The latest generation of genomic testing offers a chance for significant improvements in patient care, disease prevention, and possibly even the cost-effectiveness of healthcare. A new report...
By 2030, census data suggests, 20-plus percent of the U.S. population will be 65 or older. Many aging baby boomers who need a cheap place to exercise need look no further than the nearby mall.
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Patients seeking certainty in genetic tests often receive a perplexing result. Many learn they carry a variant of unknown significance of a disease-linked gene. Such variants might or might not...
Researchers at UW Medicine have developed a new technique to decipher the 3-dimensional shape of RNA molecules. A report of their work was published online August 3 in Nature Biotechnology.
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An international team of researchers led by University of Washington scientists have found that the gain or loss of blocks of genetic code, called copy number variants (CNV), contributed far more to...
In August UW Medicine announced plans to create a Sports Health and Safety Institute at Harborview Medical Center, to be focused on the research, education, prevention and treatment of sports-related...
Chemotherapy resistance is a common reason for cancer treatment failure. Subtle alterations in the molecular machinery of cancer cells may help explain how they fend off the drugs administered to...
A $10 million investment from the Washington Research Foundation will enable UW Medicine scientists to begin clinical trials of a treatment that has the potential to restore heart tissue in people...
Dozens of U.S. medical experts will meet in Pittsburgh tomorrow to discuss prospective next steps in the prevention and treatment of sports concussions. The National Football League is sponsoring the...
Why is it so difficult to locate and study the parts of the human genome that make humans distinct from other animals? In looking a this question, The Altantic spoke with Evan Eichler, professor of...