New Transcend Initiative to address mycobacteria threats
In Brief WashU’s MycoTranscend Initiative joins experts in medicine, chemistry and public health to tackle dangerous mycobacterial infections. Missouri experiences five times the national average of...
View ArticleGut microbiome features predict devastating disease affecting preemies
In a discovery that challenges long-standing assumptions about necrotizing enterocolitis, a sudden and often fatal intestinal illness that affects premature infants, researchers at Washington...
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Holtzman receives Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship
Holtzman (Photo: Matt Miller/WashU Medicine) David M. Holtzman, MD, the Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Distinguished Professor in the Department of Neurology at WashU Medicine, was selected...
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Mitreva receives award for parasite research
Makedonka Mitreva received the 2026 Henry Baldwin Ward Medal from the American Society of Parasitologists at their annual meeting July 29 in Orlando, Fla. (Photo courtesy of Makedonka Mitreva) WashU...
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Study reveals how ketamine interacts with opioid receptors
Che Tao Che, an associate professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, and colleagues at the Center for Clinical Pharmacology have uncovered new molecular insights into ketamine’s complex...
View ArticleSix honored for nursing excellence
More than 885 nurses serve at WashU Medicine locations around the region, providing skilled nursing care and expert treatment coordination to patients requiring everything from routine checkups to the...
View ArticleMental health care before, after surgery improves recovery in older adults
Facing major surgery is stressful, but for older adults, unaddressed anxiety and depression can impede physical recovery. A clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of...
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The student becomes a master
As a pediatric neurosurgeon, S. Hassan A. Akbari, MD, improves the lives of children with cerebral palsy and other muscle spasticity disorders. His areas of expertise include selective dorsal...
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Nasal spray vaccine protects against bird flu in mice
(Photo: Getty Images) WashU Medicine researchers led by Jacco Boon, a professor in the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, report that an experimental bird flu vaccine provides strong immune...
View ArticleThe doctor is in …
One podcast episode at time, Margaret Duncan, MD ’21, is striking a balance between creative pursuits and her medical practice. A child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at Massachusetts General...
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Barch receives $3 million to study hallucinations, delusions in schizophrenia
A team of WashU researchers has received a federal grant to study the mechanisms underlying hallucinations and delusions in schizophrenia. (Image: Shutterstock) A team led by psychology researcher...
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Mellnick, Itani named to radiology senior leadership positions
Mellnick (left) and Itani Two faculty members at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) have stepped into new clinical leadership roles. Vincent M. Mellnick, MD, a professor of...
View ArticleKey path to Alzheimer’s-like brain damage starts outside the brain
Immune cells that normally protect the body from damage by attacking foreign or infected cells are found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders at much higher levels...
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WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center perform breakthrough...
A surgical team at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center has performed the world’s first-reported robotic combined liver and kidney transplant, extending the benefits of minimally...
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Ciesielski appointed Joint Commission Presidential Fellow
Cliesielski Thomas Ciesielski, MD, an associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine in the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine, has been named the 2026–27...
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Scientists identify genes that could reduce APOE4 Alzheimer’s disease risk
Belloy (left), and Zeng An international team of researchers led by Michael E. Belloy, PhD, an assistant professor of neurology and of psychiatry at WashU Medicine, identified key genetic targets for...
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WashU Medicine marketing and communications wins five Telly Awards
WashU Medicine Marketing & Communications recently won five medals in The Telly Awards, an international competition celebrating excellence in TV and video production. (Image courtesy of the Telly...
View ArticleLow-carb diet delivers added liver benefits beyond weight loss
There is no shortage of popular diets to try, and they can generally produce weight loss if followed to the letter. But are all diet plans created equal in terms of reducing the cardiometabolic risks...
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FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer’s disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an innovative blood test with underlying technology invented at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for the...
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Stitziel receives grant to study genetic drivers of cardiovascular disease
Stitziel Nathan Stitziel, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine in the WashU Medicine Cardiovascular Division, has received a $1.9 million grant from the Leducq Foundation as part of a $9.5 million...
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