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Question: The interdisciplinary WashU Center for Holistic Interdisciplinary Research in Psychedelics is studying how psychedelics could be used for medical treatment. What is a condition that they might help with?
Answer: D) Experts believe psychedelics have potential to help with conditions as varied as depression, addiction and chronic pain. Learn more about WashU researchers studying psychedelic-assisted therapy’s ability to provide lasting relief from treatment-resistant depression.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Katrina Harris, a research technician at WashU Medicine, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” prize!
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Das’ ‘Faith, Family and Flag’ wins book award
Joanna Dee Das, an associate professor of performing arts in WashU Arts & Sciences, has won the 2026 Book Award from the International Society for the Study of Musicals.
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A welcome instance of hope
Evidence from a small island in Indonesia points to the successful elimination of a parasitic worm that causes a devastating tropical disease.
