Health/Life Sciences – Page 56 of 58

Feb 10, 2017, 7:33 PM

Scientists put a laser scanner inside blood vessels to look for cardiovascular risks

Researchers have found a way to use a laser-scanning mini-camera to map the inner working of blood vessels and spot… Read More

Feb 10, 2017, 2:09 PM

Vesiflo raises $2.4M to bring bladder-controlling device to market

Vesiflo, a medical device startup based in Redmond, Wash., has raised $2.4 million out of a planned $3 million funding round… Read More

Feb 9, 2017, 11:51 AM

Inside Nohla Therapeutics’ new Seattle biotech lab as Gov. Jay Inslee geeks out on science

It’s no secret that wet lab space is hard to come by in Seattle. Small biotech companies often struggle to… Read More

Feb 9, 2017, 10:42 AM

Melinda Gates on working with the Trump administration and the importance of foreign aid

President Donald Trump isn’t the biggest fan of science. He has also been very quiet on the topic of foreign… Read More

Feb 8, 2017, 10:57 AM

Global health leaders seek new ties to tech industry, while aiming to avoid ‘innovation addiction’

It’s easy to see global health as a far-off issue, one that doesn’t have much impact outside isolated parts of… Read More

Feb 7, 2017, 11:15 AM

Q&A: Concur co-founders on their new venture, and the transformation of Seattle’s startup scene

When Raj Singh and Mike Hilton co-founded Concur with Steve Singh more than two decades ago, the technology startup scene in Seattle… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 1:05 PM

Fred Hutch lab will lead Biden Cancer Moonshot project, aimed at more effectively matching patients to treatments

Genomics, or the study of a person’s genes, has long been seen as an essential part of understanding human health,… Read More

Jan 31, 2017, 12:23 PM

Concur co-founders on their new healthcare tech adventure, and why the space is so interesting to disrupt

Raj Singh and Mike Hilton are best-known for Concur — the travel and expense management company they co-founded with Steve Singh… Read More

Jan 30, 2017, 12:00 PM

Fred Hutch researchers discover way to re-activate ‘silenced’ genes, in possible treatment for Rett Syndrome and other diseases

Rett Syndrome is not a common disorder, but it is a devastating one. It is a neurological developmental disorder and is… Read More

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