Medicine & Health

Susan K. Dutcher, a professor of genetics and of cell biology and physiology at WashU Medicine, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

In a recent study, researchers at WashU Medicine found adverse events were rare and manageable among clinic patients with very mild or mild Alzheimer’s disease who received lecanemab infusions at the Memory Diagnostic Center at WashU Medicine.

The Food and Agriculture Research Mission at the School of Public Health has launched the Cultivate Grants Fund to spark practical, scalable solutions to improve food systems and public health.

WashU School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, and Olin Business School Dean Michael Mazzeo led a two-day dialogue bringing together dozens of experts in academic public health and business from around the world. 

A small clinical trial, led by researchers at WashU Medicine, has found that moxidectin, a new medicine for river blindness, also works for lymphatic filariasis, another tropical disease.

A new study from WashU Medicine examines the choices healthy research volunteers make when given the opportunity to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease dementia.

Researchers at WashU Medicine conducted a study to understand the genetic factors behind a pediatric brain tumor. Their findings could lead to new targeted therapies.

WashU Medicine researchers led by Polina Lishko have identified a temperature-controlled switch in mouse sperm that changes their movements. The findings may offer new approaches for contraception and infertility treatment.

Biomedical engineering researchers at Washington University have developed a brain wave decoder that can help people with spinal cord injuries.

A computer scientist at Washington University has developed a problem-solving architecture modeled on neurobiology that leverages quantum mechanical behavior to guarantee optimal solutions to complex problems.