News Releases

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October 9, 2018

First genetic risk factor found for erectile dysfunction

In a specific area of the genome, variations were associated with a 26 percent increased risk of the sexually limiting condition.

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October 4, 2018

Inflammatory marker tied to kidney decline in healthy adults

Study involved 2,548 people; those who had highest levels of marker at outset were likelier to develop kidney problems.

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October 2, 2018

Blood researcher receives NIH New Innovator Award

Stem cell biologist Sergei Doulatov is working to improve bone marrow transplant options, understand blood diseases, and maintain healthy blood systems

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October 2, 2018

Photo enforcement slows school zone speeders

A study near four Seattle schools found that Issuing speed-camera traffic tickets reduced violations.

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September 26, 2018

Hit ’em where they eat. Stealth drug fights resistant bacteria

In studies in humans and mice, bacteria confuse the metal gallium for a nutrient, and it works as a Trojan horse to destroy them.

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September 26, 2018

UW named a genome center for NIH All of Us

The program’s genome centers will generate data from participants of a wide variety of backgrounds to improve precision medicine.

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September 24, 2018

Undiagnosed Diseases Network expands to Pacific Northwest

A new clinical site at UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s will serve Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho and Oregon patients with rare or puzzling disorders. 

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September 12, 2018

1,000s of breast cancer gene variants engineered, analyzed

Findings on nearly 4,000 BRCA1 mutations will be immediately useful to many patients with previously inconclusive genetic test results.

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August 31, 2018

Malaria vaccine work deploys parasite-fighting cells to liver

Prime-and-trap effort harnesses T cells, instead of antibodies, to fend off early-stage malaria infection in mice.

 

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August 30, 2018

DNA accessibility, gene expression jointly profiled in 1,000s of cells

A new assay, reported in Science, advances research on how various cells types interpret their genetic code

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