First look at how centers screen callers reassuring, but cost may impede greater access.
Psilocybin providers follow safety guidelines, study finds (Links to an external site)
Author: Shawn Ballard
Frequent cannabis use tied to more severe epilepsy (Links to an external site)
Study finds near-daily users had more seizures, needed specialized care sooner than nonusers.
Blocking immune cells’ path into brain limits neurodegeneration (Links to an external site)
Mouse study suggests new approach to preventing brain cell death from certain neurological diseases.
Blood proteins reveal effects of Alzheimer’s drug (Links to an external site)
Researchers find changes during anti-amyloid treatment that may inform clinical decision-making.
NIH grant supports study of gut microbes and blood cell production
A collaboration led by infectious diseases researcher Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD, could lead to new options for vulnerable patients to maintain healthy blood counts.
Kubanek receives One Mind Rising Star Award
The prize recognizes psychiatry researcher Jan Kubanek, PhD, for his research on using ultrasound to map and modulate the brain circuits involved in major depressive disorder.
Prize supports hunt for broad-spectrum antivirals
Infectious diseases expert Michael Diamond, MD, PhD, won a $2.5M prize to advance the development of drugs to treat debilitating chikungunya and related viruses.
Brain activity varies with age in children with autistic traits
Carolyn Lasch, PhD, and Chad Sylvester, MD, PhD, find that children with more autistic traits favored a brain activity pattern tied to sight and movement before age 9 and one tied to social and emotional processing after 14.
FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer’s disease (Links to an external site)
Biomarker test is based on technology developed at WashU Medicine.
Nasal spray vaccine protects against bird flu in mice
Researchers led by Jacco Boon, PhD, found that a novel H5N1 vaccine confers robust protection regardless of prior seasonal flu immunity.