Medicine & Health

Long-term use of a new drug, toferson, approved by the FDA for a rare genetic form of ALS, delays symptom progression and death and leads to stabilization or improvement in some patients, according to a study by WashU Medicine researchers and collaborators.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found a way to better track circadian brain signals that synchronize the body clocks.

Analysis spanning 16 nations finds households integrated into communities build jobs, savings and stability over time.

ShiNung Ching, an expert in neuroengineering, has been named chair of the Preston M. Green Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Grandparents are engaging with their grandchildren far more than previous generations, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found. They surveyed grandparents to understand the quality and quantity of their conversations with grandchildren.

Benjamin Garcia, the Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and head of the WashU Medicine Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, has received the American Chemical Society’s 2025 Saint Louis Section Award.

The National Academy of Inventors has elected two Washington University in St. Louis faculty members to its 2025 cohort of fellows: Jennifer N. Silva, MD, and Lan Yang.

A new book by Carol Camp Yeakey, the Marshall S. Snow Professor of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, examines the causes, impact and solutions to gentrification in cities around the world.

A gift from Ann and Tony Ryan launches a School of Public Health initiative tackling global health challenges — from maternal well-being and mental health to chronic disease and climate resilience.

WashU Medicine researchers show that psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin appear to distort the link between blood flow and brain-cell functioning, which scientists use to track brain activity.