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December 14, 2022
WashU, Eisai form drug discovery collaboration
Focus is on therapies for Alzheimer’s, other neurodegenerative diseases.
News Release
November 22, 2022
Drug triggers immune cells to attack prostate cancer
Compound kills tumors in mice, human cancer cells in multiple ways.
News Release
November 22, 2022
Loeb gift empowers education innovators
Fellowship protects faculty time to pilot innovative approaches to physician training.
Outlook Magazine
November 18, 2022
Hospitalists play key role in orchestrating bedside care
Specialists ensure better outcomes both in and beyond the hospital.
Outlook Magazine
August 9, 2022
Experimental drug reduces risk of death from blood vessel rupture in mice
Could lead to therapies for people at risk of sudden rupture due to abdominal aortic aneurysm.
News Release
July 20, 2022
Pandemic road map
Big data analysis drove regional decision-making 24/7.
Outlook Magazine
July 18, 2022
Podcast: Giving stroke patients a hand
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' is about the IpsiHand, a device to help stroke patients use their brains to regain use of their hands.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
April 15, 2022
The next war we have to win: Drug-resistant infections
Researchers and clinicians are fighting drug-resistant infections that years of overprescribing have turned deadly.
March 21, 2022
The race for COVID-19 vaccines
A conversation with two scientists who took part in the global race to develop vaccines.
Outlook Magazine
November 11, 2021
Living with COVID-19
Science, medicine and healthcare adapt to a pandemic world.
Outlook Magazine
October 28, 2021
Inventive pathways: A research powerhouse becomes an innovation incubator
Turning research discoveries into real-world solutions can mean a decade of challenges. WashU is working to clear the way.
Outlook Magazine
October 21, 2021
Bridging the COVID-19 funding gap
Donors and faculty members come together to advance critical research.
Outlook Magazine
October 18, 2021
Emotional aspects of chronic pain isolated in brain circuitry
Animal study could help ID new treatment targets for negative emotions linked to pain .
News Release
September 1, 2021
Rheumatoid arthritis treated with implanted cells that release drug
In mouse study, rewired cells automatically release biologic drug in response to inflammation.
News Release
May 27, 2021
FDA-approved device will help stroke victims regain use of hands
Source: NPR Morning Edition
April 5, 2021
Significant firsts for entering class of 2020
First-year medical students undertake new Gateway Curriculum in pandemic.
Outlook Magazine
March 11, 2021
Combating COVID-19: Labs pivot to fight a common enemy
Labs retooled to investigate how the virus causes disease and to develop drugs, vaccines and diagnostics.
Outlook Magazine
October 20, 2020
Startup company founded by Washington University scientists acquired by Eli Lilly
Drugmaker purchases Disarm Therapeutics to develop treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.
Medical Campus & Community
October 5, 2020
Nobel awarded to Charles Rice for hepatitis C discoveries at Washington University School of Medicine
Research fueled advances that have saved millions of lives.
News Release
September 9, 2020
Big Idea: Cortex
Innovation and imagination have helped build a regional center for technology and entrepreneurism.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
July 28, 2020
Podcast: Folding@home enlists computers to ID COVID-19 treatment targets
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' highlights an effort led by Washington University scientists to use computing power from around the world to identify vulnerabilities in the coronavirus.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
July 13, 2020
Podcast: Wildlife surveillance may help identify the next pandemic
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' focuses on monitoring and identifying pathogens that might jump from animals into humans.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
June 10, 2020
On the front lines: Kay Park
Medical student describes food delivery program she co-founded.
Video
April 23, 2020
Maker Task Force works to protect front-line health-care workers
From medicine to engineering to clothing design, university expertise fights COVID-19.
Medical Campus & Community, Video