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June 27, 2023
Poverty negatively impacts structural wiring in children’s brains, study indicates
Reducing obesity, boosting cognitive enrichment may improve kids’ brain health.
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June 15, 2023
Diagnosis of rare, genetic muscle disease improved by new approach
Accurate diagnosis is a crucial step toward appropriate treatment.
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June 14, 2023
Altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease
Gut microbes of people with pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s differ from those of healthy people.
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June 8, 2023
Children’s brain scans provide clues to processing of emotional cues
As children age, such brain activity becomes similar to how the brains of peers process such cues.
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May 3, 2023
Discovery suggests route to safer pain medications
Targeting opioid receptor pathway could treat pain without addiction, hallucinations.
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May 1, 2023
Stress increases Alzheimer’s risk in female mice but not males
Alzheimer’s proteins rise sharply in response to stress in female mice.
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April 25, 2023
Drug for rare form of ALS, based in part on WashU research, approved by FDA
Washington University neurologist led international trials of the drug, tofersen.
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April 20, 2023
Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
More research needed to determine if sleep medications prevent, delay Alzheimer’s.
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April 19, 2023
Mind-body connection is built into brain, study suggests
Findings point to brain areas that integrate planning, purpose, physiology, behavior, movement.
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April 6, 2023
COVID-19 patients’ blood plasma shows who is most likely to become severely ill
Specific proteins in plasma signal who eventually may need ventilators, face poor outcomes.
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March 28, 2023
Anesthesiology Control Tower helps detect emergencies before they arise
Remote team and machine learning help anesthesia clinicians head off and troubleshoot rare but potentially life-threatening events.
Outlook Magazine
March 28, 2023
Rogers, Smyser awarded MERIT grant for research on preterm babies
Grant totaling more than $7 million could be extended in 5 years.
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March 22, 2023
Multiple substance use disorders may share inherited genetic signature
Findings could lead to universal therapies for alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opioid addictions.
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March 21, 2023
Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center is increasing equity for African Americans
The WashU center has become a national model for building relationships and boosting diversity in clinical trials.
Outlook Magazine
March 8, 2023
Discovery of T cells’ role in Alzheimer’s, related diseases, suggests new treatment strategy
Findings, in mice, open up drug development possibilities for brain diseases linked to tau protein.
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March 3, 2023
Adding antipsychotic med to antidepressant may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression
For some patients, 2 different medications better than antidepressant alone.
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February 26, 2023
Why aren’t doctors screening older Americans for anxiety?
Source: New York Times
February 9, 2023
Disrupted flow of brain fluid may underlie neurodevelopmental disorders
New imaging technique reveals circulation patterns in developing brain.
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January 12, 2023
Gut bacteria affect brain health, mouse study shows
Findings suggest new approach to treating Alzheimer’s, other neurodegenerative diseases.
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December 14, 2022
WashU, Eisai form drug discovery collaboration
Focus is on therapies for Alzheimer’s, other neurodegenerative diseases.
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December 13, 2022
Exercise, mindfulness don’t appear to boost cognitive function in older adults
In healthy older adults, neither led to measurable improvements after 6 months, 18 months.
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December 6, 2022
Study supports urging smoking-cessation treatment to patients in cancer care
National study shows cancer centers help patients stop smoking.
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December 5, 2022
Immunotherapy eliminates disease-causing cells in mice with MS-like disease
Successful cancer treatment approach extended to autoimmune disease.
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December 1, 2022
Living Well Center provides health care rather than sick care
Focus on lifestyle factors addresses chronic pain, surgery preparation, overall health.
Outlook Magazine
November 30, 2022
WashU, pharmacy scientists alter fentanyl, aim to make it less lethal, less addictive
Goal is to reduce dangerous side effects of potent opioid pain reliever.
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November 24, 2022
Diagnostic marker found for deadly brain disease marked by dementia, movement problems
Discovery could accelerate progress toward therapies for primary tauopathies.
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November 16, 2022
Study yields clues to why Alzheimer’s disease damages certain parts of the brain
Findings could help explain rare symptoms such as problems with language, vision.
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November 9, 2022
Rejuvenated immune cells can improve clearance of toxic waste from brain
Findings in mice suggest new therapeutic approach to Alzheimer’s, other age-related diseases.
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November 4, 2022
Understanding, treating pain, reducing opioid use, aim of $11.7 million grant
Funding from NIH HEAL Initiative.
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October 17, 2022
Adeoye, Guilak, Gutmann, Kipnis elected to National Academy of Medicine
Election is one of the highest honors for contributions to health, medicine.
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October 12, 2022
How do tired animals stay awake?
Fruit flies yield clues to a good night’s sleep, insomnia.
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October 11, 2022
$9 million to fund study of ‘jumping genes’ in Alzheimer’s
Researchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements.
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October 10, 2022
Research offers clues for treating fatal neurological disorder in kids
Enzyme replacement therapy, in mice and sheep, slowed brain degeneration.
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October 4, 2022
Scientists ID pathway that triggers mice to scratch when they see others do the same
Behavior surprisingly does not require brain’s visual cortex.
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September 30, 2022
Risk of Alzheimer’s dementia may be predicted with help of new tool
Demographic data, imaging results, biomarkers of study participants help determine risk.
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September 22, 2022
School of Medicine joins major NIH brain mapping effort
Will aid understanding of how the brain works in good health and disease .
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