09/12/2017
The National Institutes of Health today announced $15 million in funding for development of 3-D tissue models, among them a University of Washington effort to study the effects of drugs on kidney "...
10/04/2017
One daily 8 oz. glass of 100 percent fruit juice does not cause high blood pressure or diabetes in adults, according to research from the University of Washington School of Public Health and the Fred...
11/07/2017
A provocative study and accompanying commentary in The Lancet last week is drawing fierce rebuttals from cardiologists.
The study was the first randomized trial to compare two groups of people with a...
01/11/2018
Women who experience common menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats appear to have an 18 percent greater risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study led by researchers from...
05/08/2018
You’d think you’d know if your heart were quivering instead beating normally, but many people who have atrial fibrillation – a serious form of irregular heartbeat or palpitations – don’t feel...
06/28/2018
Among people with advanced kidney disease, interactions with providers and with the health system can often take a large emotional toll.
The findings, published today in the Clinical Journal of the...
02/12/2019
Just in time for one of the most sugar-centric days of the year, this: By the time a child is 10, it’s likely they’ve consumed the recommended allowance of sugar for an 18-year-old, according to a...
04/29/2019
In 2014, Chuck Lee of Bothell, Washington, was among seven subjects in a clinical trial of a “Wearable Artificial Kidney.” The proof-of-concept dialysis device was an exciting idea for patients like...
05/22/2019
Current treatments can slow progression of heart failure, but do not address the underlying issues, including specific problems that cause systolic heart failure. In this condition, the heart doesn’...
05/31/2019
Women who consider pregnancy during their medical residencies often do so in a vacuum of information about available maternity leave or how the decision could affect the remainder of their training,...