Mouse study finds changes to DNA packaging form molecular memory of trauma, make brain vulnerable to future stress.
How early-life stress leaves a ‘scar’ inside brain cells (Links to an external site)
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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.
Dementia rising across Latino populations, multidecade study finds (Links to an external site)
Cases climbed in Mexico, Peru and Puerto Rico over two decades, bucking a downward trend seen in many wealthy nations.
Global consortium launches AI tools to accelerate Alzheimer’s research, treatments (Links to an external site)
Founding members include WashU Medicine, pharmaceutical companies, philanthropic groups and others.
Aid for brain-bleed recovery receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation (Links to an external site)
Earbud-like device from WashU startup Aurenar is designed to improve stroke outcomes after ruptured brain aneurysm.
Faster aging in younger generations linked to rise in early-onset cancer (Links to an external site)
Immune system aging linked to earlier lung cancer; fat tissue aging linked to earlier colorectal cancer.