Jordan McCall, PhD, was awarded $3.4 million by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to examine how fentanyl alters the brain’s main alert and stress center and drives relapse to opioid use.
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Pivotal Leaders Program gives division directors, section chiefs the skills to build strong teams and foster cultures where people can thrive.
Mental health care before, after surgery improves recovery in older adults (Links to an external site)
Clinical trial supports adding mental health coaching, medication cleanup to routine pre-surgical care.
Study reveals how ketamine interacts with opioid receptors
Tao Che, PhD, and colleagues at the Center for Clinical Pharmacology uncover new insights that help explain ketamine’s rapid benefits and its risks.
Scientists identify brain’s brake that shuts off chronic pain (Links to an external site)
Finding from mouse study could lead to targeted treatments for chronic nerve pain.
The Gift of Time (Links to an external site)
A video message about science, gratitude and hope from Dr. Michael S. Avidan, former head of the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine.
How early-life stress leaves a ‘scar’ inside brain cells (Links to an external site)
Mouse study finds changes to DNA packaging form molecular memory of trauma, make brain vulnerable to future stress.
Six honored for nursing excellence
WashU Medicine nurses recognized with Excellence in Nursing awards from St. Louis Magazine.
Drewry installed as inaugural Llorin-Roa professor
Critical care leader nationally recognized for building collaborative, high-performing ICU systems.