Blunted response to rewards in preschoolers with depression
Adults and teenagers with clinical depression don’t respond to rewards in a normal manner. Their moods are less enthusiastic, and their brains don’t a...
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Sex differences contribute to vision damage in NF1
Vision problems can be caused by neurofibromatosis. Kids with mutations in the NF1 gene that causes neurofibromatosis often develop tumors on the opti...
Brain changes in Tourette syndrome
Using MRIs, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified areas in the brains of children with Tourettes syndr...
Bruchas-BRAIN grant
As part of the White House Brain Initiative, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received two grants to develop ...
PCORI depression grant
Treatment-resistant depression is a big problem for older adults. More than half of seniors with clinical depression dont get relief from standard an...
Sickle cell pain & methadone
Children with sickle cell disease frequently have painful episodes that can require hospitalization for a few days. Physicians want to treat those epi...
ABCD study
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will play a major role in the largest long-term study of brain development and ch...
Benefits when heavy smokers quit
Quitting smoking improves health and lowers odds of developing lung cancer. But a new study shows that even among smokers with a genetic predispositio...
Grandma study
In search of genetic clues regarding autism spectrum disorder, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are launching a st...
Drug company money and retina drug use
A new study reveals that some eye specialists who receive money from pharmaceutical companies are more likely to use drugs promoted by those companies...