More young women are getting breast cancer — why?
WashU Medicine’s Adetunji Toriola explains some of the factors driving the increase in women’s breast cancer diagnoses among women under 50.
$12 million grant funds studies of role of genes in autism, similar diagnoses
Researchers at WashU Medicine received a $12 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to deepen understanding of autism and other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders that are caused by a single gene mutation.
Sauerwein wins national writing award
Kristina Sauerwein, a senior sciences writer in Marketing & Communications at WashU Medicine, has received her fifth Robert G. Fenley Writing Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Detailed molecular steps of blood clotting revealed in new study
A study in Nature led by Weikai Li at WashU Medicine reveals the molecular details of how vitamin K-dependent gamma carboxylase operates, a critical step in the blood clotting process.
Phillips-Cremins named BJC investigator
Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, a pioneer in understanding 3D genome structure and its impact on the brain, will join WashU Medicine as BJC Investigator.
Grant renewal funds research on longevity in mammals
WashU Medicine researcher Benjamin Garcia will receive $18.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how long-lived mammals stay healthy into old age.
New approach reverses opioid overdoses more safely, rat study shows
Researchers at WashU Medicine led a study that offers a promising new way to reverse opioid overdoses without withdrawal symptoms.
Mitra receives innovation award
Robi Mitra at WashU Medicine has received the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In addition, in 2024 WashU jumped 11 places to No. 26 on the National Academy of Inventors list of the top 100 U.S. universities granted U.S. utility patents.
Trautner to co-lead Division of Infectious Diseases
Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist, has been named the new co-director of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine.
Innovative immunotherapy shows promise against aggressive T cell cancers
An international clinical trial led by WashU Medicine researchers shows an innovative CAR-T cell immunotherapy is promising against aggressive T cell cancers and has manageable side effects.
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