01/06/2021
A new class of protein material that interacts with living cells without being absorbed by them can influence cell signaling by binding and sequestering cell surface receptors, a new study shows....
09/30/2020
Type: YouTube
"What if we could build a remote control for cells?" That was the wild idea Kelly Stevens and Daniel Corbett had.
Stevens, assistant professor of bioengineering and laboratory medicine and pathology...
09/18/2020
Type: YouTube
Any virus can infect heart-muscle cells, but the novel coronavirus appears to have a particularly detrimental effect, which cardiologists are trying to understand. Autopsy studies of very sick...
08/27/2020
The link between influenza and serious heart conditions just grew stronger.
A CDC study looking at more than 80,000 adult patients hospitalized with flu over eight seasons found that sudden, serious...
08/04/2020
A team of researchers has developed a new vaccine design strategy that could confer improved immunity against certain viruses, including those that cause AIDS, the flu, and COVID-19. Using this...
07/23/2020
A national contest has sparked six award-winning ideas to reduce the burden of kidney dialysis among 2 million people globally who receive the blood-cleansing therapy to survive.
One winning entry...
06/29/2020
Powdered sugar is the special ingredient in a Rice University recipe for mimicking the body's intricate, branching blood vessels in lab-grown tissues.
In research published today in the journal...
04/23/2020
As treasures go, this may not rival Apple’s market capitalization or even the immeasurable riches of “It’s a Wonderful Life” hero George Bailey. But MRI scans of 4,796 patients’ knees have become a...
03/19/2020
The UW School of Medicine Match Day event at The HUB has been canceled for public-safety considerations regarding COVID-19.
Instead, the National Resident Matching Program will send an email at 9 a.m...
03/06/2020
Type: YouTube
In space, an astronaut's heart works harder, and that can lead to problems. That's why Nate Sniadecki, professor of mechanical engineering and an investigator with UW Medicine's Institute for Stem...