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WashU Medicine researchers have helped identify the factors behind chronic placental inflammation, a complication that can lead to preterm birth and fetal death.

WashU Medicine investigators Francesca Ferraro, MD, PhD, and Jaebok Choi, PhD, have been recognized by the American Society of Hematology with funding to support their research on treatments for leukemia.

WashU Medicine researchers analyzed emergency department visits and hospitalizations related to substance use nationwide and found diverging age patterns: While alcohol was involved in the majority of visits by older adults, cannabis predominated among young people.

Physician Andrés Bur has been named chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine. Bur is a leading expert in precision oncology, machine learning and translational research.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist Cynthia Rogers discusses how WashU Medicine’s clinical expertise, research and expanded access to care are improving the lives of children and their families.

Psychology researchers at WashU have found evidence that children’s exposure to natural spaces correlates with improved attention and achievement scores.

Timothy Miller and Anjan Thakor are the recipients of WashU’s 2026 faculty achievement awards. They were among several people recognized during WashU’s annual Founders Day celebration.

WashU Medicine researchers have rewritten the story on a group of viruses once thought to directly infect human tissue and play a role in gastrointestinal disease. They found that the common virus actually infects gut bacteria, redefining how these viruses impact human health.

Funds from the American Cancer Society will support research by WashU Medicine’s Jennifer Silva-Fisher on drivers of growth and treatment resistance in multiple myeloma.

WashU Medicine maternal-fetal specialists are collaborating with rural obstetricians to reduce patients’ travel time and improve access to high-risk pregnancy care.