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From sidewalk to ICU: Bike and scooter crashes

picture of stairs that Yann Gorbatov tried to ride down on an e-bike

Harborview Medical Center reports a surge of accidents involving two-wheel vehicles, many driven by people not wearing a helmet.

News Releases

Map of neurons in the brain.

Can the brain be targeted to treat type 2 diabetes?

Excessive activity in one set of neurons is responsible for elevated blood sugar in diabetic mice, a study shows.

Andrew Luskin in a lab at Rockefeller University where he is now a postdoc

Researchers gain insights into the brain’s ‘dimmer switch’

The findings advance the understanding of how our brains regulate arousal, attention and responses to stress and fear.

UW Medicine pharmacology fellow Sean C. Piantadosi developed the device in collaboration with colleagues at UW and Northwestern University.

Device reveals how drugs affect brain activity in real time

Research with the device may help develop new treatments for neurological diseases and mental health disorders.

Walking speed, a common measure of function in older people, is one of several metrics to assess biological age.

New health assessment tool gauges body’s biological age

The tool uses medical history and routine lab results to gauge body and organ age and to predict risk of disability and death.

Woman looking thoughtfully at computer.

GI cancer rates don’t easily represent diverse groups

The incidence of several cancers varies among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, a study finds.

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