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
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.
Researchers find a common weakness in major gut pathogens (Links to an external site)
The discovery could lead to a single vaccine against E. coli, Shigella and other causes of severe diarrhea.
mRNA flu vaccine offers immune protection against wide array of influenza virus strains (Links to an external site)
Study finds the shot, currently in FDA review, could offer broader, longer-lasting protection.