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Garcia to study protein arginylation
Garcia Benjamin Garcia, the Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at WashU Medicine, along with colleagues Zongtao (Tom) Lin...
View ArticleWashU Medicine launches center for rare diseases
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has launched the Center for Rare, Undiagnosed and Genetic Diseases, supported by an $8.5 million grant from Children’s Discovery Institute (CDI),...
View ArticleNext-gen Alzheimer’s drugs extend independent living by months
In the past two years, the Food and Drug Administration has approved two novel Alzheimer’s therapies, based on data from clinical trials showing that both drugs slowed the progression of the disease....
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Study highlights barriers to genetic testing for Black children
Studies have shown that Black children with serious illnesses are less likely than white children to obtain crucial genetic testing necessary to guide treatment decisions, but the reasons for this...
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Study identifies brain cells key to understanding other people
Wang (left) and Cao Researchers at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology have identified specific neuronal cells that are essential to our understanding of other people. Runnan Cao, PhD,...
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Undiagnosed diseases clinic expands outreach to underserved communities
For people living with rare and puzzling medical symptoms, getting a diagnosis is often a long and frustrating process punctuated by many tests and few results. The Washington University School of...
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Five named National Academy of Inventors senior members
Five researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Among the new senior members are three researchers from the School...
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Ahmad, Fraum named Loeb Teaching Fellows
The 2025-27 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows at WashU Medicine have been named. They are (left) Fahd A. Ahmad, MD, an associate professor of pediatrics, and Tyler Fraum, MD, an associate...
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Invasive longhorned tick discovered in St. Louis County
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis recently identified the first longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) found in suburban St. Louis County. Longhorned ticks are a serious threat to...
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Jiang-Xie selected for WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award
Jiang-Xie Li-Feng Jiang-Xie, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award. Jiang-Xie...
View ArticleCompound harnesses cannabis’s pain-relieving properties without side effects
Treatment for chronic pain still relies heavily on opioids. While effective, they are highly addictive and potentially deadly if misused. In the quest to develop a safe, effective alternative to...
View ArticleTwo WashU Medicine projects compete in STAT Madness
Two WashU Medicine projects are included in the annual STAT Madness competition for the top biomedical innovation or discovery of 2024. Online voting is open for the contest organized by STAT, an...
View Article$4.5 million supports pathbreaking neuroimmunology research
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a three-year $4.5 million grant from the Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation, aimed at advancing research on neuroimmunology and...
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Genetic analysis explains rare disease severity, points to possible treatment
Normal lung tissue is shown on the left. On the right is lung tissue from a person with primary ciliary dyskinesia with a CCDC39 mutation. A large mucus plug is visible in magenta, demonstrating the...
View ArticleGood parenting helps, but has limits under major deprivation
Good parenting can make all the difference as newborns learn to communicate and process information, and an increasing amount of early-childhood development research has shown that parent training is...
View ArticleFemale sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study finds
The opioid epidemic has claimed more than half a million lives in the U.S. since 1999, about three-quarters of them men, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Although men’s...
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William D. Owens, MD, professor emeritus of anesthesiology, 85
Owens William D. Owens, MD, a highly regarded professor emeritus of anesthesiology and former head of the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died of...
View ArticleResearchers find missing link in autoimmune disorder
Autoimmune diseases, which are estimated to affect more than 15 million people in the U.S., occur when the body responds to immune-system false alarms, and infection-fighting first responders are sent...
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Jansky/Bander Family Fund supports movement disorders fellowships, brain bank
Perlmutter The Jansky/Bander Family Fund, a generous commitment of $1.1 million over five years, has been established to advance critical initiatives within the Section of Movement Disorders in the...
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Faculty selected for global health leadership program
Jessica Backman-Levy, PhD (left), at the Brown School, and Beryne Odeny, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine, have been selected to participate in a yearlong program aimed at advancing women into...
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