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Multiple sclerosis appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease - a new study finds evidence that MS patients are less likely to have amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease

3 months ago medicine.wustl.edu disease neuroscience

Researchers developed a novel compound that effectively clears bacterial infections in mice, including those that can result in rare but potentially fatal “flesh-eating” illnesses

3 months ago medicine.wustl.edu health medicine

Research identifies how brain inflammation triggers muscle weakness after infections, suggesting a potential method to prevent muscle fatigue in conditions like long COVID, Alzheimer's, infections…

4 months ago medicine.wustl.edu brain covid neuroscience

Risk of long Covid declined over course of pandemic

4 months ago medicine.wustl.edu covid

Subtle cognitive decline precedes end to driving for older adults. Routine cognitive testing may help older drivers plan for life after driving

5 months ago medicine.wustl.edu neuroscience

Risk of death from COVID-19 lessens, but infection still can cause issues 3 years later. Study also shows that patients hospitalized within 30 days after infection face 29% higher death risk in 3rd year compared with those not infected

5 months ago medicine.wustl.edu covid health

Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses

6 months ago medicine.wustl.edu covid medicine

Researchers have found, in mice, that a strain of gut bacteria – Ruminococcus gnavus – can enhance the effects of cancer immunotherapy

6 months ago medicine.wustl.edu cancer

Researchers at Washington University are consulting with the people of St

5 months ago medicine.wustl.edu health washington

Neurons help flush waste out of our brain during sleep by producing bursts of electrical pulses that cumulate into rhythmic waves that propel fluid through the brain, cleaning it of debris…

8 months ago medicine.wustl.edu brain neuroscience

New blood test can be as good at detecting molecular signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain as cerebrospinal fluid tests approved by the FDA for Alzheimer’s diagnosis

9 months ago medicine.wustl.edu brain disease medicine

Scientists identified the lateral habenula as the part of the brain that regulates decision-making processes about physical rewards (i.e

9 months ago medicine.wustl.edu brain neuroscience

Life span increases in mice when specific brain cells are activated

10 months ago medicine.wustl.edu brain neuroscience

A woman who never developed Alzheimer's despite a strong genetic predisposition may hold the key to stopping the disease in its tracks

11 months ago medicine.wustl.edu disease genetics neuroscience

'Long flu' has emerged as a consequence similar to long Covid

11 months ago medicine.wustl.edu covid

A new study found Alzheimer’s-like tau deposits in the form of cholesterol known as cholesteryl esters builds up in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s-like disease, and that clearing out the cholesteryl esters with an experimental drug helps prevent brain damage and behavioral changes.

12 months ago medicine.wustl.edu brain disease neuroscience

Research found in mice that digesting chitin, an abundant dietary fiber in insect exoskeletons and also mushrooms and crustacean shells, engages the immune system response that was linked to less weight gain…

14 months ago medicine.wustl.edu health

First robotic liver transplant in U.S. performed by Washington University surgeons

16 months ago medicine.wustl.edu washington

Scientists have identified a potential pathway to pain relief, that neither triggers addiction nor causes hallucinations, targeting the activation of K receptor without the use of opioids

18 months ago medicine.wustl.edu biology

Paxlovid reduces risk of long-term health problems, death from COVID-19. The medication's benefits last up to six months after infection

20 months ago medicine.wustl.edu covid medicine

Two-pronged immunotherapy eliminates metastatic breast cancer in mice | Suggests a new approach for treating breast cancers that have spread to bone

20 months ago medicine.wustl.edu cancer health

An experimental combination of two drugs halts the progression of small cell lung cancer, the deadliest form of lung cancer, according to a study in mice

2 years ago medicine.wustl.edu cancer

Low testosterone may increase risk of COVID-19 hospitalization for men: An analysis of 723 men who tested positive for COVID-19, mostly in 2020 before vaccines were available, indicated low testosterone was an independent risk factor for hospitalization.

2 years ago medicine.wustl.edu covid

Researchers have found many people who tested positive for the coronavirus in the early months of the pandemic also experienced peripheral neuropathy -- pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet -- during and following their bouts with COVID-19.

2 years ago medicine.wustl.edu coronavirus covid

Blood test for Alzheimer’s

2 years ago medicine.wustl.edu

Antiviral compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells

3 years ago medicine.wustl.edu

Researcher implant genetically-engineered cells that release drugs automatically to treat rheumatoid arthritis - living implant has cells that automatically sense flares and release a biologic drug in response

3 years ago medicine.wustl.edu release

‘Good cholesterol’ may protect liver. Study in mice, human blood samples, suggests HDL from the intestine may prevent liver inflammation.