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Tag: Department of Neurology

Six honored for nursing excellence

July 27, 2026July 30, 2026
Headshots of six women (three on the top row; three on the bottom)

WashU Medicine nurses recognized with Excellence in Nursing awards from St. Louis Magazine.

Tool to predict brain swelling earns FDA Breakthrough Device designation (Links to an external site)

July 15, 2026August 11, 2026
Man framed by CT scanner

First device to identify dangerous stroke complication developed at WashU Medicine.

Dementia rising across Latino populations, multidecade study finds (Links to an external site)

July 13, 2026July 16, 2026
Senior woman contemplating at home

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)

July 13, 2026July 16, 2026
Digital background depicting innovative technologies in (AI) artificial systems, neural interfaces and internet machine learning technologies

Founding members include WashU Medicine, pharmaceutical companies, philanthropic groups and others.

Socioeconomic factors linked to lasting imprint in kids’ brains (Links to an external site)

June 11, 2026June 26, 2026
An animation showing 12 groups of factors reflected in the developing brain, from smallest to largest: medical history, substance abuse, mental health, social adjustment, personality, parenting, physical health, culture/environment, demographics, screen time, cognitive abilities, and socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic status is much larger than all the other factors.

Sleep, screen time, stress but not IQ also linked to children’s brain features.

WashU Medicine faculty elected to Association of American Physicians (Links to an external site)

May 29, 2026July 24, 2026
Three faculty members in tuxedos at event

Pulmonologist Steven Brody and neurologists Jin-Moo Lee and Timothy Miller recognized for excellence in biomedical research.

Miller honored with Potamkin Prize for dementia research (Links to an external site)

April 29, 2026July 1, 2026

Recognized for advancing strategies to develop novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseases

Dosenbach named inaugural David M. and Tracy S. Holtzman Professor of Neurology

December 18, 2025May 29, 2026

Innovator in precision brain mapping known for discovery of network linking cognition with action

Weihl named inaugural Gabe Weil Professor 

September 23, 2025July 30, 2026
Group posed for Weihl installation

Neurologist is internationally known for research into genetic underpinnings of neuromuscular disorders.

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