Freezing out tumors
A WashU Medicine radiologist is on a mission to expand a minimally invasive procedure called cryoablation as a safe option for patients.
Brain cells regulate cholesterol to control neuron signaling
WashU Medicine researchers show in a new study that brain cells called astrocytes modulate the supply of cholesterol in the brain to help neurons communicate.
‘It’s up to us to be advocates, healers, make connections’
First-year WashU Medicine MD and MD/PhD students received their white coats at a ceremony Oct. 2. Other ceremonies recognized incoming students studying physical therapy, occupational therapy and audiology.
Promising target identified against chronic blood cancer
WashU Medicine researchers have identified a promising approach to treat
myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of chronic blood cancers, by interfering with a protein that drives inflammation.
How technology is reshaping violence — and what can be done about it
WashU Bursky Public Health researchers examine how digital technology and generative AI are changing violence — and how decades of violence-prevention research can help shape effective responses.
Can brain signals help turn spinal stimulation on only when it’s needed?
Biomedical engineer Ismael Seáñez along with collaborators from WashU Medicine will study the effects of delivering transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation only when the person intends to move, thanks to a three-year $400,000 grant from the Craig S. Neilsen Foundation.
Vision researchers win prize for tool to track public data sharing
WashU Medicine researchers have won a $400,000 prize for creating a free online tool to help scientists track and showcase the real-world value of the raw research data they share with the public.
$11.7 million from NIH supports research on inflammation in blood cancers
A grant to WashU Medicine researchers will fund the study of how inflammation drives myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of blood cancers at high risk of progressing to acute myeloid leukemia.
Medicine, Science, and Ancient Wisdom
Should medicine be more broadly defined? Can an emphasis on our shared humanity lead to better treatments? And what about joy? In this episode of Ideas Matter, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and the University of Chicago’s Geeta Maker-Clark, a physician and expert on integrative nutrition, explore how a more holistic approach to medicine can benefit us all.
Geeta Maker-Clark
Blocking immune cells’ path into brain limits neurodegeneration
In a mouse study, WashU Medicine researchers show that a drug injected into the body can reduce damage caused by a protein called tau, which accumulates in the brain in Alzheimer’s and related neurological diseases.
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