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picture of biochemist and protein designer David Baker

Biochemist David Baker receives Nobel Prize

By harnessing the power of computing, Baker has transformed biological research.

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Which health centers got the most COVID relief funds?

Now that pandemic funding is drying up, some smaller health clinics may struggle to remain open, a UW Medicine researcher notes.

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AI enlisted to design vaccines against pandemic threats

UW Medicine will lead one of seven NIH-funded research centers aimed at preventing the spread of the most dangerous pathogens.

Colorized electron micrograph of syphilis bacteria from NIAID

NIH funds 3 syphilis diagnostics projects

New diagnostic tests are needed to curtail the U.S. surge of syphilis cases, which now top more than 200,000 a year.

illustration of a patient receiving kidney-stone ultrasound and an image of kidney stones

Pushing kidney-stone fragments reduces stones’ recurrence

Using ultrasound to reposition the smaller grains significantly lowers patients’ returns to the operating room, a study finds.

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