Grant supports PET scans to track inflammation in Parkinson’s disease
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting a WashU Medicine effort to track neuroinflammation in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Boosting brain’s waste removal system improves memory in old mice
Researchers at WashU Medicine have found a way to target the vessels that drain waste from the brain. Rejuvenating those vessels could open the door to new therapies to prevent cognitive decline.
Jansky/Bander Family Fund supports movement disorders fellowships, brain bank
The Jansky/Bander Family Fund, a generous commitment of $1.1 million over five years, has been established to advance critical initiatives within the Section of Movement Disorders in the Department of Neurology at WashU Medicine.
St. Louis high school students compete, meet experts at WashU Brain Bee
About 55 high school students from the St. Louis region and beyond tested their knowledge of the human brain and learned about neuroscience careers at the 15th annual St. Louis Area Brain Bee March 8 at Washington University in St. Louis.
Good parenting helps, but has limits under major deprivation
Researchers at Washington University find high social disadvantage may limit the benefits of parenting on language and cognition.
$4.5 million supports pathbreaking neuroimmunology research
WashU Medicine has received a three-year $4.5 million grant from the Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation, with the ultimate goal of developing new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Zacks installed as Edgar James Swift Professor
Jeffrey M. Zacks, an expert in memory and neuroscience, was installed as the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis during a Feb. 4 ceremony.
Jiang-Xie selected for WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award
Li-Feng Jiang-Xie, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award.
New model from WashU scientists can improve understanding of human attention
A new neural network model by researchers at Washington University offers a way to uncover what brain mechanisms are at play when people need to focus amid many distractions.
Study identifies brain cells key to understanding other people
Researchers at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology have identified specific neuronal cells that are essential to our understanding of other people.
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