Medicine & Health

Researchers at WashU Medicine have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition.

Washington University researchers plan to use advanced math to better understand and control biological systems, specifically our body’s internal clock, possibly leading to better treatments for sleep-related issues.

A phase 1 clinical trial co-led by researchers at WashU Medicine found that a new type of cell-based immunotherapy was safe for patients with several types of B-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.

Mitra Naseh, an assistant professor at the Brown School, has received a three-year $463,654 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to study and improve the health of refugees in Missouri.

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering have turned an age-old assumption about cell force on its head. Their work, published in PLOS Computational Biology, has implications for how cancer spreads and wounds heal.

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at WashU Medicine has received the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 2025 Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.

Mice infected with the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) fared better when treated with an experimental compound that modulates immune responses, according to a study led by Christina Stallings, a professor of molecular microbiology at WashU Medicine.

Researchers at Washington University found correlations between types of brain structure and people who try drugs before age 15.

People should be strategic about how and when they set new goals, according to positive psychology researcher Tim Bono at Washington University.

WashU Medicine researchers have been awarded nearly $5 million to better understand what causes pain symptoms to persist in some patients recovering from surgery.