Risk of long COVID declined over course of pandemic
The risk of developing long COVID has decreased significantly over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to vaccination, according to a new analysis led by School of Medicine researchers.
Psilocybin generates psychedelic experience by disrupting brain network
A School of Medicine brain-imaging study on the effects of psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, provides a neurobiological explanation for the drug’s mind-bending effects.
Brain inflammation triggers muscle weakness after infections
Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer’s disease.
Physician-scientists receive Scholar-Innovator award
Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD, and Russell Pachynski, MD, both of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have been honored with the 2024 Scholar-Innovator Award from the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland.
Holtzman, Chen recognized for exceptional Alzheimer’s research
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis faculty members David M. Holtzman, MD, and Xiaoying Chen were awarded the inaugural Jeffrey L. Morby Prize from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund.
Racial disparities in dementia determined by social factors
Racial disparities in dementia are due to social determinants of health, with genetic ancestry playing no role, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Gurnett, Ssewamala to receive faculty achievement awards
Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, and Fred Ssewamala, PhD, have been chosen by their academic peers to receive Washington University in St. Louis’ 2024 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced.
Newly ID’d enzyme helps pathogenic fungus build protective cell wall
Researchers at the School of Medicine have identified a novel enzyme involved in building the cell wall of Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungus that causes lung infections and potentially deadly cases of meningitis, primarily in people with AIDS.
Researchers find biological clues to mental health impacts of prenatal cannabis exposure
Researchers at Washington University have found some potential biological clues to explain how prenatal cannabis exposure leads to behavioral issues down the line.
Experimental drug supercharges medicine that reverses opioid overdose
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, with collaborators at the University of Florida and Stanford University, identified a compound that, in mice, makes naloxone much more effective at counteracting a drug overdose.
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