Alzheimer’s disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking down half of its members in the prime of life. But one member of that family evaded what had seemed would be fate: Despite inheriting the genetic defect that caused her relatives to develop dementia in their 40s, she stayed cognitively healthy into her […]
Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS, FAES, has been elected to the American Epilepsy Society (AES) board of directors beginning at the conclusion of the Society’s 2023 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 1-5, 2023. A medical and scientific society of more than 5,200 members, the AES is dedicated to advancing research and education for preventing, treating, […]
Doctors managing deceased organ donors routinely treat the donors’ bodies with thyroid hormones in a bid to preserve heart function and increase the quantity and quality of hearts and other organs available for transplantation. However, according to a recent clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Mid-America […]
In Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, cognitive decline is driven by the overaccumulation of a normal brain protein known as tau. Wherever tau builds up, nearby brain tissue starts to degenerate and die.
The Washington University Tuberous Sclerosis Center is recognized by the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Alliance as one of only 13 TSC Centers of Excellence across the globe and the only in Missouri. Its multispecialty team is equipped to provide the highest level of comprehensive, medical care for children and adults with tuberous sclerosis complex while conducting cutting-edge […]
Sobia Shahab joined the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis at the end of August as business director. In this role, Shahab is involved in business analysis and decision support partnering to a number of elements of the business, including the Neuromuscle Clinical Lab and Neuromuscle and Critical Care […]
The Department of Neurology congratulates Clinical Research Specialist PT/OT Antonia Goelz for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q1 FY24. Goelz was nominated by faculty and staff because of her positivity and willingness to “jump in and do anything and everything; from cleaning the kitchen, scrubbing stains, to boxing up charts.” […]
Story written by Washington University Medical Advancement. Michele and Matt Herndon honor their late son, Mitchell, by building the support community he longed for while coping with an unknown neurodegenerative disorder. When 19-year-old Mitchell Herndon died in October 2019, his parents, Michele and Matt, dealt with what they call COVID grief — mourning their son […]
Anne Fagan, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and a professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award by the Alzheimer’s Association. The award recognizes a senior investigator whose contributions have made a […]
Anesthesiologist Michael S. Avidan, MBBCh, reproductive biologist Sarah K. England, PhD, and neurologist Timothy Miller, MD, PhD, all of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the organization is one of the highest honors in […]