Moving medicine forward
Research discoveries and clinical innovations
At every juncture of our babies’ care, we had all the information to make a decision about giving them antibiotics. Lucas and I said yes to antibiotics if the pros outweighed the cons, knowing that the information given to us by our clinical team is rooted in years of research performed right here.
— Linda Plummer
How early-life stress leaves a ‘scar’ inside brain cells (Links to an external site)
Mouse study finds changes to DNA packaging form molecular memory of trauma, make brain vulnerable to future stress.
Finding order in the inner chaos of our cells (Links to an external site)
New technique wrangles evasive proteins to dissect the cause of diseases and design potential new therapeutics.
Proven childhood obesity treatment also works at pediatrician’s office (Links to an external site)
Family-based treatment helped nearly half of kids in clinical trial reach healthier weight.
WashU announces new academic-industry collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (Links to an external site)
Multiyear program will provide hands-on training at the pharmaceutical company, fund translational neuroscience research at WashU.
Tool to predict brain swelling earns FDA Breakthrough Device designation (Links to an external site)
First device to identify dangerous stroke complication developed at WashU Medicine.
New approach to designing drugs supercharges cancer medication (Links to an external site)
Shape-shifting drug hits tumors in multiple ways, improves outcomes in mice.