Experimental Arthritis Drug Prevents Stem Cell Transplant Complication

A new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows an investigational drug prevents graft-versus-host disease, a dangerous side effect of stem cell transplantation.
24-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Video: What Are Your Odds of Going Into Poverty?

What are your odds of going into poverty? Mark Rank, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has developed a unique calculator that can determine an American’s expected risk...
19-Apr-2018 4:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Defect in Debilitating Neurodegenerative Disease Reversed in Mouse Nerves

Scientists have developed a new drug compound that shows promise as a future treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited, often painful neurodegenerative condition that affects nerves in the hands, arms, feet and legs. The researchers...
17-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Using Tooth Sensors to Detect Disease

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering & Applied Science is redefining the notion of a wisdom tooth. The team is developing technology that could someday be used to detect early signs of...
19-Apr-2018 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Psoriasis Treated with Compound Derived From Immune Cells

A compound from the body's own immune cells can treat psoriasis in mice and holds promise for other autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
17-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Brain Scans May Help Diagnose Neurological, Psychiatric Disorders

A new study shows that individual brain networks are remarkably stable from day to day and while undertaking different tasks, suggesting that finding differences between individuals could help diagnose brain disorders or diseases.
16-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Bugged Out by Climate Change

Warmer summer and fall seasons and fewer winter freeze-thaw events have led to changes in the relative numbers of different types of bugs in the Arctic. The study relies on the longest-standing, most comprehensive data set on arctic arthropods in...
18-Apr-2018 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Text Messaging Tool May Help Fight Opioid Epidemic

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Epharmix, a digital health company, have created a new automated text messaging service that may curb opioid abuse and prevent relapse. Patients receive text messages to gauge if they’re...
17-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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