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Initiation Of Intercourse Alters Vaginal Immune Environment

UW Medicine researchers say more studies are needed to determine the findings' clinical value.

Transparency, Amnesty May Boost Reports Of Sexual Violence

College athletes face unique pressures when considering whether to disclose such an event, according to a study.

Study Sifts Potential Factors Of Device-Implant Complication

Machine learning identified preoperative conditions associated with poor outcomes of left-ventricle assist device surgery.

Dilemmas Seen In Diagnosing And Treating Long COVID

A study of veterans showed great uncertainty about whether to attribute symptoms to long COVID or to patients' other existing conditions.

Ganglion Cells Created In Mice In Bid To Fix Diseased Eyes

The advance creates hope for treating glaucoma and other neurodegenerative conditions in humans.

COVID Vaccine Ideas May Have Better Variant Resilience

Results from a new molecular study provide a framework to guide engineering of future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

Bat Virus Receptor Studies Vital To Predict Spillover Risk

Latest work unexpectedly shows two close bat virus relatives of human respiratory virus MERS-CoV use bat ACE2 as cell entry receptor.

Physically Active People Use Medical Services Less

People who regularly engage in physical activity are less likely to go to the doctor, emergency room or hospital, UW Medicine study finds.

Some Abortion Experts Don't Disclose University Ties

Articles on smoking and gun control noted specialists' university affiliations about 90% of the time, but only 77% of the time with references to abortion.

Targeting Tau, The Other Protein Behind Alzheimer’s Disease

Most Alzheimer’s drugs in development target beta-amyloid, but targeting another protein, called tau, may be needed.

Study Illuminates Sugar’s Role In Common Kidney Disease

In a novel lab environment using mini kidney structures, drugs blocked the swelling of tubes seen with polycystic kidney disease.

Roundworm Lifespan Extended In Mitochondria Study

Harnessing light energy to rejuvenate mitochondrial membrane potential slowed aging in C. elegans.

Vaccines Protected Pregnant Women During Omicron Surge

Worldwide study shows COVID vaccines and boosters reduced the risk of severe COVID-related disease in pregnant women by about 76%.

Genetic Diagnosis Helps Guide Care Of Childhood Hearing Loss

Treatment of childhood-onset hearing loss can be more precisely tailored with information on specific genetic cause.

How Regulatory T Cells Halt Aberrant, Self-Reactive T Cells

Study reveals new therapeutic target to subdue autoimmune inflammation caused by loss of regulatory T cell function.

Removing Race Adjustment From Common Prenatal Test

Dr. Shani Delaney, an associate professor of OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, is a senior author of a study that found that results of a prenatal test used for over five decades should not be adjusted based on a patient's race.

Genomics Aids Study Of Seattle 2017-22 Shigella Outbreak

Analysis of the outbreak shed light on its origins and transmission patterns, and assessed treatment and infection control.

Overlooked Tau-RNA Interaction Plays Key Role In Dementia

RNA contact with tau protein spurs neurofibrillary tangles in the brain — a defining hallmark of Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

How To Untangle A Worm Ball: Mathematicians Solve A Knotty Mystery

California blackworms tangle themselves up by the thousands, then separate in a split second. Their trick may inspire the design of self-detangling materials and fibers.

Stigma, Lack Of Support Limit HIV Testing In Côte d’Ivoire

Collaboration finds that improved training and support of community health workers are needed to improve HIV testing.