School of Medicine

Studying mice, Washington University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that roseolovirus can trigger autoimmunity in a previously unknown way: by disrupting the process by which immune cells learn to avoid targeting their own body’s cells and tissues.

Antibiotics provide no benefit in preventing future recurrent wheezing in babies hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine researchers.

School of Medicine researchers are launching a phase 2 clinical trial to study whether using medication to treat sleep problems in older adults can reduce signs of early Alzheimer’s disease.

Michael J. Noetzel, MD, a leading pediatric stroke researcher at Washington University School of Medicine, died of heart failure Feb. 20 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He was 70.

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, has been named an associate editor of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Funded by a $33.1 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, researchers from the School of Medicine and other institutions have launched a large study that investigates just what keeps our brains sharp as we age and what contributes to cognitive decline.

Interdisciplinary research from Washington University in St. Louis has uncovered a pattern in the tics associated with Tourette syndrome.

Using mass spectrometry, Washington University School of Medicine researchers have developed a blood test that is up to 93% accurate at identifying people at risk of Alzheimer’s dementia. The findings suggest that the test should be considered for routine screening and diagnosis.

The School of Medicine’s Facilities Integrated Service Center is planning to relocate to the Mid Campus Center (MCC) in May. Construction in the MCC to accommodate the move will begin Friday, Feb. 25.

Silvia Jansen at the School of Medicine received a five-year $1.65 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Regulation of membrane trafficking by coronins.”