Every year, millions of women undergo an anxiety-fraught breast biopsy, usually obtained on the heels of a breast lump or uncertain mammogram. Their hope and expectation is that the tissue sample...
Researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Cape Town in South Africa plan to partner on a two-year study to test a lower-cost, simpler and safer method in diagnosing...
Breast biopsy samples are often difficult to interpret. A sample that appears benign may be malignant, in which case the diagnosis of breast cancer may be missed. And a sample that appears malignant...
Among older women, at-home self-surveys can predict mortality, hip fractures and falls as well as a measurements taken during a clinic visit, according to researchers at the University of Washington...
Patients with intermittent claudication, a form of peripheral arterial disease, who had circulation-restoring procedures called revascularization had better quality of life and fewer symptoms a year...
Researchers have found promising results for treating depression with a video game interface that targets underlying cognitive issues associated with depression rather than just managing the symptoms...
Students who binge-drink on their 21st birthday are more likely to drink heavily in the future, according to research published this month in Addictive Behaviors. (The study was published online in...
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Research co-led by University of Washington pharmacy and...
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In as early as 2018, a rocket carrying a payload that includes 24 microfluidic chips about the size of credit cards will transport an...
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