News Releases

Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spike glycoprotein
February 21, 2020

COVID-19 coronavirus spike holds infectivity details

Several new findings on how the virus’ cell entry tools operate could expedite the design of vaccines, antibodies, antivirals and other therapeutics.

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Birds at sunrise
February 20, 2020

Let there be 'circadian' light

New study describes science behind best lights to affect sleep, mood and learning.

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Hemodialysis machine in an intensive care unit
February 18, 2020

Signed orders help patients avoid unwanted ICU care

However, a third of patients with Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment, which documented their choices for interventions, received care they had specified against. 

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Group of healthcare workers
February 12, 2020

Perspective in NEJM: Modernize scope-of-practice laws

Nurses, physician assistants, and community pharmacists should be treated the same in every state, authors say.

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HIV virus infecting cells.
February 12, 2020

New clues surface on how to block reemergence of HIV

“We wanted to answer the question ‘How does HIV bounce back when treatment is stopped?'" said Dr. Florian Hladik.

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AAAS 2020 meeting graphic
February 12, 2020

Hot topics in UW Medicine science at AAAS meeting

Protein molecule design, citizen science, human chimerism, DNA privacy, sex-trafficked youth, and Mycoplasma genitalium are among areas researchers will discuss.

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newborn baby in hospital nursery
February 11, 2020

Gut microbe imbalance may stunt CF babies’ growth

Altering the gut microbiome might become a therapy for improving growth during infancy in cystic fibrosis patients

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Field ouse with her babies
February 7, 2020

How some mammals pause their pregnancies

Biochemical reasons for lag times between conception and pregnancy in mice became clearer in a recent study

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Morhaf Achkar at a rally
February 4, 2020

UW Medicine physician living with stage 4 lung cancer

Dr. Morhaf Al Achkar writes book, "Roads to Meaning and Resilience with Cancer," to help people ‘get busy back living.’

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businessman holding a lightbulb
January 31, 2020

New center to fund ‘most exciting’ biomedical discoveries

The Washington Entrepreneurial Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (WE-REACH) is being created with $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health.

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