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• Washington University Researchers Identify Novel Compound G2 as Potent Autophagy Booster to Clear Toxic Tau Proteins in Frontotemporal Dementia

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Research

  A study published in Nature Communications reveals that a novel chemical compound, G2, can effectively restore the cellular "clean-up" system in human neurons affected by frontotem...

• WashU Medicine Study Reveals Novel Compound Clears Toxic Tau Protein and Prevents Neuronal Death in Frontotemporal Dementia Models

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a chemical compound that restores the brain's internal waste-disposal system, known as autophag...

• FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to WashU Medicine’s Off-the-Shelf CAR-T Immunotherapy for Aggressive T-Cell Cancers

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Research

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked the approval process for WU-CART-007, a novel immunotherapy developed at Washington University School of Medicine to combat r...

• New Gut-Restricted Pharmaceutical Compound Shields Liver and Enhances Nutrient Intake Following Intestinal Surgery

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Health

  Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have developed a precision drug, WUSTL0717, designed to prevent liver failure in patients who have undergone radical small b...