Dogs with a form of dementia known as canine cognitive dysfunction, or CCD, have telltale patterns in their brain tissue that ...

The study is seeking adults with a recent type 1 diabetes diagnosis. The drug is designed to protect cells in the pancreas. The 3 Wishes Program focuses clinical teams on considerations that matter ...

With $95 million in funding from FFST, the UW, the Allen Institute and Fred Hutch Cancer Center will jointly pursue AI models to create biological tools.

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Organoids have now been created from stem cells to secrete the proteins that form dental enamel, the substance that protects teeth from damage and decay. A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from ...

Researchers want sexual assault survivors to know that it’s normal to feel awful right after the assault, but that many will feel better within three months. In a meta-analysis published in Trauma, ...

Women who choose to use an intrauterine device, or IUD, for birth control should be aware of the very small possibility that the device could puncture their uterus. They should know how to recognize ...

U.S. adolescents spend more than one hour per day on smartphones during school hours, with social media accounting for the largest share of use, according to research published today in JAMA. The ...

The most common cause of the common cold, the rhinovirus, increases its chances of infecting someone who lacks immunity by simultaneously circulating many versions of itself, according to new research ...

The largest-ever scholarship gift to the University of Washington School of Medicine Medical Student Education Program will be used to increase the number of primary-care physicians serving rural and ...

UW Medicine in Seattle is a site for a national clinical trial studying whether an investigational drug reduces alcohol consumption in people with moderate to severe alcohol-use disorder. The test ...

Although AI chatbots have potential to expand access to mental health care, the public should be wary of the mental health chatbots currently proliferating online, two University of Washington School ...