UW initiative ‘Society + Technology’ aims to foster broad collaboration at critical intersection
University of Washington Professor Ryan Calo, chair of the Technology and Society Task Force, during the inaugural convening ...
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AI-Designed Antivenom Counteracts Toxins from Snakebites in Mice
The AI-designed proteins neutralized lethal 3FTx toxins found in snake venom, which are often the reason that traditional ...
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UW Medical Education Program Students to Begin Clerkship Rotations
Twenty current University of Wyoming second-year medical students in the WWAMI Medical Education Program -- who began their ...
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Study finding Xenon gas could protect against Alzheimer’s disease leads to start of clinical trial
Most treatments being pursued today to protect against Alzheimer’s disease focus on amyloid plaques and tau tangles that accumulate in the brain, but new research from Mass General Brigham and ...
Fatal neurodegenerative disease in kids also affects the bowel
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the ...
People are drinking elderberry to treat cold and flu. Experts say think twice.
Elderberry supplements — marketed for boosting the immune system — have become one of the most popular herbal supplements in ...
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Medical School Opens Up ‘BIPOC’ Physician’s Directory to All Races after Lawsuit from Watchdog Group
The University of Washington School of Medicine is renaming its "BIPOC Physicians Directory" and advertising its availability to all races to resolve a lawsuit from Do No Harm, a medical watchdog ...
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...
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New bill proposes state taxpayers fund health insurance for student athletes
Star student athletes like starting quarterbacks and lesser known players could see state taxpayers pay for their health ...
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Rethinking Psychiatry Residency Training
Leading psychiatric educators are asking important questions about the best ways to train psychiatrists to address the needs ...
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Rural Women May Have Higher Burden of Menopause Symptoms
HealthDay News — Women living in rural areas may experience a greater burden of psychological and somatic menopause symptoms, according to a study published in the January issue of Menopause.