WashU Medicine adolescent psychiatric program provides a comprehensive network of care.
‘Such a relief to finally know happiness’ (Links to an external site)
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Blood test powered by AI could transform diagnosis of dementia (Links to an external site)
New tool can distinguish among major neurodegenerative diseases with goal of providing clarity for treatment decisions.
Personalized vaccine shows promise against aggressive brain cancer (Links to an external site)
Participants in early clinical trial had increased immune response, slowed tumor progression.
Gene-edited stem cell transplant shows promise for aggressive blood cancers (Links to an external site)
Strategy seeks to expand immunotherapies for leukemia, other malignancies.
New clues to disease severity identified in alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (Links to an external site)
Discovery reveals a novel cellular process that protects against liver disease caused by toxic protein buildup.
Simple procedure relieves painful complications after deep vein thrombosis (Links to an external site)
Clinical trial shows stent placement can treat common syndrome following blood clot, improve quality of life.
Who wrote the book on medicine? We did! (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine publishes 38th edition of acclaimed textbook.
Method spots early signs of infection after breast cancer reconstruction (Links to an external site)
Rapid detection, treatment of infections could avoid complications, additional surgeries after mastectomy.
Preventing Alzheimer’s: Families on the front line (Links to an external site)
Families in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network at WashU Medicine and around the world continue to push research forward through the world’s first prevention trials.
WashU Medicine, St. Louis Children’s team performs first pediatric “domino” partial heart transplant in Midwest (Links to an external site)
Heart Center has become one of only eight programs in the nation to perform rare, lifesaving procedure.