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A young adult sits alone at home. New research from WashU School of Public Health explores how social connection relates to depression and anxiety. (Photo: Shutterstock)
3.23.26

Nearly half of young adults report loneliness in eight-country study

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There is no pattern of evidence that federal food assistance programs such as school meals and grocery benefits promote unhealthy weight in children, according to a comprehensive analysis by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Public Health and Brown School. (Photo: Getty Images)
3.16.26

Food assistance programs do not promote obesity in children

School of Public Health
A new study by researchers at WashU School of Public Health shows that falls are tightly linked to Alzheimer's disease. Older adults with a history of falls experienced significantly faster cognitive decline than those with no such history. (Credit: Getty Images)
3.12.26

Falls signal faster cognitive decline in older adults

School of Public Health
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2.17.26

A conversation with medical decision-making expert Mary Politi

School of Public Health
Afghan primary school students who received a school-based intervention to teach life skills such as self-regulation and problem solving did better academically and showed fewer signs of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. (Photo: Norwegian Afghanistan Committee)
2.16.26

School-based psychosocial program enhances children’s well-being amid crisis

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2.11.26

SPHERE Launches Summer Research Opportunity for WashU Students

Office of Undergraduate Research
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2.9.26

Closing the research-practice gap

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As Americans live longer, responsibility for long-term care increasingly falls to families. (Photo: Shutterstock)
2.2.26

Caregiving burdens, medical debt are reshaping health in the US

The Source
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1.29.26

Watch: Talking Public Health with Nhial T. Tutlam

School of Public Health
Screenshot of Dr. Theresa Betancourt and Dean Sandro Galea
1.27.26

Lessons from The Resilience & Recovery of Former Child Soldiers with Dr. Theresa Betancourt

Complicating The Narrative with Salma Abdalla
12.22.25

Watch: Prof. Kim Thuy Seelinger on Complicating the Narrative

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WashU | Bursky Public Health
12.19.25

Apply for the Summer Global Public Health Research Program! Deadline: January 20

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