Research Connecting Noise, Hearing Loss and Migraines Does everything seem extraordinarily loud? It could be a migraine settling in. The connection between migraines and the auditory system has often been overlooked. But new research at Missouri State University is making a big bang. Read more...
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome in Mice Treated with Novel Class of Compounds A study in mice — led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — shows that a new class of compounds the scientists developed can improve multiple aspects of metabolic syndrome. An increasingly common group
Stimulating Spinal Cord Helps Paralyzed People to Walk Again Three people once paralysed by complete spinal-cord injuries can walk, swim, work the pedals of a bicycle and even paddle canoes, thanks to an implant that stimulates neurons in their spinal cords. Read more...
Researchers Label Early CAR-T Therapy Patient ‘Cured’ After Living a Decade Without Cancer In 2010, Doug Olson became the second person in the world to receive CAR-T cell therapy, an experimental tactic to engineer his own immune cells to fight cancer. His doctors had tempered expectations for how well it
Biden Relaunches 'Cancer Moonshot' Initiative Aimed at Halving Rate of Cancer Deaths by 2047 President Joe Biden on Wednesday relaunched the White House's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative, committing the nation to working toward reducing the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years. Read more...
WashU Part of $65 Million NIH Study of Schizophrenia in Young People Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is part of a major international study aimed at identifying causes and effects of the early stages of schizophrenia in young people, with the goal of improving early diagnosis and
Epstein-Barr Virus May be Leading Cause of Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure, is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of
New Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial in Young People Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is launching an international clinical trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease in people genetically destined to develop the illness at a young age. Unlike most other Alzheimer’s prevention trials, this one will enroll people before
NIH Researchers Identify Potential AMD Drugs with Stem-cell Based Research Tool Using a stem-cell-derived model, researchers have identified two drug candidates that may slow dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness for which no treatment exists. The scientists, from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the
Improving Drug Options for Colorectal Cancer Patients Patients with colorectal cancer were among the first to receive targeted therapies. These drugs aim to block the cancer-causing proteins that trigger out-of-control cell growth while sparing healthy tissues. But some patients are not eligible for these treatments because they have cancer-promoting mutations