Health/Life Sciences – Page 56 of 57

Jan 25, 2017, 7:00 AM

Study links infant diarrhea to telomere shortening and troubles later in life

Frequent bouts of diarrhea can be bad news for babies, even decades later: A new study has found a correlation between… Read More

Jan 25, 2017, 5:00 AM

UW spinout KenSci raises $8.5M for machine learning platform that predicts which patients will get sick

Healthcare is an expensive industry. Every year, the United States spends about $9,000 per capita on healthcare, higher than in many… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 6:49 PM

Scientists use Microsoft Bands and Bing to link lack of sleep to cognitive impairment

It may not be surprising that lack of sleep leaves you less sharp, but researchers have now quantified the effect… Read More

Jan 23, 2017, 5:06 PM

Health123 acquired by Samepage Health to create cloud software for patients with chronic conditions

Two Seattle healthcare companies are joining forces to build tech-infused solutions together. Samepage Health has acquired Health123, a Seattle-based startup that… Read More

Jan 23, 2017, 5:00 AM

Seattle’s Spiral Genetics acquired by Bay-Area bioinformatics company Omicia

Spiral Genetics — a bioinformatics startup focused on sequencing genomic data — announced today that it has been acquired by San Francisco… Read More

Jan 20, 2017, 10:52 AM

Could immunotherapy cure HIV? $2.6M grant will help Fred Hutch researcher find out

Immunotherapy — using the body’s immune system to fight disease — has already made great strides in cancer treatment, with the Seattle… Read More

Jan 17, 2017, 8:18 PM

Proposed no-drone zone for orcas gets a hearing in Washington state

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Would you be in trouble if an orca popped up out of Puget Sound beneath your drone? Should… Read More

Jan 17, 2017, 5:21 PM

Fred Hutch study: Biotech company’s new genetic data system could advance cancer research

For cancer researchers, understanding the intricacies of a cell is essential to treating patients and developing new therapies. Often this… Read More

Jan 13, 2017, 4:24 PM

Here’s a twist: UW biochemists find clever ways to pick a protein’s pockets profitably

Researchers at the University of Washington have cracked the code for producing molecular structures with tiny pockets – structures that… Read More

Jan 13, 2017, 12:30 PM

Geek of the Week: Life Science Washington CEO Leslie Alexandre gets elbow-deep in health policy

Leslie Alexandre was born in Vancouver, Wash., but much of her career revolved around the other Washington — the nation’s Capital.… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 7:53 PM

How wearable sensors knew this scientist was getting sick long before he did

Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder’s research into wearable biosensors has turned into a case study demonstrating the promise of predictive medicine –… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 5:39 PM

Expert panel cites marijuana’s medical benefits and calls for more research

For years, drug experts have issued warnings about marijuana, but an authoritative report issued today acknowledges its potential benefits – and… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 10:04 AM

ID Genomics consortium to build national database of bacterial ‘fingerprints’ to help doctors diagnose infection

There’s a reason bacteria take up almost an entire kingdom in our map of life: they are an endlessly complex… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 9:04 AM

Scientific wellness startup Arivale launches new data-driven weight loss program

The field of scientific wellness may still be young, but Seattle’s Arivale — a startup that takes a data-driven approach to… Read More

Jan 4, 2017, 2:00 PM

Study: Genetically engineered malaria vaccine could be a breakthrough in fighting deadly disease

When Dr. Sebastian Mikolajczak joined Seattle’s Center for Infectious Disease Research eleven years ago, he had a job to do: create… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 10:30 AM

New nonprofit lab SoundBio hopes to spark Seattle’s DIY biology community

Despite a vibrant maker culture, and one of the top biotech industries in the nation, Seattle has never had a… Read More

Dec 27, 2016, 8:12 AM

Shares of Seattle Genetics tumble after FDA places clinical hold on leukemia drug following patient deaths

Shares of Seattle Genetics fell nearly 15 percent on Tuesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed clinical holds… Read More

Dec 26, 2016, 6:41 AM

Fred Hutch announces $1M in grants to commercialize cutting-edge cancer and HIV research

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, which has spun-out companies such as Juno Therapeutics and Nohla Therapeutics in recent years, is continuing… Read More

Dec 19, 2016, 7:49 AM

ChoiceMap raises funds to use cognitive science to help patients and physicians decide on treatment

Jonathan Jackson may not be an expert in treating cancer, but he knows a lot about how people think. In 2011,… Read More

Dec 16, 2016, 6:08 PM

Epileptic Trump critic looks into legal action after troll tweets a strobe attack

Yes, flashing online images can set off an epileptic seizure – and Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald, a frequent critic of… Read More

Dec 14, 2016, 10:39 AM

Chinese genomics giant BGI announces new Seattle office

BGI, the Shenzhen, China,-based genomics giant, announced today that it has opened a Seattle office as part of a major expansion… Read More

Dec 13, 2016, 11:50 AM

A first look inside the cutting-edge Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic

Stephanie Florence is the image of optimism. She is a blonde, bubbly, professional photographer from Lewiston, Idaho, who has a… Read More

Dec 12, 2016, 12:39 PM

Could your neighborhood give you cancer? Startup uses government data to map environmental health risks

The Pacific Northwest prides itself on its clean air, pristine water, and healthy natural environment. So when PNW native Nick Bedbury… Read More

Dec 10, 2016, 9:37 AM

Fred Hutch’s new Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic could change the game for cancer treatment

Immunotherapy is simple in theory, but endlessly complex in practice. This type of treatment uses the body’s immune system —… Read More

Dec 8, 2016, 6:27 PM

Gorgonopsid gone wild! Weird, toothy tumor found in 255 million-year-old fossil

A weird type of benign tumor has been discovered in an unlikely place: the fossilized jaw of a distant ancestor… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 8:00 AM

Study: Test for rare skin cancer could save lives with early detection

Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) is a nasty disease. This rare skin cancer is treatable, but as Dr. Paul Nghiem explains, treating the initial… Read More

Dec 6, 2016, 9:57 AM

Juno study shows 60 percent of lymphoma patients in remission after immunotherapy treatment

New data from Seattle’s Juno Therapeutics shows promising results for one of its immunotherapy treatments, JCAR017. The drug was studied as a treatment… Read More

Dec 5, 2016, 4:45 PM

Fred Hutch research shows immunotherapy could prevent Leukemia patients from relapsing

For decades, bone marrow transplants have been an integral treatment for patients with Leukemia and other blood diseases. And now,… Read More

Dec 4, 2016, 5:19 PM

Breakthrough Prize program awards $25 million to a dream team of researchers

A program that’s richer than the Nobels rewarded more than a dozen researchers tonight with Breakthrough Prize awards amounting to $25.4… Read More

Dec 3, 2016, 6:21 AM

Impel NeuroPharma raises $36M for drug delivery platform that bypasses blood-brain barrier

Impel NeuroPharma, a Seattle-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical company, announced a $36 million Series C round to develop neurological drugs and… Read More