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
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
UW researchers see work as step toward regenerating human heart
August 7, 2012 | Categories: Research |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
Major Improvements Made In Engineering Heart Repair Patches From Stem Cells
October 9, 2009 | Categories: Research |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
Seattle researchers applaud lifting of stem-cell restrictions
March 10, 2009 | Categories: Research |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
Test may predict cancer response to anemia drugs
June 1, 2008 | Categories: Research |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
Stem-cell breakthrough may help UW researchers
November 21, 2007 | Categories: Research |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
Human derived stem cells can repair rat hearts damaged by heart attack
August 27, 2007 | Categories: Research |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
Repairing the retina: Stem-cell procedure promising
August 15, 2006 | Categories: Research |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