Medicine & Health

Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, DSc, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at WashU Medicine, has been honored with the 2026 Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Gastroenterological Association.

Two WashU alumni prove their commitment to saving lives, to growing a business — and to one another.

A WashU Medicine researcher has received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in mice exposed to oxycodone before birth.

Through a new program called Public Health & Society, students are connecting health to design, policy and the experiences that shape everyday life.

As millions travel for the World Cup, Jennifer Layden of WashU Bursky Public Health explains how officials track outbreaks, assess risk and prepare for emerging infectious disease threats.

A study led by WashU Medicine researchers shows that a family’s financial situation and the resources and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood had the strongest connection to brain development, accounting for 16% of the variability in measures of children’s brain function — far more than IQ, parenting style, health history or any other factor.

Researchers in Bruce Carlson’s lab at WashU study electric fish to understand the basics of brain sensory processing and prediction.

Nationally recognized physician-scientist Matthew A. Powell, MD, at WashU Medicine, will lead the effort to advance gynecologic cancer care.

Celeste Karch was recognized for pioneering Alzheimer’s research, advancing stem cell, genomic and collaborative neurodegeneration studies.

Cancer cells are ravenous eaters. WashU’s Gary Patti is trying to turn their hunger against them.