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Fresh Truck Boston Housing Authority Healthy Families Project
July 26, 2018

Study tests healthy living strategies in public housing

Changes in their environment, such as fresh food trucks, walking groups, screenings, and cooking demos, helped Boston residents eat better and get more exercise.

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woman pauses while climbing stairs
May 25, 2023

Researchers identify most common symptoms of long COVID

A study zeroes in on 12 symptoms out of more than 200 that have been cited as persistent aftereffects of the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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illustration of human form and digital imagery suggestive of DNA
May 11, 2023

Scientists join NIH study of genomic variation among cells

The new research effort aims to identify genome diversity within cells of different bodily tissues, which affect normal development, aging and our overall health.

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Illustration of Human Pangenome Reference Consortium efforts to gather data from diverse populations around the world
May 10, 2023

UW Medicine plays key role in NIH pangenome studies

The researchers were instrumental in work on a new genomic reference collection that represents greater human population diversity.

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Man in rideshare on way back from colonoscopy
June 5, 2023

Rideshare removes hurdle to colonoscopy, pilot study shows

For many people, transportation poses a significant barrier to accessing procedures for colorectal cancer screening.

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May 9, 2023

Pair of UW Medicine scientists are named HHMI scholars

The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are seen as potential research leaders who will promote diversity in their fields.

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artists conception of coronaviruses
April 28, 2023

Keeping an eye on Omicron variant XBB1.16 

WHO recently named XBB1.16 a COVID-19 virus variant of interest, which means it has properties worth watching. 

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Bulb-like axon terminals of cone photoreceptors in the marmoset’s foveal retina. The blue pedicle, a short wavelength sensitive neuron, gives rise to complex circuitry that starts a neural code for color perception.
April 28, 2023

Do people and monkeys see colors the same way?

Study shows some nerve cell circuits for color vision are uniquely human.

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Examples of protein molecules designed by reinforcement learning software program
April 20, 2023

Reinforcement learning: from board games to protein design

A new protein design software adapts a strategy proven adept at board games like chess and Go.

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images of breast scans with digital mammography and digital tomosynthesis
April 11, 2023

Tomosynthesis bests mammography in community practice

A study showed that digital 3D breast tomosynthesis leads to better cancer-screening performance than 2D mammography.

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