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UW study yields clues to how drug may boost aged mitochondria

Findings may help explain why these energy-producing cellular organelles begin to fail as we age.

June 2, 2020 Biotechnology / Coronavirus / Drugs / Research / Vaccines

The ABCs of drug trials

From the research lab to your doctor’s office – here’s what happens in phase 1, 2, 3 drug trials

May 26, 2020 Coronavirus / Research

Portraits of SARS-Cov-2

Working in a biosafety level 4 las, Fischer and her team image the world’s deadliest pathogens from Ebola to HIV, salmonella to COVID-19 virus–SARS-CoV-2.

May 23, 2020 Coronavirus / Research / University of Washington

Remdesivir speeds recovery in cases of severe COVID-19

Patients and staff at UW Medical Center participated in the international trial, which has ended. Preliminary findings were published Friday.

May 12, 2020 Brain and Nervous System / Research

How the nose decodes complex odors

Scent molecules can mask other scents, not by overpowering them, but by changing the way cells respond to them

April 9, 2020 Biotechnology / Coronavirus / Research

ISB and Swedish Launch Trial to Understand, Treat COVID-19

The study will follow patients who contract COVID-19 to learn why some die, some recover, and some are asymptomatic.

April 7, 2020 Biotechnology / Research / University of Washington

UW Medicine recruiting for app to predict next outbreak

The phone app could diagnose illness sooner, preventing members of the military and civilians who are ill from returning to work or school too soon.

March 31, 2020 Coronavirus / Drugs / Research / University of Washington

UW study to ask: Does antimalarial drug prevent COVID-19?

Researchers are investigating whether hydroxychloroquine, a commonly used anti-malarial and autoimmune-disease treatment, can prevent COVID-19.

March 22, 2020 Biotechnology / Coronavirus / Drugs / Research

Old drugs might be able to treat the new coronavirus

Instead of trying to create a new drug, some scientists are looking to see if there are any drugs available today that can fight the coronavirus.

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March 18, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Research

The Trump Administration Drove Him Back to China, Where He Invented a Fast Coronavirus Test

By David Armstrong, Annie Waldman and Daniel GoldenProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big

December 3, 2019 Biotechnology / Drugs / Research

Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence

A huge proportion of medical research is funded by industry even though studies show company-sponsored studies tend to overstate benefits, playdown harms.

October 9, 2019 Research

Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news about medical research

Not all research is good. Not all headlines reflect what a study found. So how can you tell if a story about news about medical research is bogus or legit?

August 22, 2019 Brain and Nervous System / Research

Trouble tying to find a word? Maybe this brain map will help

Neuroscientists have created interactive maps that can predict where different categories of words activate the brain

August 15, 2019 Biotechnology / Research

Despite Failed Promises, Stem Cell Advocates Again Want Taxpayers To Pony Up Billions

In 2004, Californians voted to shell out billions in taxpayer money to fund stem cell research. But 15 years later, some are asking ‘Where are the cures?”

August 5, 2019 Ethics / Research / Transplantation

Human-animal hybrids are coming

Human-animal hybrids are coming and could be used to grow organs for transplant. What does it mean? A philosopher weighs in