For decades, children's potential exposure to old paint was spotlighted as the main health hazard involving lead. Today, workers are more often highly exposed to lead than the general population,...
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...
Kenny Sherr heads the world’s only Ph.D. program in implementation science, based in the University of Washington's Department of Global Health.
“It’s all about taking the science that we know works...
Say you’re sick. You head to your doctor and discuss personal details about your body. The doc thoughtfully checks your symptoms, maybe administers a test or two, and then delivers a diagnosis.
When...
If national health was an Olympic-level competition, the United States would be eliminated in the trials, unable to qualify for the finals competition.
That's the conclusion of two University of...
Humans are acclimating to higher temperatures on Earth, according to a study co-led by Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor in the School of Public Health.
The findings suggest that...
GluMI Neuron Eye 3-D reconstruction
Takeshi Yoshimatsu
3-D reconstruction of a GluMI retina neuron at the ultrastructural level showing its input (magenta puncta) and output (...
The overall prevalence of diabetic kidney disease has not changed significantly in the United States for 30 years, but the characteristics of kidney disease have changed markedly, according to a...
Scientists at the University of Washington and Kenya Medical Research Institute are working to discern whether antibiotics could help prevent thousands of child deaths from diarrheal disease.
A four...
A 7-year-old girl sticks her finger through the spinning spokes of her brother’s bike. The tip gets torn off.
She soon arrives in the emergency room, where Dr. Christopher Allan and his fellow UW...