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Engineered biomaterial could improve success of medical implants
May 14, 2013 | Categories: Research |It’s a familiar scenario – a patient receives a medical implant and days later, the body attacks the artificial valve or device, causing complications to an already compromised system. Expensive, […] Read More
Drs. Randall Moon and Jason Berndt in March 22 edition of Science
May 10, 2013 | Categories: Announcements |Randall Moon, director of the UW’s Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) and professor of pharmacology, and Jason Berndt, acting instructor of pharmacology, wrote a review in the […] Read More
American Academy of Arts and Sciences selects Dr. Randall Moon as Fellow
April 29, 2013 | Categories: Announcements |University of Washington faculty members Susan Eggers and Randall Moon have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The 4,000 fellows and 600 foreign honorary members of […] Read More
Brain cell signal network genes linked to schizophrenia risk in families
April 3, 2013 | Categories: Research |May 14, 2013 New genetic factors that predispose to schizophrenia have been uncovered in five families with several affected relatives. The psychiatric disorder can disrupt thinking, feeling, and acting, and […] Read More
Gene therapy may aid failing hearts
March 26, 2013 | Categories: Research |March 26, 2013 The potential of gene therapy to boost heart muscle function was explored in a recent University of Washington animal study. The findings suggest that it might be […] Read More
UW researchers split hairs
February 27, 2013 | Categories: Research |The ability to hear and balance is in the roots. Both depend on hair cells, small sensory cells in the inner ear. Damage of hair cells leads to the loss […] Read More
Give your heart a break
December 3, 2012 | Categories: Research |UW geneticists have recently come across a discovery that can possibly help alleviate the high prevalence of heart disease, which could have profound implications in the field of medicine. Researchers, […] Read More
Mutations in genes that modify DNA packaging result in form of muscular dystrophy
November 19, 2012 | Categories: Research |November 19, 2012 A recent finding by medical geneticists sheds new light on how facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy develops and how it might be treated. More commonly known as FSHD, the […] Read More
Charles Sabine On Genetic Testing
November 8, 2012 | Categories: Research |Charles Sabine was a war correspondent with NBC for 25 years, covering conflicts all over the world — including Bosnia, Baghdad, and the Rwanda genocide. His reporting garnered him an […] Read More