Medicine & Health

Research from Ryan Bogdan’s BRAIN Lab in Arts & Sciences finds signs of psychopathology persist into mid-adolescence in kids exposed to cannabis in the womb.

The American Psychological Foundation has awarded its Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize to Deanna Barch, professor in Arts & Sciences and at the School of Medicine.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that although there have been steady increases in the number of people nationwide who die by suicide, such increases have slowed in states that have implemented Medicaid expansion.

New analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study by Ryan Bogdan’s lab in Arts & Sciences finds no link to depression in children with prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) drugs.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that people with severe alcohol use disorder miss more than double the number of workdays missed by individuals without alcohol use disorder.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and colleagues in Kenya have shown that a screening tool developed at the university can help predict in about 5 minutes whether young people are at high risk and may go on to develop schizophrenia.

People who have had mild or serious COVID-19 infections have a significantly higher chance of experiencing mental health problems, according to new research from the Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised stress levels among health-care workers, leading to burnout, depression and more. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have received a grant that aims to reduce workers’ burnout and promote their mental health and wellness.

Greet students by name. Avoid grading on a curve. Try not to schedule exams right after a break. A new guide from the Center for Teaching and Learning at Washington University in St. Louis offers instructors concrete ways to support students’ well-being without adding to their workload.

Jeremy Goldbach, professor at the Brown School, has received a five-year $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a project aimed at making schools safer for LGBTQ+ youth.