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12/03/20

Washington University to offer genetic counseling master’s program
12/01/20

Gene that protects against osteoarthritis identified
11/24/20

Severe scoliosis in African Americans focus of $3.2 million grant
11/19/20

Young people with disabilities focus of COVID-19 testing grant
11/19/20

Clinical trial to evaluate sepsis treatment in children
11/18/20

Lethal brain infections in mice thwarted by decoy molecule
11/13/20

Study: Respiratory failure in COVID-19 usually not driven by cytokine storm
11/12/20

Fluvoxamine may prevent serious illness in COVID-19 patients
11/10/20

Making cancer cells more susceptible to dying
11/04/20

Improving emergency care for people with dementia is focus of new grant
11/03/20

Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus
11/02/20

New insight into how brain neurons influence choices
10/30/20

Washington University begins recruiting participants for phase 3 COVID-19 investigational vaccine clinical trial
10/22/20

Alzheimer’s in adults with Down syndrome focus of multicenter NIH grant
10/21/20

Uncovering genetic roots of marijuana use disorder
10/16/20

Immune modulator drugs for COVID-19 focus of major NIH clinical trial
10/15/20

Neuroscientist Ponce named a 2020 Packard fellow
10/13/20

Role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease is focus of $8.5 million grant
10/12/20

Racial differences in Alzheimer’s research focus of $15 million grant
10/09/20

New discovery could help improve cancer vaccines
10/06/20

Brain inflammation in Parkinson’s disease focus of $3.2 million grant
10/05/20

Nobel awarded to Charles Rice for hepatitis C discoveries at Washington University School of Medicine
10/02/20

Basis of developmental disabilities focus of $11.3 million in grants
09/28/20

Cerebral palsy also has genetic underpinnings
09/24/20

Antibodies protect against wide range of influenza B virus strains
09/22/20

Cancer centers to address pandemic’s impact on cancer prevention, treatment
09/14/20

Older people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer’s at risk of falls
09/14/20

Immune system affects mind and body, study indicates
09/11/20

Imaging agent developed at Washington University spotlights inflammation
09/08/20

Adeoye named head of new emergency medicine department