Substance use recovery application (Links to an external site)
Category: Research
Implant provides lasting relief for treatment-resistant depression (Links to an external site)
Study finds enduring benefits of vagus nerve stimulation for patients not helped by standard therapies
Opportunity for Collaboration: Meet New Faculty Member!
Jan Kubanek, PhD, joined the faculty of WashU Medicine Department of Psychiatry on August 1, 2025, as associate professor of psychiatry in the Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, with secondary appointments in the Department of Neurology and Department of Radiology. He brings combined experience in human and macaque electrophysiology, human and macaque behavioral […]
Blood plasma reveals shared pathways in neurodegenerative diseases (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine researchers, led by Carlos Cruchaga, have identified biomarkers of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and frontotemporal dementia from blood plasma, suggesting new therapeutic avenues.
Early intervention changes trajectory for depressed preschoolers (Links to an external site)
Several months of parent-child therapy program yields positive effects for years, study finds
$12 million grant funds studies of role of genes in autism, similar diagnoses (Links to an external site)
Eating disorder chat tool could improve access to care (Links to an external site)
Brain structure differences provide clues to substance use risks (Links to an external site)
WashU researchers found correlations between types of brain structure and people who try drugs before age 15. The research was published in JAMA Network Open.
Vagus nerve stimulation may relieve treatment-resistant depression, study finds (Links to an external site)
By Kristen Rogers, CNN
Psilocybin generates psychedelic experience by disrupting brain network (Links to an external site)
Study advances efforts to harness drug’s mind-altering power to treat mental illness