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WashU Medicine researchers have shown in mice that slowed brain growth in Angelman’s syndrome, a genetic disorder, is caused by elevated levels of a specific molecule that trigger the brain’s stress response.

A collaboration led by WashU Medicine infectious diseases researcher Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD, could lead to new options for vulnerable patients to maintain healthy blood counts.

WashU Medicine faculty and research members of Siteman Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown population of aggressive tumor cells in difficult-to-treat head and neck cancers.

WashU Medicine infectious diseases expert Michael Diamond, MD, PhD, has won a $2.5 million prize to advance the development of drugs to treat debilitating chikungunya and related viruses.

A nationally recognized pediatric endocrinologist, Madhusmita Misra, MD, pioneered research on bone density and metabolic disorders in young women. Her appointment begins Jan. 4.

WashU Medicine researchers have been awarded a nearly $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to decode how gut bacteria turn hostile, leading to dangerous infections.

The funding will support a WashU Medicine collaboration with CRISPR Therapeutics and SynGenix, a WashU startup, to move a single-injection treatment to reverse joint damage into clinical trials.

A study in mice by WashU Medicine researchers advances efforts to shield infants from Klebsiella pneumoniae, a dangerous bacterium that causes severe bloodstream infections and is the leading killer of children globally.

WashU Medicine psychiatry researcher Jan Kubanek was recognized with the One Mind Rising Star Award for his work on applying ultrasound to map and modulate brain circuits involved in depression.

A “mystery shopper” study by WashU researchers found that licensed psilocybin centers in Oregon — the first U.S. state to legalize regulated, supervised use of the psychedelic drug — consistently followed recommended client-screening practices. But the cost of treatment may keep it out of reach for many.