In urban and rural areas alike, the United States faces an epidemic of fatal overdoses linked to heroin and prescription painkillers, among other substances.
Every day, 44 Americans die from an...
In the aftermath of the slayings of nine people at Umpqua College in Oregon, Doug Zatzick shares advice on how to cope with tragedy and talk with family members about it.
Zatzick is a professor of...
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...
The UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science has launched a program to expand mental health services across the state.
The program will train psychiatrists to partner and consult with...
The potential of modular design for brand new proteins that do not yet exist in the natural world is explored Dec. 16 in the journal Nature. The reports are the latest in a recent series of...
Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter caused no substantial increased risk for breast cancer overall, but higher-than-average exposure to nitrogen oxide, a byproduct of diesel engines, was...
In a White House ceremony today, May 19, President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Science to UW Medicine researcher Mary-Claire King, a University of Washington professor of genome...
A new report documents one cancer patient's experience with an unprecedented level of individualized care, provided through the University of Washington Center for Cancer Innovation.
In the study, 32...
A small protein molecule, engineered through computer design, protects against diverse strains of influenza in mice. Its preventive and therapeutic power does not depend on the animals’ own immune...
Depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns take on added dimensions when a woman is expecting a baby or has just had a child. Questions arise about how best to treat these conditions during...