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A cost-effective screening tool developed by WashU Medicine researchers allows for broader genomic testing for patients with peripheral neuropathy of unknown cause.

Christopher J. Moran, MD, a professor emeritus of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died April 30 of cancer. He was 78.

A new study led by WashU Medicine researchers shows that, for blood cancer patients, a genetically engineered stem cell transplant helps prevent toxic side effects and potentially improves the effectiveness of therapies.

A WashU Medicine-led clinical trial has found that a personalized vaccine to treat glioblastoma appears to increase recurrence-free survival in a subset of patients after surgery.

WashU researchers led a population-based study of thousands of college students showing that a phone app with text coaching increased access to care and eased symptoms of depression, anxiety and eating disorders.

WashU Medicine researchers at the Bright Center for Human Vision have developed gene therapies that help retinal cells clear toxic proteins in mouse and human models of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited degenerative condition that causes blindness.

WashU Medicine researchers discovered a cellular mechanism that may protect some patients with a genetic lung condition from developing liver damage.

Aaron Lee, MD, a nationally acclaimed vitreoretinal surgeon and leader in applying artificial intelligence to vision research and patient care, has been named the inaugural Arthur W. Stickle Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at WashU Medicine.

WashU researchers find adults struggling with their mental health face more unmet needs and less trust in health systems.

A grant of nearly $800,000 will fund the development of an “AI Scientist” system aimed at improving biomedical research efficiency, with an initial focus on neurodegenerative disease.