06/23/2017
Research results reported this week in the journal Science overturn long-held views on a basic messaging system within living cells.
The findings suggest new approaches to designing precisely...
Brian Wansink has spent much of his life thinking about food and wondering about Americans’ relationship to it.
“I grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. Like a lot of people in the Midwest, I spent a lot of...
This is the year you’ve vowed to finally shed that extra weight. But you might be making poor choices without even knowing it. UW Medicine clinical dietitian Judy Simon discusses food choices that...
A UW survey -- one of the first in the United States to examine attitudes among mental health professionals -- suggests that increased personal and professional experience lead to more empathy toward...
Dr. Gabor Maté, the renowned author on addictions, last week told more than 100 UW health-sciences students that the educational framework they are being taught is woefully inadequate because it...
In a study published recently by Nature Genetics, an international team of 34 scientists identified four genetic variants associated with an increased risk of developing esophageal cancer and its...
[Editors’ note: This is the fourth in a series of seven articles about bioethics. Q&A’s include UW experts discussing the beginning of life, end of life/futility, clinical consultation, pain care...
Saloni Parikh combines a passion for public health with talent for computer programming. As an undergraduate in the interdisciplinary honors program, she's already making an impact. For a global...
As a licensed massage practitioner, Cynthia Price learned that teaching body-awareness skills to clients gave them more resources to care for themselves. She developed an approach, called "Mindful...
As the repression of sexual minorities in many nations around the world becomes visible, the call for social justice and equality is also gaining strength.
"Uncensored: Gender, Sexuality & Social...