New methods for examining and influencing brain activity have led to better treatments for disabling neurological and psychiatric diseases, but they also pose ethical questions about their use inside and outside of medicine.
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The 91探花’s DO-IT Scholars program is now accepting applications from Washington state high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities who are interested in preparing for college and challenging careers.
The first world report on child injury prevention will be introduced at the 91探花 in an international forum Thursday Dec.
‘Tis the season and the waters of Puget Sound are “flush” with holiday spices and flavorings.
Fifteen years after they completed an intervention program designed to help their social development in elementary school, young adults reported better mental health, sexual health and higher educational and economic achievement than a control group of young adults who didn’t receive the intervention, according to a new study.
Researchers at the 91探花 have reported for the first time that mammals can be stimulated to regrow inner nerve cells in their damaged retinas.
Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track.
WASHINGTON — A little bit of stress goes a long way and can have far-reaching effects.
91探花 Provost Phyllis Wise announced today that Stephen E.
Undergraduate students returned to the 91探花 this fall in numbers well above what was expected, resulting in the Seattle campus having about 1,100 students more than predicted and authorized under the state budget for the UW.
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New methods for examining and influencing brain activity have led to better treatments for disabling neurological and psychiatric diseases, but they also pose ethical questions about their use inside and outside of medicine.
If you’ve ever wondered what the heck a convergence zone is, what a rain shadow is or just where the Seattle area ranks in terms of annual rainfall, you’ll find answers in a new book from a 91探花 expert on Pacific Northwest weather.
Energy experts from the 91探花 want to help local businesses cut their utility bills.
91探花 scholars have shined new light on one of the darkest chapters of Washington history — the days when the Ku Klux Klan was a temporary force in the state.
The inauguration of the new 91探花Medicine Diabetes and Obesity Center of Excellence will take place from 1:30 to 6 p.
DNA evidence shows conclusively that males from a North American warbler species interbred with females from a related species and took over a large part of the other species’ range.
A cell signaling pathway that abnormally promotes heart muscle cell growth invariably leads to unhealthy enlargement of the heart.
A newly tested compound appears to inhibit certain mechanisms that make Gram-negative bacteria virulent disease agents.
91探花scientists are discovering how the body’s over-production of clot-busters speeds up artery wall damage, knowledge that may point to new ideas for preventing heart disease and strokes.
Are all precinct voting sites created equal? Maybe not
A quarter-million people were killed when a tsunami inundated Indian Ocean coastlines the day after Christmas in 2004. Now scientists have found evidence that the event was not a first-time occurrence.
In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in society and implicitly favor whites over blacks.
A study surveying patients in more than 1,500 physician practices has found racial and ethnic disparities in patient health-care experiences, with minority patients having worse experiences than white patients.
New data from the Washington Poll shows Gov.
It is an innovative idea that could one day make it possible to cut and disable HIV within the genomes of infected people, thus offering the possibility of a cure for the virus that causes AIDS.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery recently presented Distinguished Service Awards to Dr.
Boys who experienced childhood physical or sexual abuse are more likely to use sexually coercive behavior against an unwilling female partner when they are adolescents and young adults.
Editor’s note: During the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight some of the 91探花faculty and staff who volunteer at agencies supported by the fund.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAID), one of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a contract to the 91探花 (UW) to use systems biology approaches to comprehensively analyze and model virus-host interactions and cellular response networks.
An artificial connection between nerve cells in the brain and muscles has been shown to restore voluntary movement to paralyzed limbs. This finding was reported today in the journal Nature.
Five visiting scholars from Afghanistan at the 91探花 have been reported missing to the 91探花 Police.
The UW’s president and provost have both been elected to prestigious national societies.
Researchers at the 91探花 have updated a traditional Chinese medicine to create a compound that is more than 1,200 times more specific in killing certain kinds of cancer cells than currently available drugs, heralding the possibility of a more effective chemotherapy drug with minimal side effects.
A recent study in mice shows the ability of the fetal heart to grow healthy cells to compensate for cardiac tissue lost to disease.
Current polls of the presidential election may be underestimating Barack Obama’s support by 3 to 4 percent nationally and possibly larger margins in the Southeast and some strongly Republican states, according to 91探花 researchers.
When a public health emergency strikes, a key to survival is effective communication between the local health department, health-care providers and the community.