The molecular-level events that take place when a flu virus fuses itself to a host cell and starts a new infection were recently revealed in stark resolution by University of Washington researchers...
With a little help from NASA, injured runners can defy both gravity and the typical recovery timetable.
Meet the AlterG “anti-gravity” treadmill. It uses air pressure to lift a runner, reducing body...
UW Medicine’s Regional Heart Center last week became the first cardiology program in Washington state to implant a dissolving coronary stent, a technological advance approved this month by the FDA. ...
A structure that represents the biggest known genetic difference between humans and Neanderthals also predisposes humans to autism.
An international team of researchers led by UW Medicine genome...
Surgical residents learn their craft mostly in the operating room, watching and assisting mentors with patient procedures until their skills and poise suffice to fly solo.
Such on-the-job training...
The University of Washington School of Nursing is launching a Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management, aimed at developing interventions to help adults and children with chronic illnesses...
For children with autism and a class of genetic disorders, exposure to diagnostic ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy is linked to increased autism severity, according to a study conducted...
UW Medical Center’s cardiology care is identified among the nation’s best in a list of “100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs 2016,” published this month by Becker’s Hospital Review. No other...
Laws intended to curb distracted driving, mainly targeting cell phone use, have not kept pace with technology and can be difficult to enforce, according a new study led by University of Washington...
Matt Gittinger, a UW Medicine physician off-duty from his job at Harborview Medical Center, responded to an alert on his smartphone and helped save a man's life.
Douglas Stine was driving with co-...