Medical Research

The region is vying for a $160 million NSF grant to leverage existing neuroscience research prowess into new products and technology.

100 startup teams were narrowed down to one during the contest's inaugural year in St. Louis. Now, Immunophotonics moves on to the San Francisco final and a chance to win $1 million.

Investigators at St. Louis University and SSM Health hope to recruit people to add their health information to a huge national database that aims to diversify medical research.

Washington University School of Medicine’s $616 million research facility will bring together experts in a wide variety of neurological conditions who are working toward new treatments and technologies.

A team of researchers led by St. Louis University professor Jenna Gorlewicz will put a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to work building software that will make visual materials more legible for people with visual impairments.

Missouri University of Science and Technology professor Mark Towler has patented a glass powder that helps wounds stop bleeding. He's now investigating whether it also can prevent infections.

The United States Army has granted $1.2 million to a University of Missouri researcher to study combat wound infections. The research will focus on non-intravenous, topical and localized antibiotic treatments.

The patented device can analyze various chemicals in people’s breath, compare them to a database, and be an initial screening for ailments including diabetes and kidney disease.

The research done with Yale University shows the maximum amount of light energy that can be focused at a particular point through layers of other materials like human tissue.

Mast cell activation syndrome provides important clues for the treatment of long COVID-19, says Dr. Leonard Weinstock of Missouri Baptist Medical Center.