Knight ADRC in the News

Randall J. Bateman, MD, the Charles F. & Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology, and David M. Holtzman, MD, the Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Distinguished Professor, both in WashU Medicine’s Department of Neurology, have been selected to receive the 2026 American Innovator Award from the Bayh-Dole Coalition. The award honors researchers, entrepreneurs and technology professionals who exemplify the determination required to move a federally funded discovery from the laboratory to the marketplace.

New tool can distinguish among major neurodegenerative diseases with goal of providing clarity for treatment decisions

Older adults who experienced at least one fall exhibited a faster decline in cognitive skills over the following decade than those who hadn’t fallen, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Public Health in St. Louis. The study also revealed that falls are a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease on par with Alzheimer’s brain proteins, the gold standard for gauging Alzheimer’s dementia risk.

Understanding the timeline of Alzheimer’s degeneration can improve support for those affected, and researchers have now built a new ‘molecular clock’ to predict the onset of symptoms years in advance, using established blood markers.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a method to predict when someone is likely to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease using a single blood test.