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December 16, 2024
$10.8 million grant supports cutting-edge leukemia research
NIH renews prestigious program for blood cancer research at WashU Medicine.
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December 12, 2024
Gratitude inspires generous support for WashU Medicine’s neurosurgery department
In recognition of $50 million gift from Andrew and Barbara Taylor, department has been named the Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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November 26, 2024
Siteman Cancer Center’s new outpatient building named in honor of Gary C. Werths
Generous gift to WashU Medicine supports cancer research, medical student scholarships.
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November 20, 2024
Probiotic delivers anticancer drug to the gut
Oral immunotherapy shrinks gastrointestinal tumors in mouse study.
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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 14, 2024
New drug targets for Alzheimer’s identified from cerebrospinal fluid
Study pegs certain cellular activities to driving Alzheimer’s disease.
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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.
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November 13, 2024
WashU Medicine, BJC Health System launch Center for Health AI
Joint center harnesses AI technologies to make health care more personalized, effective, efficient.
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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.
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October 31, 2024
Researchers solve medical mystery of neurological symptoms in kids
Study identifies genes that cause rare, undiagnosed brain malformations.
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October 30, 2024
Complexity of tumors revealed in 3D
Maps of tumor ‘neighborhoods’ open door to future treatment strategies.
News Release, Video
October 30, 2024
Healthy brains suppress inappropriate immune responses
Harnessing this process may offer therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases such as MS, mouse study suggests.
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October 24, 2024
Beneficial gut microbe has surprising metabolic capabilities
Mouse study of therapeutic food for malnourished children reveals new gut bacterial enzyme's wide-ranging functions.
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October 23, 2024
Implantable device may prevent death from opioid overdose
Device delivers naloxone upon sensing drop in respiration, animal study shows.
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October 23, 2024
Immunotherapy blocks scarring, improves heart function in mice with heart failure
Antibody that reduces inflammation could serve as cardio-immunotherapy for heart failure patients.
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October 8, 2024
Camacho honored by NIH for research on emotional neurodevelopment
Neuroscientist selected for High-Risk, High-Reward program.
Medical Campus & Community, News Release
October 2, 2024
Viruses found hiding in lungs’ immune cells long after initial illness
Lingering respiratory viruses set the stage for chronic lung disease, mouse study shows.
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September 26, 2024
$12 million grant aimed at probing how vaccines induce lasting immunity
Study may inform design of next-generation COVID-19, flu vaccines.
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September 26, 2024
Nickolas to lead Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases
Physician-scientist specializes in treating kidney disorders, studying how they affect bone health.
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September 23, 2024
Gordon receives Nierenberg Prize
Honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to science in the public interest.
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September 23, 2024
WashU research funding exceeds $1 billion for first time
External dollars solve major challenges, spark local job growth, development.
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