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
‘Such a relief to finally know happiness’ (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine adolescent psychiatric program provides a comprehensive network of care.
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.
WashU Medicine In The News
Noteworthy national and local media coverage of discoveries and achievements made at WashU Medicine
These thyroid disorder symptoms are easy to mistake for normal aging (Links to an external site)
How WashU’s Tim Miller helped pioneer a major breakthrough for ALS (Links to an external site)
St. Louis researchers receive recognition for groundbreaking Alzheimer’s diagnostic test (Links to an external site)
Pelvic floor dysfunction: Treatment options from WashU’s chief of urogynecology (Links to an external site)
Marketers say NAD+ pills and infusions can boost longevity. What’s the evidence? (Links to an external site)
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