The brain needs to flush out waste products to stay healthy and fend off conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists are beginning to understand how the the brain’s waste removal system works. [Transcript] A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Turns out the brain needs regular cleaning. Otherwise, it gets clogged up with waste products, including some associated with diseases […]
Abhinav Diwan, MD, a highly regarded cardiologist with expertise in the molecular underpinnings of cardiovascular disease, has been named the inaugural Charlie W. Shaeffer, MD, Professor of Cardiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Diwan was installed by David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, the George and Carol […]
Key steps leading to such accumulation identified; could inform new therapeutic approaches
Jonathan D. Cooper, PhD, a professor of pediatrics, of genetics and of neurology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, received two grants totaling $2.55 million over five years from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Cooper will study enzyme replacement therapy as a possible […]
Findings in mice suggest new therapeutic approach to Alzheimer’s, other age-related diseases
Enzyme replacement therapy, in mice and sheep, slowed brain degeneration
Researchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements
Recognizes scientist’s contributions to Alzheimer’s disease research
Multicenter team aims to understand how, why brain changes with age
Improves insulin secretion, lowers blood sugar
Study points to FDA-approved drugs that have potential to slow or reverse brain damage
Recognized for expertise in brain injury, impact as mentor
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting May 7, numerous faculty members were appointed or promoted with tenure or granted tenure, effective July 1 unless otherwise indicated. Promotion with tenure Megan Tierney Baldridge, MD, PhD, to associate professor of medicine at the School of Medicine; Trevor G. Gardner II to professor of […]
Immune cells from skull bone marrow guard the brain, spinal cord
Study to look for genetic pathways that lead to formation of plaques, tangles
Washington University collaboration aims to advance 3D imaging of living cells, tissues
Impaired drainage also may play a role in Alzheimer’s in people