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
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 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
Two University of Washington scientists, using expertise in stem cells, cardiology, pathology, cell biology and the electrophysiology of the heart, are a step closer to their holy grail: regenerating a […] Read More
University of Washington (UW) researchers, including Dr. Charles “Chuck” Murry, professor of pathology and bioengineering, have succeeded in engineering human tissue patches free of some problems that have stymied stem-cell repair for […] Read More
Researchers in Seattle who work with embryonic stem cells reacted with scientific relief and personal jubilation to President Obama’s decision Monday to reverse Bush-era restrictions that have hobbled their field […] Read More
A genetic test may help predict whether giving cancer patients anemia drugs could make their cancer worse, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. Over the past year and a half, eight […] Read More
A new method for creating embryonic stem cells would put a host of research projects on a fast track at the University of Washington, where scientists have been limited by […] Read More
When human heart muscle cells derived from embryonic stem cells are implanted into a rat after a heart attack, they can help rebuild the animal’s heart muscle and improve function […] Read More
Procedures using stem cells derived from human embryos could be utilized in a few years to repair disease-damaged retinas, new research by University of Washington scientists indicates. UW scientists reported […] Read More