study reveals strong genetic influences on how infants visually explore social world.

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July 10, 2017

Sleep, Alzheimer’s link explained

Poor sleep leads to increase in Alzheimer's proteins associated with cognitive decline.

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June 14, 2017

Caring for mom and baby

Children’s outcomes improve when perinatal mental health issues are addressed.

Outlook Magazine

June 8, 2017

Special brain scans may predict autism in high-risk babies

Source: U.S. News & World Report

June 5, 2017

Two medical students named Howard Hughes fellows

Prestigious award grants a year of mentored research.

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May 30, 2017

Drug believed to reduce postoperative pain and delirium does neither

Study shows ketamine may spur hallucinations, nightmares in older patients.

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May 26, 2017

Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move paralyzed hands

Device reads brain signals, converts them into motion.

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May 4, 2017

Faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Van Essen and Sibley among Washington University’s four new academy members.

Source: Washington University News

April 27, 2017

Van Essen, Sadat to receive 2017 faculty achievement awards

Leuthardt to be honored for innovation and entrepreneurship.

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April 20, 2017

Study: Accomplished female scientists often overlooked

Conference organizers invite male speakers over equally qualified women.

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April 19, 2017

Antibody helps detect protein implicated in Alzheimer’s, other diseases

May lead to novel ways to diagnose, monitor brain injury.

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April 13, 2017

$3.5 million funds study aimed at applying precision medicine to rare tumor disorder

Research to focus on causes of diverse symptoms in neurofibromatosis.

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April 10, 2017

Racette named Robert Allan Finke Professor of Neurology

Physician-scientist recognized for work on manganese neurotoxicity.

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April 4, 2017

$3.6 million to fund personalized 3-D brain maps to guide neurosurgeries

Academic-industry partnership aims to improve brain surgery.

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April 4, 2017

Study reverses thinking on genetic links to stress, depression

Scientists re-examine data exploring connection between serotonin gene, depression, stress.

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March 28, 2017

Proliferation of marijuana ads alarms addiction researchers

More than half of young marijuana users encounter online ads, survey finds .

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March 21, 2017

Spinal cord stimulation relieves back pain without opioids

New approaches can help in battling opioid abuse.

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March 13, 2017

$7 million aimed at illuminating the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers working to identify genetic factors that raise, lower disease risk.

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February 27, 2017

Brody named Stupp Professor of Neurology

Physician-scientist a leading researcher in effects of traumatic brain injury.

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February 9, 2017

Brain network connections may underlie social behavior linked to autism

Multicenter research effort may help identify autism risk earlier in life.

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January 31, 2017

Early signs of anxiety, depression may be evident in newborns

Brain scans may indicate clues to later problems .

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January 25, 2017

Drug compound halts Alzheimer’s-related damage in mice

Appears to reverse some neurological harm.

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January 12, 2017

Resisting Zika

Undeterred, researchers are tackling a global crisis from multiple directions.

Outlook Magazine

January 5, 2017

Unraveling autism

A multifaceted approach aims to detect, treat and even reverse the disorder.

Outlook Magazine

December 29, 2016

Many smokers with serious mental illness want to kick habit

Few get treatments, counseling to help them quit.

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December 28, 2016

Low levels of manganese in welding fumes linked to neurological problems

Current safety standards may not protect workers adequately.

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December 19, 2016

Landmark Alzheimer’s prevention trial to evaluate third drug

Effort to study drug's ability to prevent, delay the disease.

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December 14, 2016

Depressed children respond differently to rewards than other kids

Brains react less robustly to success, rewards.

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December 13, 2016

Female hormones increase risk of vision loss in rare genetic disease

Estrogen triggers immune cells to damage nerves.

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December 5, 2016

Gene linked to metabolism drives deadly brain cancer

Could lead to targeted treatments for this aggressive disease.

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December 1, 2016

Hard-to-treat depression in seniors focus of $13.5 million study

Goal is to identify strategies most likely to work for specific patients.

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November 21, 2016

AAAS names 3 faculty as 2016 fellows

School of Medicine's Bonni, Hanson, Stormo named to world’s largest scientific society.

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November 7, 2016

New technique aids search for genetic roots of disease

Researchers can create sets of mutated DNA sequences quickly, cheaply.

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