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Friday, May 5, 2023

Lonely? The Surgeon General says you’re not alone

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy gestures as he speaks at a news conference.

A UW Medicine clinical psychologist has seen this day approaching: Loneliness is declared an epidemic in the United States.

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Bulb-like axon terminals of cone photoreceptors in the marmoset’s foveal retina. The blue pedicle, a short wavelength sensitive neuron, gives rise to complex circuitry that starts a neural code for color perception.
April 28, 2023

Do people and monkeys see colors the same way?

Study shows some nerve cell circuits for color vision are uniquely human.

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artists conception of coronaviruses
April 28, 2023

Keeping an eye on Omicron variant XBB1.16 

WHO recently named XBB1.16 a COVID-19 virus variant of interest, which means it has properties worth watching. 

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box of mifepristone
April 22, 2023

Response to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone

Under this ruling, UW Medicine patients will continue to have access to abortion services while the appeals continue, including medication abortion care.

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