Health/Life Sciences – Page 55 of 58

Mar 24, 2017, 10:10 AM

On World TB Day, meet researchers who are taking on the world’s deadliest pathogen

To many people, tuberculosis is a disease confined to places far away or to times long gone by. But the… Read More

Mar 16, 2017, 3:44 PM

Seattle health leaders say proposed NIH budget cuts are ‘devastating’ and will cost patient lives

President Donald Trump released his blueprint for the 2018 federal budget on Thursday. It included deep cuts to a number… Read More

Mar 16, 2017, 5:40 AM

Accolade healthcare company partners with virtual doctor service Teladoc

It’s a situation every parent faces at some point. Their child has a pinkeye infection for the fifth time. They… Read More

Mar 15, 2017, 9:21 AM

New $200M fund, raised by former Gates advisors, will invest in genomics and digital health innovations

If you were handed a check for $200 million, what would you invest it in? Two Seattle investors, both with… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 4:36 PM

No more needle and thread? This startup is developing a high-tech replacement for stitches

Whether they’re on a busted lip or helping close wounds after surgery, stitches and other sutures are a familiar presence… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 10:50 AM

UW Center for Dialysis Innovation gets $15M grant to improve dialysis technology

Dialysis can be a life-saving treatment for the millions of people across the globe who face kidney failure. But despite the… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 9:51 AM

Cause and potential treatment for deadly prostate cancer complication discovered by WSU researchers

Like many cancers, prostate cancer rarely stays put in the organ it is named for. The disease has a special… Read More

Mar 8, 2017, 10:59 AM

Curatio aims to improve health through first-ever social network for patients

For people struggling with a disease or a chronic health condition, more than just their physical health is at stake. These… Read More

Mar 6, 2017, 9:10 AM

Seattle Genetics cancer drug clinical trials will go forward after FDA lifts hold

In December of last year, the FDA ordered three early clinical trials of one of Seattle Genetics’ cancer drugs put… Read More

Mar 2, 2017, 9:03 AM

Affordable EpiPen alternatives, and helping kids walk: Highlights from the UW health innovation challenge

An affordable EpiPen alternative, an electricity-free anesthesia machine and a device to help children walk were the winning projects at… Read More

Mar 1, 2017, 2:56 PM

Juno Therapeutics beats earnings expectations, announces it will drop problem cancer drug

Seattle-based cancer immunotherapy company Juno Therapeutics handily beat analyst expectations for the fourth quarter, posting $21.2 million in revenue, compared to… Read More

Mar 1, 2017, 9:11 AM

Chemotherapy, surgery and David Bowie: How music helps cancer patients heal

At the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s Proton Therapy Center in North Seattle, the halls are rarely quiet. “You’ll hear ’80s music blaring,”… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 10:10 AM

Open-source project uses genetic data from viruses to help scientists track outbreaks in real time

In the midst of viral outbreaks like Zika or Ebola, having the right information at the right time can be… Read More

Feb 27, 2017, 11:06 AM

Study: Seattle-area startup’s test diagnoses heart disease more effectively than current methods

Prevencio, a Kirkland, Wash., based biotech startup, today announced the results of the first study on its HART test, which… Read More

Feb 27, 2017, 10:19 AM

UW biotech spinout DMD Therapeutics raises $400k to pursue treatment for rare form of muscular dystrophy

DMD Therapeutics, a biotech startup that was spun out of the University of Washington by biotech entrepreneur Ron Berenson last year, is… Read More

Feb 24, 2017, 12:14 PM

Nativis raises $10M for device that uses electromagnetic fields to mimic the effects of cancer drugs

Imagine an external device that could have the same effect, when pointed at a tumor, as a cancer drug. It… Read More

Feb 24, 2017, 11:00 AM

Fred Hutch study discovers rare set of cells that are highly effective at fighting cancer

If the immune system is an army, then T-cells are soldiers on the front lines, attacking invading viruses and other… Read More

Feb 23, 2017, 7:00 AM

Bionic Leaf project that can ‘make food out of thin air’ receives $100,000 Amazon Catalyst grant

Earth faces some troubling conundrums. On one front, increased levels of carbon dioxide and other gasses are fueling drastic climate… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 3:19 PM

Biotech startup tries unique weapon in fight against chronic pain and opioid addiction: snail venom

If you didn’t know snails could be venomous, you’re not alone. But it turns out some are, and a recent… Read More

Feb 17, 2017, 11:34 AM

Microsoft’s new healthcare initiative, and the challenges of bridging tech and health

Healthcare is a cluttered industry, to say the least. A tangle of care providers, a complex payment system and a… Read More

Feb 17, 2017, 11:21 AM

UW ‘genius’ Shwetak Patel works on health monitoring apps for Senosis startup

BOSTON – University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel’s work with sensors and smart devices has already spawned a wide range… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 8:07 PM

How Microsoft’s Project Premonition uses robotic traps to zero in on Zika mosquitoes

BOSTON – Microsoft’s robotic mosquito trap is so smart it can tell one insect species from another – and that’s good… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 2:00 PM

Washington state’s life science industry sheds 3% of jobs, as new study calls for revival of state support

Washington state is a leader in many areas of science, technology, and innovation. But over the past few years, the… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 7:40 AM

Picture of health? Photos show GeekWire staffer’s steady transformation, with help from genetics

Daniel Rossi is looking different these days, and it’s not just the winter beard. SPECIAL SERIES: Follow this GeekWire staffer as… Read More

Feb 15, 2017, 4:00 PM

This startup preserves your cells for the future, to capitalize on medical breakthroughs yet to come

Silene Biotech wants to help you grow a new heart or liver, in case those organs fail when you get… Read More

Feb 15, 2017, 3:40 PM

Full Interview: Bill Gates on global health, clean energy, Trump, Microsoft and the future of the world

Nearly a decade after leaving his full-time job at Microsoft, Bill Gates sat down with GeekWire for an extensive interview… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 4:50 PM

Neurosurgery professor raises cash for stealthy biotech startup Silverback Therapeutics

Silverback Therapeutics, a stealthy biotech startup co-founded by investor, entrepreneur and University of Washington neurosurgery professor Peter Thompson, has raised $10… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 11:27 AM

In push for open access to research, Gates Foundation partners with ‘Science’ journals

Scientific journals aren’t known for being advocates of open access — often research articles published in journals are behind a paywall, only… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 2:00 AM

What Bill and Melinda Gates are doing with Warren Buffett’s $30 billion, a decade after historic gift

“It was the biggest single gift anyone ever gave anybody for anything.” That’s how Bill and Melinda Gates describe Warren… Read More

Feb 11, 2017, 9:46 AM

Melinda Gates on the importance (and lack) of big data in global health

There is an almost overwhelming number of pressing global health issues today. Preparing for epidemics like Ebola, the increasing dangers of… Read More