Award of up to $31 million supports development of osteoarthritis treatment
Erik Herzog, PhD, professor in Arts & Sciences & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is part of a research team that received an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to...
View ArticleWashU researchers’ discovery opens new doors to HIV treatment
Liang Shan, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of pathology & immunology and Public Health Faculty Scholar, and team, have discovered how an overactive immune response triggered by HIV...
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WashU researchers’ discovery opens new doors to HIV treatment
Written by April Houston, MSW, MPH, knowledge translation & communications director, HLB-SIMPLe Research Alliance, Division of Infectious Diseases, WashU School of Medicine Photo: Drew Hayes,...
View ArticleCombining multiple meds into a single pill reduces cardiovascular deaths
A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine and authored by Anubha Agarwal, MD, co-director Program in Global Cardiovascular Health, & Mark D. Huffman, MD, co-director Global Health...
View ArticleThe challenges of investigating war crimes in the conflict between Israel and...
While a guest on NPR’s All Things Considered, Leila Sadat, JD, LLM, DEA, professor of criminal law and Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on bringing war criminals to justice in the war between...
View ArticleCenter co-director’s research shows age is overlooked in higher ed....
Nancy Morrow-Howell, the Betty Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Social Policy at the Brown School and co-director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging is the lead author of the study,...
View ArticleStudy: Age As Aspect of Identity Not Prioritized by University DEI Offices
Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging staff were quoted in an article about their recently published study - Age as a Factor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education. Nancy...
View ArticleAccelerated aging linked to cancer risk in younger adults, research shows
Yin Cao, ScD, associate professor of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, recently presented her research finding a connection between rising cancer rates in younger adults and biological...
View ArticleMental health chatbots powered by artificial intelligence developed as a...
Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD, associate professor, Psychiatry, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, was recently on 60 Minutes discussing issues surrounding the use of AI driven chatbots to help people...
View ArticleBill would exempt Missouri Farm Bureau health insurance plans from federal rules
Timothy McBride, PhD, co-director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, weighs in on legislation that would allow MO Farm Bureau health insurance plans to offer...
View ArticleWhy are so many young people getting cancer?
Yin Cao, ScD, associate professor of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is mentioned in an article about her research studying risk factors contributing to the rise of cancer in adults...
View ArticleChlamydia vaccine shows promise in early trial
Hilary Reno, MD, PhD, co-director, Public Health Data and Training Center, medical director of the St. Louis County Sexual Health Clinic & Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on an early-stage...
View ArticleWhat you should know about over-the-counter birth control
David Eisenberg, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, talks about the safety and effectiveness of the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill...
View ArticleAs bird flu spreads in the US, is it safe to eat eggs? What to know about the...
Hilary M. Babcock, MD, professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, spoke to TODAY.com about the risk of bird flu in humans.
View ArticleAccelerated aging may be a cause of increased cancers in people under 55
Yin Cao, ScD, associate professor of surgery & Public Health Faculty Scholar, presented her research finding a connection between rising cancer rates in younger adults and biological aging, at the...
View ArticleFilling the Gap: Training the Workforce in Evidence-Based Public Health
Ross Brownson, PhD, professor of public health, Public Health Faculty Scholar, & director of the Prevention Research Center explains how the center has been partnering with the National Association...
View ArticleMoment of promise
A Washington Magazine article highlighting neuroscience research at WashU mentions research by Gautam Dantas, PhD, professor of laboratory & genomic medicine & Public Health Faculty Scholar,...
View ArticleThe next era of neuroscience research
Eric Lenze, MD, professor of psychiatry, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, participated in the ribbon cutting and dedication of the new Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building at WUSM.
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Friedman Lecture and Awards focuses on the intersection of climate change and...
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager, Institute for Public Health More than 100 WashU faculty, students and community partners in the field of aging recently convened at Knight Hall on...
View ArticleGlobal study reveals health impacts of airborne trace elements
Jay Turner, DSc, professor of engineering education & Public Health Faculty Scholar, is part of a team whose recent published study produced valuable methodology used to identify regions with...
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