This RSS news feed maintained by uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 20 UW news releases about Biostatistics. http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByAuthorId&departmentID=209&numToShow=20 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2009 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:38:42 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Researchers have located nine new genetic variants, and confirmed the role of another recently identified variant, that affect the time that it takes for the heart to reset itself after each beat. The duration of this QT interval, as it is called, is routinely measured by electrocardiogram, and lengthened QT interval is a known risk factor for sudden death. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48222 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (leilag@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48222 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:14:41 GMT The University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have been awarded a four-year $4.8 million contract by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health to coordinate activities for several whole-genome studies of human disease. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36424 Health and Medicine Clare Hagerty (clareh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36424 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:03:37 GMT An international team of researchers from 19 countries has identified one gene and a previously unidentified region of another chromosome as the location of another gene that may contribute to a child's chances of having autism. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=30694 Health and Medicine Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=30694 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:35:45 GMT