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Academy honors six university faculty
Six Washington University in St. Louis faculty members and one alumnus are being honored by the Academy of Science – St. Louis for their outstanding contributions to the field. They will be recognized at an awards dinner Sept. 20 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Laura Jean Bierut, MD, is the Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry […]
Gabapentin Use Among Individuals Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (Links to an external site)
Gabapentin prescriptions have drastically increased in the US due to off-labelprescribing in settings such as opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment to manage a rangeof comorbid conditions and withdrawal symptoms, despite a lack of evidence.
Volunteer for Health assists researchers with reaching recruitment goals
At Washington University (WU), more than 1,000 clinical studies begin every year. The ability of a study to recruit participants is often the deciding factor of the project’s success. Volunteer for Health was developed by Janet B. McGill, MD, MA, FACE, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research in the late 1990’s […]
Medicare approves WashU Medicine’s whole-genome test for blood cancers (Links to an external site)
Complete picture of genetic errors can advance precision medicine approaches to treatment A new test for two blood cancers — developed by a team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — is the first whole-genome sequencing test for cancer to be approved for reimbursement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. […]
NIH funds study of ultrasound with genetics to treat brain disorders (Links to an external site)
Researchers have developed methods to study and manipulate areas of the brain, though many of those methods are restricted by the limited depth that light can reach within the brain. A multidisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis plans to overcome that limitation by integrating ultrasound with genetics to precisely modify neurons in the […]
Kidney tissue atlas serves as blueprint for understanding kidney injury, disease (Links to an external site)
Research collaboration details molecular knowledge, step toward personalized medicine Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are among the leaders of a multi-institution research team that has built an atlas focused on the kidney’s myriad cells. The aim of the kidney tissue atlas is to further the understanding of kidney injury and disease.
Payne installed as an inaugural Becker Professor (Links to an external site)
Honored for global leadership in informatics, data science Philip R. O. Payne, a global leader in informatics and data science, has been named an inaugural Janet and Bernard Becker Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Among his many leadership roles, Payne oversees the university’s Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics as well […]
Med School Dean: AI is about making humans better (Links to an external site)
Total Information AM goes in-depth with Philip Payne, Associate Dean and Chief Data Scientist for the Washington University School of Medicine
Anti-inflammatory drugs did not speed COVID-19 recovery but prevented deaths (Links to an external site)
Study could expand treatment options for patients with severe COVID-19 Two drugs commonly used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis did not shorten recovery time for patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 but did reduce the likelihood of death when compared with standard care alone, according to a national study led by […]