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@washumedicine.bsky.socialCould targeting the immune system fight neurodegeneration? A new study points to a groundbreaking new path for treating neurological diseases including Alzheimer's. https://bit.ly/4yVqmHo
@washumedicine.bsky.socialWashU Medicine neurologist Aaron Struck noticed a puzzling pattern: young patients with brutal seizures, normal brain scans and none of the usual risk factors. The one thing they had in common was frequent, high-potency cannabis use. Nobody had studied it. So his team did. https://bit.ly/3TQz0YK
@washumedicine.bsky.socialHow can we tell if an Alzheimer's drug working? Right now, that requires a costly brain scan. WashU Medicine researchers found a way that could one day offer a simpler answer. See the story > https://bit.ly/3TUVyYl
@washumedicine.bsky.socialA life-threatening tumor threatened a 10-year-old's livelihood — until a chance meeting led him to St. Louis Children's Hospital, where four WashU Medicine specialized surgeons worked as one to give him back his future.
@washumedicine.bsky.socialJeffrey Gordon, MD, has transformed our understanding of the gut microbiome’s role in human health. His work has led to real solutions for one of our most pressing global health challenges: childhood malnutrition.
@washumedicine.bsky.socialNEW: WashU Medicine researchers found they could predict a sudden, often fatal illness in preemies, up to 8 days before symptoms appeared — opening a critical window to intervene. See the story > https://bit.ly/46tJzDO
@washumedicine.bsky.socialMental health touches all of us, but it's not always talked about that way. Hear real insights from WashU Medicine physicians and counselors in PBS Nine's Things We Don't Talk About series — because the first step to better care is honest conversation. https://bit.ly/46ATFD7
@washumedicine.bsky.socialUp to 33% of older adults experience depression before surgery, yet mental health is not always a focus of routine pre-op care. See how researchers at WashU Medicine are changing that through a new clinical trial that pairs coaching with medication. https://bit.ly/4r4xUon
@washumedicine.bsky.socialWashU Medicine researchers may have found a way to stop the inflammation that drives brain tissue damage in Alzheimer’s before it reaches the brain — a discovery that could open the door to a whole new class of targeted treatments. See the story > https://bit.ly/4ibMfNt
@washumedicine.bsky.socialMissouri resident Darrell Bosworth's liver and kidney transplant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital was history making: WashU Medicine surgeons completed both procedures robotically — the first-ever reported for a double transplant. See the story > https://bit.ly/4iISb0B
@washumedicine.bsky.socialMissouri resident Darrell Bosworth's liver and kidney transplant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital was history making: WashU Medicine surgeons completed both procedures robotically — the first-ever reported for a double transplant. See the story > https://bit.ly/4iISb0B
@washumedicine.bsky.socialWashU Medicine researchers are revealing new paths forward for metabolic health — beyond just weight loss.
