This RSS news feed maintained by uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 10000 by Walter Neary(wneary@u.washington.edu). http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByAuthorId&authorID=1066&numToShow=10000 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2010 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:48:13 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Dr. E. Peter Greenberg, a pioneer in the study of bacterial cell-to-cell signaling,has been selected to chair the University of Washington School of Medicine's Department of Microbiology. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5762 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5762 Fri, 08 Oct 2004 08:00:00 GMT There will be a free educational forum with nationally recognized experts to explain current issues in stem cell research and policy at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, in Room 130 of Kane Hall at the University of Washington, Seattle. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5551 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5551 Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington researchers will be taking part in a multi-site project examining a portion of the genome of the strain of influenza responsible for the "Spanish Flu" outbreak in 1918. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5550 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5550 Sat, 18 Sep 2004 08:00:00 GMT One of the most comprehensive studies of the forces that have shaped patterns of human genetic variation has found strong evidence for the action of natural selection. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5481 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5481 Wed, 08 Sep 2004 08:00:00 GMT Bone marrow produces cells that not only help fight infection but also permanently heal wounds, according to research at the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5422 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5422 Fri, 03 Sep 2004 08:00:00 GMT Researchers at the University of Washington will direct the largest study of its kind to explore the connection between air pollution and the No. 1 cause of death in the United States: cardiovascular disease. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5187 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5187 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:00:00 GMT Researchers have found a delivery method for gene therapy that reaches all the voluntary muscles of a mouse - including heart, diaphragm and all limbs - and reverses the process of muscle-wasting found in muscular dystrophy. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5151 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5151 Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 GMT Ovarian cancer has often been called the silent killer because it's so hard to detect. New UW research indicates that ovarian cancer may not be silent, and both women and their health-care providers should be alert for symptoms. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4636 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4636 Tue, 08 Jun 2004 08:00:00 GMT Since the elimination of a public medical assistance program in 2002, more than 17,000 immigrant children and parents in Washington state have lost public health coverage as of April 2004. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4455 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4455 Wed, 26 May 2004 08:00:00 GMT Researchers have identified the first gene linked to the productivity of the stem cells that produce sperm in mammals. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4404 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4404 Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 GMT The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will award a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to Dr. David E. Cummings, associate professor of medicine in the University of Washington's Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4271 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4271 Thu, 06 May 2004 08:00:00 GMT A new online database, "Access to Health Insurance/Resources for Care," helps people who are uninsured find health insurance and low-cost health-care providers in their area. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4272 Health and Medicine Community Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4272 Thu, 06 May 2004 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington's physician practice plans have reached a settlement with the federal government to resolve issues related to billing documentation provided under federal health care programs. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4215 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4215 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 08:00:00 GMT For the 11th consecutive year, the University of Washington School of Medicine has been ranked as the nation's top primary-care medical school in U.S.News & World Report's annual survey of graduate and professional schools. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3904 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3904 Fri, 02 Apr 2004 08:00:00 GMT Students from the University of Washington School of Dentistry rank No. 1 in the nation among the 50 dental schools that participated in the December 2003 National Board Dental Examinations Part II. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3825 Campus Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3825 Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:00:00 GMT Fifty high school students from the Yakima Valley will be coming to the University of Washington on the weekend of Jan. 23 and a weekend in February to learn about oral health career opportunities and about the importance of oral health to good overall health. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1450 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1450 Wed, 21 Jan 2004 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington has received an award of $5.86 million for a research center to study fragile-X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2211 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2211 Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:00:00 GMT The discovery of a gene believed to be connected to morbid obesity has international origins and began as an exploration into the causes of Type I diabetes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2208 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2208 Mon, 03 Nov 2003 08:00:00 GMT Women who carry inherited mutations in the genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 have a lifetime risk of breast cancer of more than 80 percent, as well as a high risk of ovarian cancer, according to the most comprehensive study to date of these women and their families. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2200 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2200 Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:00:00 GMT Researchers from the University of Washington School of Dentistry and health care providers in the Yakima Valley will cooperate on a clinical trial this fall to explore a new way of using fluoride varnishes to prevent cavities in high risk children. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2181 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2181 Tue, 23 Sep 2003 08:00:00 GMT Design and construction planning began this week by Vulcan Inc. on the newest phase of UW Medicine Lake Union, the University of Washington's new medical research hub that will be located in the heart of Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2171 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2171 Thu, 04 Sep 2003 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington leads $50 million Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2172 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2172 Thu, 04 Sep 2003 08:00:00 GMT Children with sickle cell disease often do not get the daily dose of antibiotics that they need to protect them from deadly infections, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2162 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2162 Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington has signed an exclusive patent license with Acucela Inc. for technology used in the study of potential treatments for eye disease. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2160 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2160 Tue, 19 Aug 2003 08:00:00 GMT Members of the public can learn about research at the University of Washington School of Dentistry on Wednesday, Sept. 24, during Research Day 2003. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2159 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2159 Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington has signed an exclusive license with ActivBiotics, Inc., of Lexington, Mass., to allow the company to use knowledge and technology developed by Dr. Allan Shor of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and researchers at the UW for the diagnosis and treatment of arterial chlamydial granuloma, a condition linked to one of the world's leading causes of death. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2155 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2155 Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:00:00 GMT This summer, the University of Washington School of Dentistry will again team up with the Washington Dental Service Foundation (WDSF) to conduct dental camps for junior high school students from across the state. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2147 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2147 Tue, 08 Jul 2003 08:00:00 GMT A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp. of Seattle, has licensed two technologies developed at the University of Washington: Labscape, which promises to revolutionize how data is collected and analyzed in laboratories, and JSim, which offers cutting-edge simulations of biological systems. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2146 Health and Medicine Business Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2146 Thu, 03 Jul 2003 08:00:00 GMT A memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. Belding H. Scribner will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 30, in Hogness Auditorium at the University of Washington Health Sciences Center in Seattle. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2142 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2142 Tue, 24 Jun 2003 08:00:00 GMT Researchers and doctors in the Northwest who wonder if a blood or tissue sample has West Nile virus will no longer have to send samples to the East Coast for testing. The Virology Division of the University of Washington's Department of Laboratory Medicine has developed an assay to detect the virus. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2132 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2132 Mon, 09 Jun 2003 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington researchers have found that the risk of someone getting Parkinson's disease after high consumption of both iron and manganese together is greater than expected. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2133 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2133 Mon, 09 Jun 2003 08:00:00 GMT An analysis of clinical trials involving more than 192,000 patients with hypertension shows that low-dose diuretics are more effective at preventing cardiovascular health problems than any other blood-pressure medication, according to University of Washington researchers and colleagues. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2123 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2123 Tue, 20 May 2003 08:00:00 GMT People are only slightly more likely to die of respiratory and cardiovascular problems when the air is increasingly stagnant, according to research by University of Washington scientists that will be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society in Seattle. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2122 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2122 Mon, 19 May 2003 08:00:00 GMT It's a fact of life that everyone gets older, but everyone may not get the same health care as they age, suggests research from the Institute of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2117 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2117 Thu, 01 May 2003 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington today announced a major gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enhances the UW's position as the emerging world leader in genomics research. The $70 million gift is by far the largest single private donation ever to an institution of higher education in the Northwest. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2115 Campus Health and Medicine L.G. Blanchard () and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2115 Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:00:00 GMT A poll released today (April 14) indicates that nearly three-quarters of Washington state residents believe too little is spent on prevention research and that current spending should be more than doubled. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2109 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2109 Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:00:00 GMT Irregular heartbeats that put people at higher risk of stroke are more common than patients and doctors might think, according to a report in a recent issue of Circulation, which is published by the American Heart Association. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2102 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2102 Wed, 09 Apr 2003 08:00:00 GMT For the 10th consecutive year, the University of Washington School of Medicine has ranked as the nation's top primary-care medical school in U.S.News & World Report's annual survey of graduate and professional schools. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2098 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2098 Fri, 04 Apr 2003 08:00:00 GMT Researchers have identified a cell signaling system that may help the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa establish itself in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2090 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2090 Wed, 26 Mar 2003 08:00:00 GMT Primary care physicians under a managed care system were more likely to refer patients to a pain specialist than other physicians were, according to a University of Washington study. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2085 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2085 Mon, 10 Mar 2003 08:00:00 GMT http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2058 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2058 Tue, 25 Feb 2003 08:00:00 GMT errors. Researchers who conducted a series of focus groups with doctors and patients say that patients want to be fully informed when an error happens, and believe such disclosure would increase their trust in their doctor. Yet while doctors want to be truthful, a variety of barriers may prevent physicians from disclosing errors to patients. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2074 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2074 Tue, 25 Feb 2003 08:00:00 GMT "Washington's health-care system is in trouble," says a study released by the Health Policy Analysis Program (HPAP) of the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2050 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2050 Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:00:00 GMT A conference on agricultural safety and health that emphasizes pesticide issues will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Yakima, Wash. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2047 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2047 Wed, 05 Feb 2003 08:00:00 GMT The new Center for Public Health Nutrition is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all Washington residents through better nutrition. The School of Public Health and Community Medicine has established the center to address growing rates of obesity in Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2532 Health and Medicine Campus Community Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2532 Thu, 05 Dec 2002 08:00:00 GMT A study involving almost 2,400 women has shown that a vaccine that prevents infection with one of the viruses linked to cervical cancer is generally safe and effective. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2518 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2518 Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:00:00 GMT At least half of older adults with hypertension do not have their blood pressure controlled to normal levels, according to a survey of 5,888 patients around the country. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2515 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2515 Tue, 12 Nov 2002 08:00:00 GMT Future studies may find that ACE inhibitors, a class of drugs now taken by people with high blood pressure, could slow down or prevent the development of aortic valve calcium, say University of Washington researchers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2500 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2500 Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:00:00 GMT An expert on children who were taken from their homes in the United Kingdom and shipped off to labor in other countries will speak at the University of Washington on Nov. 15 about issues related to reuniting children and personal identity. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2494 Health and Medicine Social Science Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2494 Tue, 15 Oct 2002 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington School of Dentistry is one of two schools on the West Coast to receive a grant of almost $1.5 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase the underserved population's access to oral health care. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2492 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2492 Fri, 11 Oct 2002 08:00:00 GMT An institute based in the University of Washington's School of Public Health and Community Medicine is looking for people who want to develop both personally and professionally as leaders in the field of community health. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2481 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2481 Mon, 23 Sep 2002 08:00:00 GMT Researchers have proven that gene therapy can reverse the pathological features of muscular dystrophy in an animal model. Before, gene therapy had only been able to prevent further muscle-wasting in mice. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2477 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2477 Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:00:00 GMT The public can hear from the University of Washington School of Dentistry's new dean and learn more about the latest research at the school on Wednesday, Sept. 25, during Research Day 2002. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2473 Health and Medicine Community Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2473 Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:00:00 GMT The third annual Northwest Microarray Conference will be held Aug. 14 to 16 at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. The conference showcases research in gene identification and protocols, protein studies, bioinformatics, and array applications specific to cancer research. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2465 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2465 Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington School of Dentistry is teaming up with Washington Dental Service Foundation and GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) to conduct a "Dental Camp" for junior high students from across the state on July 25, Aug. 8 and Aug. 29. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2433 Health and Medicine Community Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2433 Fri, 19 Jul 2002 08:00:00 GMT The National Cancer Institute will provide $10.5 million in funding to the University of Washington (UW), the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) over five years for study of the progression and treatment of prostate cancer. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2431 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2431 Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:00:00 GMT The National Cancer Institute will provide $10.5 million in funding to the University of Washington (UW), the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) over five years for study of the progression and treatment of prostate cancer. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2432 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2432 Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Robert H. Waterston, one of the world's leading genome scientists, has been named chair of the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, announced Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, UW vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2426 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2426 Tue, 09 Jul 2002 08:00:00 GMT A little more than half of Western Washington physicians listed in the latest edition of The Best Doctors in America are faculty physicians who practice at institutions managed by, or affiliated with, the University of Washington School of Medicine, including Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2423 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2423 Tue, 02 Jul 2002 08:00:00 GMT A newly discovered gene plays a dramatic role in diabetes among rats, and is also present in nearly identical form in humans, according to researchers at the University of Washington and their colleagues. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2422 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2422 Mon, 01 Jul 2002 08:00:00 GMT Researchers at the University of Washington have learned that something most people take for granted is not true: that the force of fluids within the human body helps to break the adhesive bonds of invasive bacteria and counterbalance infection. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3465 Health and Medicine Arts and Humanities Susan Gregg-Hanson (206-731-4097) and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3465 Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:00:00 GMT Because of the rise in HIV and STD infections in King County, the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit of the University of Washington and the Student Leadership Division of Multicultural Events and Activities at Seattle Central Community College have joined forces and organized a conference and health fair called "Sex Gets Even Louder." http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2385 Health and Medicine Community Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2385 Tue, 07 May 2002 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Martha J. Somerman, an expert in cell behavior and in molecular approaches to restoring tissue, has been named the dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7671 Health and Medicine L.G. Blanchard () and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7671 Mon, 29 Apr 2002 08:00:00 GMT Two of the eight winners of Gairdner International Awards for 2002, announced in Toronto Tuesday, are faculty members in the University of Washington School of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7668 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7668 Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:00:00 GMT UW researchers are seeking participants for a phytoestrogen trial designed to determine the effect of a dietary soy supplement on breast tissue changes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7667 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7667 Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:00:00 GMT The weekend of April 26 and 27 will offer visitors to the University of Washington campus an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about research into engineering, medicine and health sciences through interactive exhibits and hands-on activities. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7663 Science Health and Medicine Campus Rob Harrill (206-543-2580) and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7663 Tue, 23 Apr 2002 08:00:00 GMT Managed care controls do not appear to reduce access to specialized mental health care among depressive patients in primary care clinics, according to researchers at the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7658 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7658 Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:00:00 GMT Two University of Washington researchers and a major new genome sequencing center in China have sequenced the genetic code for rice, one of the most important food staples in the world. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7652 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7652 Fri, 05 Apr 2002 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington researchers and colleagues found that people with hypertension who have a particular genetic variant were twice as likely to avoid heart attacks and strokes if they took a diuretic medication. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7646 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7646 Tue, 02 Apr 2002 08:00:00 GMT People who take statins may have at least 60 percent less aortic valve calcium than people who do not take statins, according to a University of Washington study in the March 30 edition of The Lancet. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2368 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2368 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 08:00:00 GMT A grant from the G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation will help scientists at the University of Washington's Cell Systems Initiative build a prototype to study how cells grow, proliferate and differentiate. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2350 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2350 Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:00:00 GMT People with Internet access and an interest in the Hanford cleanup are invited to help University of Washington researchers evaluate a new Web tool. The Decision Mapping System is designed to help people participate in decisions related to Hanford -- a former plutonium production facility. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2349 Health and Medicine Law and Policy Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2349 Thu, 07 Mar 2002 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington School of Medicine has established the Keck Center for Functional, Structural, and Chemical Genomics of Microbial Pathogens. The Keck Center will use state-of-the-art technology to mount an assault on some of the most dangerous and deadly infections on earth. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2346 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2346 Wed, 06 Mar 2002 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Paul B. Robertson, dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry for nine years until June 30, 2001, has been appointed the Washington Dental Service Foundation Distinguished Professor in Dentistry. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2313 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2313 Wed, 13 Feb 2002 08:00:00 GMT Researchers at the University of Washington are testing to see if a mainstay of human health -- the body's immune system -- can better battle one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases than conventional therapies. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2309 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2309 Mon, 04 Feb 2002 08:00:00 GMT A senior fellow in the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Washington School of Dentistry has received two different and prestigious honors. Dr. Ozlem Yilmaz has been named a Magnuson Scholar by the university, and awarded a clinical scientist (KO8) grant by the National Institutes of Health. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2307 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2307 Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:00:00 GMT A research center based at the University of Washington School of Dentistry will try to understand the causes, and some of the answers, for needless suffering among diverse groups in the Northwest and Alaska. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2306 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2306 Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:00:00 GMT An investigation of the activity of individual human nerve cells during the act of memory indicates that the brain's nerve cells are even more specialized than many people think. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2299 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2299 Thu, 03 Jan 2002 08:00:00 GMT Most of the people at greater risk of acquiring HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS, don't know it, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2765 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2765 Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:00:00 GMT Students in the University of Washington School of Dentistry are finding a new and high-tech way to communicate with patients and plan comprehensive treatment. They are taking a course in digital photography. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3200 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3200 Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Eugene Natkin, professor emeritus of endodontics in the University of Washington School of Dentistry, has received the first Bruce R. Rothwell Distinguished Teacher Award. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2747 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2747 Mon, 10 Dec 2001 08:00:00 GMT Treatment with a combination of statin and niacin can slash the risk of a fatal or non-fatal heart attack or hospitalization for chest pain by 70 percent among patients who are likely to suffer heart attacks and/or death from coronary heart disease, according to a study by University of Washington researchers in the Nov. 29 New England Journal of Medicine. Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in most industrialized countries. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2734 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2734 Wed, 28 Nov 2001 08:00:00 GMT Deaf people sense vibration in the part of the brain that other people use for hearing -- which helps explain how deaf musicians can sense music, and how deaf people can enjoy concerts and other musical events. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2730 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2730 Tue, 27 Nov 2001 08:00:00 GMT People use the emotional parts of their brain to make so-called rational personal decisions, according to a University of Washington researcher. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2728 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2728 Mon, 26 Nov 2001 08:00:00 GMT A team of University of Washington Medical Center staff and faculty, transplant recipients and donor family members will run and walk as part of the Seattle Marathon on Nov. 25. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2666 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2666 Thu, 15 Nov 2001 08:00:00 GMT People can learn more about bioterrorism at a community forum featuring public health experts from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Room 110 of Kane Hall at the University of Washington, Seattle. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2667 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2667 Thu, 15 Nov 2001 08:00:00 GMT The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in collaboration with the University of Washington, has been selected to participate in a federally funded, $37 million research consortium to study how individual genetic makeup affects one's response to various environmental agents, from asbestos to tobacco smoke. Such research will help answer puzzling questions such as why some people who have never smoked a cigarette develop lung cancer, while others who have smoked heavily for years never show signs of the disease. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2663 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2663 Mon, 05 Nov 2001 08:00:00 GMT Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, former U.S. surgeon general in the first Clinton administration, will be in Seattle next week to present the UW Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds and speak to local women physicians. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2660 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2660 Fri, 02 Nov 2001 08:00:00 GMT Richard Wilkinson, an expert on the differences in health status from country to country, will speak about "Unhealthy Societies: The Politics of Human Social Needs" at 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the University of Washington's Kane Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2662 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2662 Fri, 02 Nov 2001 08:00:00 GMT The UW Board of Regents, at its Oct. 19 meeting, approved the consolidation of the Department of Genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Molecular Biotechnology in the School of Medicine. The merger creates the new Department of Genome Sciences in the School of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2658 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2658 Wed, 31 Oct 2001 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to establish a National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education, to be known as AccessIT. The five-year renewable grant, awarded on a competitive basis, comes from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2646 Health and Medicine Laurie McHale () and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2646 Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:00:00 GMT Although more diagnostic tools are available now than ever, there has been no improvement in the rate of misdiagnosis of appendicitis during the last decade, according to University of Washington researchers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2644 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2644 Tue, 09 Oct 2001 08:00:00 GMT Researchers at the University of Washington have been awarded a five-year grant of more than $2 million from the National Institutes of Health to study whiplash injuries from motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2642 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2642 Thu, 04 Oct 2001 08:00:00 GMT Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine, DuPont and the University of Campinas in Brazil, with partial funding from the National Science Foundation, have sequenced the genome of an important organism, Agrobacterium, and made it freely available on the Internet. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2616 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2616 Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:00:00 GMT Two of the Northwest's largest research institutions, the University of Washington and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have agreed to jointly study the biological process that could hold the key to longer and better life. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3191 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3191 Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:00:00 GMT The Parent-Child Assistance Program (P-CAP) at the University of Washington has received funding from the March of Dimes Washington State Chapter for a project called "Prevent Double Jeopardy" that will provide services to women who have a birth defect. The goal is to protect the next generation of children from this same debilitating birth defect. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2460 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2460 Tue, 31 Jul 2001 08:00:00 GMT The following statement is for attribution to Dr. David Eschenbach, professor and acting chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington School of Medicine: http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2443 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2443 Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:00:00 GMT Condom use helps to prevent the spread of genital herpes, particularly from a man with HSV-2 to a susceptible woman, according to a study in the upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Condom use might help slow the epidemic of genital herpes, which now infects about one in five Americans. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2442 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2442 Tue, 26 Jun 2001 08:00:00 GMT Some women who have sex with other women may be risking their health because they may not have Pap smears as often as other women, according to a University of Washington study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2388 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2388 Thu, 31 May 2001 08:00:00 GMT The UW Population Center for Research in Reproduction has received a $5.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development(NICHD) to continue its program of basic research and clinical studies in male reproductive processes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2384 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2384 Tue, 29 May 2001 08:00:00 GMT A high school student struggles to decide whether to undergo genetic testing for a gene that causes blindness. This dilemma, presented in a play called The Cutting Edge, will be viewed by local high school students and teachers at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, at the Shoreline Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2375 Health and Medicine Community Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2375 Fri, 25 May 2001 08:00:00 GMT The function of proteins - the workhorses of our bodies - depends on how those proteins are physically folded. Researchers around the world are examining the countless complex structures of proteins and their functions to learn more about therapies for the human body. Protein folding has been compared in complexity to the folding of delicate origami. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3162 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3162 Tue, 01 May 2001 08:00:00 GMT Joseph Duncan, who has held top management positions at Oracle Corp. and Borland International, has joined the University of Washington School of Medicine's Cell Systems Initiative (CSI) as chief of operations and information technology. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3154 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3154 Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:00:00 GMT The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing a $393,435 grant to the Tribal Connections project co-sponsored by the University of Washington and the National Library of Medicine. The collaboration will open access to electronic health information resources for Southwest Native American tribes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2290 Health and Medicine Community Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2290 Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington's fourth Distinguished Professor in Dentistry Symposium, "Dentistry's Future: Broadening the Impact on Patient Health and Dental Practice," will be held Thursday and Friday, May 24 and 25, at the Four Seasons Olympic Hotel in Seattle. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3146 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3146 Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Roy C. Page of the University of Washington School of Dentistry has been named recipient of the AADR Distinguished Scientist Award, presented every three to six years by the American Association for Dental Research (AADR). http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3149 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3149 Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:00:00 GMT Older adults are invited to a half-day seminar, "Exercise, Health and Aging," that will offer plenty of practical tips about exercise. The seminar will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 3, at the Shoreline Center. Speakers will include Mary Ann Wilson, whose exercise program "Sit and Be Fit" is a fixture on public television. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2284 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2284 Tue, 20 Mar 2001 08:00:00 GMT The creation of a new transgenic mouse that makes a mysterious brain chemical may lead to better understanding of why people with Alzheimer's disease lose their memory. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2281 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2281 Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:00:00 GMT Children who see the same doctor repeatedly are likely to stay healthier than children who see different doctors, according to a University of Washington study. Children with a regular doctor are considerably less likely than their peers to find themselves in an emergency room or admitted to a hospital. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2269 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2269 Mon, 05 Mar 2001 08:00:00 GMT Efforts to help humans live longer will face big challenges: a genetic evolutionary system that has no particular interest in helping people live past their peak productive years, and thousands of genes that can go wrong in different ways in different people. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2249 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2249 Sun, 18 Feb 2001 08:00:00 GMT The same basic process used by the popular pharmaceutical Viagra may someday help people suffering from a variety of conditions, from allergies to diabetes. Viagra's success has raised interest in the growing study of phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors, says Joseph Beavo, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2244 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2244 Sat, 17 Feb 2001 08:00:00 GMT Technology may hold the key to helping physicians and other medical professionals stay on top of the rapidly growing literature in the health-care field -- and thus provide better care for their patients. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3142 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3142 Mon, 05 Feb 2001 08:00:00 GMT Parents of children with epilepsy are invited to attend a free Pediatric Epilepsy Public Forum from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, Seattle. The forum is sponsored by the UW Pediatric Epilepsy Research Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2226 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2226 Tue, 23 Jan 2001 08:00:00 GMT A federal agency is providing $12.83 million over five years to the University of Washington School of Medicine to investigate both present and future uses of gene therapy. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1931 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1931 Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:00:00 GMT If the Washington State Legislature just wants to maintain current spending on health care, it will exceed the mandatory-spending limit set by Initiative 601 by more than $800 million, according to the Health Policy Analysis Program (HPAP) at the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1927 Health and Medicine Law and Policy Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1927 Fri, 01 Dec 2000 08:00:00 GMT -- Treatment with a combination of statin and niacin can slash the risk of hospitalization for chest pain or a heart attack by 70 percent among patients who are likely to suffer heart attacks and/or death from cardiovascular problems, according to a study presented here by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1938 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1938 Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:00:00 GMT Most people do not think of kissing as a way of spreading serious sexually transmitted diseases. But kissing between men may be what spreads human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma, according to researchers at the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1936 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1936 Wed, 08 Nov 2000 08:00:00 GMT A $10 million grant will allow researchers at the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to conduct an unprecedented study of genetic variation and how it may affect the function of human genes -- and, ultimately, our susceptibility or resistance to disease. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1956 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1956 Mon, 16 Oct 2000 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Maynard Olson, director of the University of Washington Genome Center, professor of genetics and medicine and adjunct professor of computer science, is one of three scientists who will receive the annual City of Medicine Award on Oct. 5. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1950 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1950 Tue, 03 Oct 2000 08:00:00 GMT Investigators at the University of Washington UW School of Medicine, will receive $5.3 million over five years to investigate the molecular biology of the stem cells that produce blood. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1948 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1948 Mon, 02 Oct 2000 08:00:00 GMT Robert H. Muilenburg, a nationally recognized leader in health-care administration who had been at the helm of University of Washington Medical Center since 1978, died Wednesday (Sept. 20) at his Seattle home. He had been diagnosed with brain cancer several months ago. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1987 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1987 Thu, 21 Sep 2000 08:00:00 GMT A thorough study suggests there is little or no connection between periodontal disease and risk of coronary heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1986 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1986 Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:00:00 GMT Can the extract of the leaves of the Ginkgo biloba tree prevent or delay memory loss and personality changes associated with aging? Scientists at the University of Washington will analyze data being collected nationwide in a $15 million National Institutes of Health study of ginkgo. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1983 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1983 Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:00:00 GMT As many of the world's leading female athletes descend on the Olympic Games in Sydney, the University of Washington School of Medicine is establishing what may be the nation's first endowed chair dedicated solely to the study of women's sports medicine and lifetime fitness. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1978 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1978 Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:00:00 GMT Key environmental health concerns for Washington will be aired at a town meeting Sept. 29 and 30 in Seattle. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1972 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1972 Thu, 07 Sep 2000 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington School of Medicine is opening a state-of-the-art laboratory to explore the cutting edge of medicine's future: gene and cell therapy. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1970 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1970 Wed, 06 Sep 2000 08:00:00 GMT Scientists have completed mapping the genome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the largest bacterium sequenced so far, which may lead to potential new treatments for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), patients with severe burns and others who develop this type of infection. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2030 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2030 Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:00:00 GMT Up to 85,000 unnecessary heart attacks and cases of heart failure may occur worldwide every year among the estimated 28 million users of longer-acting calcium channel blockers (CCBs), a class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure, according to the results of a study reported Monday at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Amsterdam. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2028 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2028 Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:00:00 GMT The Washington Research Foundation has made a $250,000 grant to the University of Washington School of Medicine's Cell Systems Initiative (CSI). http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2023 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2023 Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:00:00 GMT An international team including scientists from the University of Washington has mapped the first crystal structure of a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), one of a family of proteins that are crucial to everything from vision to the development of the human embryo, according to a paper published in the Aug. 4 issue of Science. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2019 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2019 Thu, 03 Aug 2000 08:00:00 GMT In one of the largest and most comprehensive studies to date of the care received by elderly patients suffering an acute myocardial infarction, University of Washington researchers have revealed gender-based differences in early, in-hospital management. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2011 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2011 Fri, 07 Jul 2000 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington's Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD) has received an unprecedented gift of $5 million to endow a new center for the treatment of autism, to encourage early intervention, and to expand training of professionals. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1996 Health and Medicine Laurie McHale () and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) and Joel Schwarz (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1996 Tue, 06 Jun 2000 08:00:00 GMT A novel treatment for dyslexia not only helps children to significantly improve their reading skills but also shows that the brain changes as dyslexics learn, according to a study by an interdisciplinary team of University of Washington scientists. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1923 Not Classified Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) and Joel Schwarz (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1923 Wed, 24 May 2000 08:00:00 GMT Reconnecting Youth, a substance abuse prevention program from the University of Washington School of Nursing, was one of two Washington programs that won an Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention Program Award for 1999, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announced this week. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1920 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1920 Fri, 19 May 2000 08:00:00 GMT Five Seattle researchers - three from the University of Washington and two from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - have been selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1912 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1912 Thu, 11 May 2000 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Paul B. Robertson, one of the nation's leading dental educators and dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry since 1992, has announced that he will step down as dean as soon as a successor is recruited. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1909 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1909 Wed, 10 May 2000 08:00:00 GMT A new study from University of Washington researchers shows that a DNA polymerase -- an enzyme -- commonly used for scientific study can tolerate many different mutations and remain functional. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1905 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1905 Tue, 09 May 2000 08:00:00 GMT Women who have Caesarean or assisted vaginal delivery are at a higher risk of rehospitalization than women who have unassisted vaginal delivery, say University of Washington researchers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1908 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1908 Tue, 09 May 2000 08:00:00 GMT Two UW faculty members, Dr. Stanley Fields and Dr. Sen-itiroh Hakomori, are among 60 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Results were announced Tuesday, May 2. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1902 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1902 Tue, 02 May 2000 08:00:00 GMT A University of Washington study suggests that pesticides are finding their way into the bodies of pre-school children in agricultural communities at a higher level than previously thought. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1890 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1890 Mon, 24 Apr 2000 08:00:00 GMT President Clinton today named University of Washington faculty members Nathan Mantua, a climate scientist, and Dr. David W. Russell, an assistant professor of medicine, as winners of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1877 Not Classified Sandra Hines (206-543-2580) and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1877 Tue, 11 Apr 2000 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington is among the hosts of the fourth annual National Magnet Nursing Conference through Friday. Nurses from all backgrounds, from all over the world, are in Seattle to attend "Navigating the Future: Charting Your Course To Best Practice" at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1872 Health and Medicine Campus Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1872 Thu, 06 Apr 2000 08:00:00 GMT Researchers at the University of Washington, under the sponsorship of Monsanto Company, have produced a working draft of the rice plant genome. This will give scientists the potential to dramatically improve the production of rice, a vital food source for half of the world's population. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1870 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1870 Tue, 04 Apr 2000 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington School of Nursing has again been ranked as the best nursing school in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of graduate programs. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1867 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1867 Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:00:00 GMT A study from the University of Washington published in the March 23 New England Journal of Medicine warns that an epidemic of sexually transmitted disease is likely to continue unless people learn whether they have genital herpes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1861 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1861 Thu, 23 Mar 2000 08:00:00 GMT Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIP) and the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine. have announced today that Isis has joined UW's Cell Systems Initiative (CSI). CSI is a research and educational program whose mission is to understand the dynamic information systems in cells. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1858 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1858 Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington School of Medicine has opened a Division of Neurogenetics to study the root causes of hereditary diseases that rob people of their minds and bodies: the diseases that ravage the human brain and nervous system. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1855 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1855 Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:00:00 GMT An article in today's New England Journal of Medicine sheds light on a deadly but largely unknown disease studied by University of Washington scientists. A diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type IV increases the chance that the affected person will meet an early death. The disease alters one of the building blocks of important tissues in the body, so that people are at risk to rupture their arteries, intestines or uterus. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1854 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1854 Thu, 09 Mar 2000 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington and Immunex Corp. announced today that they have joined forces in support of the School of Medicine's Cell Systems Initiative (CSI) - a new scientific discovery program dedicated to the comprehensive study of the information systems that operate within all living cells and organisms. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1840 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1840 Wed, 09 Feb 2000 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington surgeons performed the region's first two operations of their kind yesterday to help men avoid their greatest fear about prostate cancer surgery: impotence. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1827 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1827 Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:00:00 GMT The first surgery of its kind in the region, performed at University of Washington Medical Center, has given a once very ill 48-year-old Alaska man, who faced a lung transplant and/or potentially heart failure, a normal life expectancy and the hope of living a normal life. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1825 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1825 Wed, 19 Jan 2000 08:00:00 GMT Parents of newborn boys have better knowledge about the possible risks of circumcision from a new study by doctors at the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1813 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1813 Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:00:00 GMT Frank Keyser, 81, really ought to be bedridden right now. But thanks to a new surgical technique, he's able to visit his beloved spaniel Mugsy's kennel in his Bremerton yard. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1812 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1812 Fri, 07 Jan 2000 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington dental students are studying in a modified laboratory this year that may show us what many dental classrooms will look like someday. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1804 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1804 Thu, 23 Dec 1999 08:00:00 GMT News conference by the newly formed Hepatitis C Coalition to discuss key findings from a statewide public awareness survey about a largely unknown, but potentially deadly, disease. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1789 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1789 Mon, 06 Dec 1999 08:00:00 GMT http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1787 Arts and Humanities Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1787 Fri, 03 Dec 1999 08:00:00 GMT Thanks to new tests coming on the market, a flood of people may learn in coming months that they are part of a huge epidemic of genital herpes. A University of Washington scientist is leading a team that will study how health care professionals can help educate people about the disease and prevent it. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1763 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1763 Wed, 10 Nov 1999 08:00:00 GMT Workplace violence is a real threat. The University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine is holding a daylong seminar on Nov. 16 on "Preventing Workplace Violence." http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1759 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1759 Thu, 04 Nov 1999 08:00:00 GMT http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1757 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1757 Tue, 02 Nov 1999 08:00:00 GMT The health of past and present workers and local residents will be among the topics that will be discussed Nov. 2 and 3 in Richland, Wash., during the annual "Health of the Hanford Site" conference sponsored by the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1734 Health and Medicine Science Law and Policy Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1734 Wed, 20 Oct 1999 08:00:00 GMT Researchers at the University of Washington have begun the first extensive study of lesbian and bisexual women and sexually transmitted diseases. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1727 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1727 Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:00:00 GMT One hundred scientists from around the world are meeting this week (Sept. 22 to 25) in Seattle in the largest conference yet to focus on the possible connections between bacteria and heart disease http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1708 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1708 Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington Academic Medical Center Research and Training Building at Harborview Medical Center will be dedicated in a ceremony beginning at 3 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 23, in the building lobby. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1705 Campus Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1705 Mon, 20 Sep 1999 08:00:00 GMT A federal agency has awarded the University of Washington $11 million over five years for a research center dedicated to improving the oral health of children http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1661 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1661 Tue, 03 Aug 1999 08:00:00 GMT A team of University of Washington scientists working at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) has found a way to grow blood-producing stem cells in the laboratory - opening the door to helping cancer patients overcome major side effects of treatment and creating greater possibilities for genetic cures of illness. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1646 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1646 Mon, 05 Jul 1999 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington Medical Center is again ranked among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2000 annual guide to "America's Best Hospitals," which was updated in the July 24 issue. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2010 Health and Medicine Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2010 Mon, 01 Jan 1900 08:00:00 GMT