AI may predict spread of lung cancer to brain (Links to an external site)
Physicians treating patients with early-stage lung cancer face a conundrum: choosing potentially helpful yet toxic therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation or immunotherapy to knock out the cancer and lessen the risk of it spreading to the brain, or waiting to see if lung surgery alone proves sufficient. When up to 70% of such patients do […]
Dr. Scott Handley and scientists from Yale School of Medicine receive $575,000 grant to fund Long COVID research
A team including scientists from Yale School of Medicine and Scott Handley, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, have received $575,000 from PolyBio Research Foundation to fund long COVID research. The grant will support the team’s efforts to define mechanisms by which the SARS-CoV-2 virus can persist for long […]
Three P&I graduate students named Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Medical Science Fellows
Three graduate students affiliated with labs in the Department of Pathology and Immunology have been named Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Medical Science Fellows. Lucas Adams, an MD/PhD student in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) Immunology program who is completing his thesis work in the labs of Dr. Daved Fremont and […]
Neurons help flush waste out of brain during sleep (Links to an external site)
There lies a paradox in sleep. Its apparent tranquility juxtaposes with the brain’s bustling activity. The night is still, but the brain is far from dormant. During sleep, brain cells produce bursts of electrical pulses that cumulate into rhythmic waves – a sign of heightened brain cell function. But why is the brain active when we […]
Faculty Feature: Dr. Samuel Ballentine
For this Faculty Feature, we spoke with Samuel J. Ballentine, MD. Dr. Ballentine’s clinical and research interests include Gastrointestinal and Pancreaticobiliary Pathology, Liver Pathology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In addition to his clinical work and research, Dr. Ballentine is associate director of the department’s residency program, where he provides mentorship for the next generation of […]
Medicare approves genetic test for solid tumors (Links to an external site)
A genetic test that identifies cancer mutations in solid tumors and that was developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been approved for reimbursement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The test, known as GatewaySeq, identifies mutations that can be targeted with available drugs, helping advance […]
Dr. Jeffrey I. Gordon receives Nemmers Prize (Links to an external site)
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science from Northwestern University. Gordon was selected for the prize by a jury of distinguished U.S. scientists for transforming the understanding of human health and how it is shaped by the gut […]
How does waste leave the brain? (Links to an external site)
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found passageways that connect the brain to vessels that carry fluid waste out of and away from the brain. The newly discovered anatomical structures, found in mice and people, are like tiny gates, allowing waste to leave the brain and enter lymphatic vessels, where […]