A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadly range of reactions to the Ebola virus.
People exposed to Ebola vary in how the virus affects them. Some...
Nearly half of U.S. women who undergo screening mammography have dense breast tissue, which reduces the screenings' ability to detect cancer and which is associated with moderately higher risk for...
Roger Roffman, a UW professor emeritus of social work and former pot smoker, was a sponsor of Washington state's 2012 marijuana-legalization initiaitive.
Legalizing pot is more sensible than...
In what is likely to be a major step forward in the study of influenza, cystic fibrosis and other human diseases, an international research effort has sequenced the ferret genome. The sequence was...
Owners of older dogs often wish their elderly pet could be granted a few more years to trot along on a walk, chase a ball, even dig up the backyard. Dogs have much shorter lives compared to people. ...
It’s a dog eat dog world, and bacteria have been living in it for a long time. It’s of no surprise that bacteria have a sophisticated arsenal to compete with each other for valuable resources in the...
Can private investors be tempted to stake public social-service programs? Yes – if there’s a way for them to recoup their investment and a bit of profit, suggest three University of Washington...
Teen pressures and anxieties have not diminished from previous generations and may actually be broader, involving feelings of sexual-identity crisis and greater concern for future employment...
Reducing obesity among children. Investing in early childhood programs. Devising strategies to reduce gun violence.
These three efforts illustrate how public health has risen to the top of the civic...
On Dec. 18 New York Gov. Andrew Coumo announced a ban on fracking in the state out of concern for public health risks. New York, and neighboring states, are on the Marcellus Shale Field....