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October 30, 2019

Bacterial arms race may shape gut microbiome

Large, mobile gene clusters protect against a type of toxic attack by rival bacteria.

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October 28, 2019

$17.2M grant to explore link between aging eyes and brains

UW Medicine and Kaiser Permanente researchers to study whether degenerative eye diseases offer clues to who will develop Alzheimer’s.

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October 21, 2019

Did archaic genetic variants help Melanesians adapt?

Scientists find 19 variations suggestive of positive selection, and likely introduced in prehistoric times through interbreeding with Neanderthals or Denisovans.

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October 16, 2019

Scientists discover skin keeps time independent of the brain

Skin expresses its own photoreceptors using a previously mysterious member of the opsin gene family, neuropsin.

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October 15, 2019

Smart-speaker technology monitors infants' breathing

An Amazon Echo or Google Home device can use white noise to soothe sleeping babies and detect breathing abnormalities.

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October 14, 2019

New research center to explore muscle health and disease

Investigators hope leading-edge scientific studies will translate into therapies for difficult-to-treat skeletal muscle disorders, as well as heart muscle damage

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October 11, 2019

New genetic link found for some forms of SIDS

Newborns with this genetic mutation succumb suddenly to heart failure because they are unable to process milk. 

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October 9, 2019

Study: Pre-med students often exposed to drug promotions

Most pre-medical students surveyed reported they had accepted or seen someone else accept handouts from pharmaceutical company representatives.

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October 7, 2019

Violence has complex, far-reaching impacts on health

Individual acts of violence have cumulative, far-reaching physical and mental effects on victims and communities, researchers write.

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October 3, 2019

$50 million gift is foundation for brain disorders research

Philanthropists Lynn and Mike Garvey establish The Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions to investigate the effects of aging, trauma and addiction.

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