Neural pathway key to sensation of pleasant touch identified (Links to an external site)

Neural pathway key to sensation of pleasant touch identified
Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD, director of the Center for the Study of Itch & Sensory Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, alongside his team, identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide in mice — a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells — that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the brain.

Chief Residents Announced for 2022-2023

Chief Residents Announced for 2022-2023
We are excited to announce the Anesthesiology Chief Residents for the next 2022-2023 academic year will be Mark Hanak, MD, Manjaap Sidhu, MD, and Patricia Strutz, MD.

COVID-19 infection linked to higher risk of neuropathy (Links to an external site)

COVID-19 infection linked to higher risk of neuropathy
Senior investigator Simon Haroutounian, PhD, chief of clinical research at the Washington University Pain Center alongside other researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that many people who tested positive for the coronavirus in the early months of the pandemic also experienced peripheral neuropathy during and following their bouts with COVID-19.