An international team of researchers led by University of Washington scientists have found that the gain or loss of blocks of genetic code, called copy number variants (CNV), contributed far more to...
Whether it’s making too many trips to the office candy bowl or eating an entire bag of movie-theater popcorn, snacking is easy to blame when it comes to weight gain. In reality, snacking is an...
Harborview Medical Center’s skybridges serve as gathering spots, walking routes, even impromptu staff meeting rooms. Now, three of the walkways are also immersive, colorful panoramas imagined by four...
Chemotherapy resistance is a common reason for cancer treatment failure. Subtle alterations in the molecular machinery of cancer cells may help explain how they fend off the drugs administered to...
Two University of Washington faculty aim to develop an injectable HIV therapy that can be administered once a week, easing the regimen of daily pills that HIV-positive people must manage now.
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In urban and rural areas alike, the United States faces an epidemic of fatal overdoses linked to heroin and prescription painkillers, among other substances.
Every day, 44 Americans die from an...
Why is it so difficult to locate and study the parts of the human genome that make humans distinct from other animals? In looking a this question, The Altantic spoke with Evan Eichler, professor of...
A recent report from the Nutritional Sciences Program at the University of Washington School of Public Health confirmed what many Seattle parents know anecdotally: Their school-age children on...
When it comes to spreading viruses, bats are thought to be among the worst. Now a new study of nearly 900 nonhuman primates in Bangladesh and Cambodia shows that macaques harbor more diverse...
[See related KOMO-4 News' Dec. 1 story.]
When the AIDS epidemic took the world by storm, Harborview Medical Center was among the first hospitals to open a specialty clinic for HIV/AIDS patients.
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