GLP-1 medications get at the heart of addiction: study
WashU Medicine researchers have shown in a new study that GLP-1 medications, typically used for diabetes and weight loss, may be effective at treating and preventing substance use disorders, from alcohol to cigarettes to opioids.
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Perspectives
Vittert Capito hosts First Amendment podcast
Produced in collaboration with the Frick Initiative at WashU, the series explores how freedoms of speech, religion and the press work and why they’re so often misunderstood.
2025 was hotter than it should have been – 5 influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what’s ahead
If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, humanity may look back at 2025 as one the coolest years globally in the rest of our lives, writes Michael Wysession.
Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
We and others working on eliminating these neglected diseases are concerned that the rapid decrease in funding for these programs will destabilize efforts to treat infections, write Sarah Greene and
Videos
A scientist’s ‘a-ha moment’
Alex Quillin, PhD ’25, talks about the day she looked through the microscope and realized what she and her fellow students discovered.
Bookshelf
‘Michelangelo & Titian’
In his new book, “Michelangelo & Titian: A Tale of Rivalry & Genius,” WashU’s William Wallace explores a mutual admiration, and simmering competition, that unfolded over decades.