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WashU clinical psychologist Kirk Dougher says new students need to learn how to manage stress, navigate the healthcare system and grow into a person who can handle what comes next. Parents can help by showing support while encouraging their child to take the lead in their own healthcare.

WashU Medicine researchers have developed a technique to synthesize shape-shifting “disordered proteins,” creating new opportunities to understand the basis of disease and design potential medical interventions.

New research from Washington University in St. Louis argues that policymakers should enact gradual cutoffs for public benefits such as food assistance or healthcare. The change could help both families and employers by allowing low-wage workers to earn more without losing critical support systems.

Meredith Malone was installed as the Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg Curator at the WashU Kemper Art Museum May 18. The endowed position is the museum’s first named curatorship.

A clinical trial co-led by WashU Medicine researchers found that adding family-based behavioral treatment to specialized pediatric care helped nearly half of children with obesity reach a healthier weight.

As Americans work longer than previous generations, employers have an opportunity to create workplaces that support employees of all ages, according to a new article by Cal Halvorsen, associate professor at the WashU Brown School.

The silkworm moth, whose caterpillars have been used in silk production since antiquity, may have been brought to southern Central Asia 4,000 years ago — nearly 2,000 years earlier than previously assumed — according to new research from WashU.

WashU and Bristol Myers Squibb have formed a multiyear collaboration to advance drug development projects in the neurosciences. WashU medical and research trainees will have opportunities to work alongside the company’s scientists at its facilities as part of the agreement.

Plant scientists at WashU organize research on wild plant diseases that could help agricultural systems endure climate change.

Using machine learning, researchers at WashU Bursky Public Health identified the factors most strongly linked to poor sleep during late pregnancy.