Posted under: Health and Medicine , News Releases , Research , Science , Social Science , Technology , UW and the Community - DNA analysis is unearthing the origins of the Minoans, who some 5,000 years ago established the first advanced Bronze Age civilization in present-day Crete.

Patients with diabetes who are depressed are much more likely to develop episodes of dangerously low blood sugars, or hypoglycemia, than are those who are not depressed, a new study has found.

A new half-hour documentary, “ Down to the Volcano ,” that explores the ocean depths off the Washington coast, airs Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. The video tells the story of the Visions '11 cruise and gives viewers a taste for what to expect from an expedition this summer.

The Amazon rain forest, popularly known as the lungs of the planet, inhales carbon dioxide as it exudes oxygen.

The eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, a finger of the southern polar continent that juts toward South America, has experienced summer warming of perhaps a half-degree per decade - a greater rate than possibly anywhere else on Earth - in the last 50 years, and that warming is largely attributed to human causes.

More than 1,000 undergraduates will showcase their contributions to innovative and groundbreaking research at the 16th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 17 in Mary Gates Hall.

Eating peppers-which are in the same botanical family as tobacco-may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease.

Posted under: For UW Employees , Health and Medicine , News Releases , Research , Science , UW and the Community - A clinical trial at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington will address new approaches to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes or slow its progression.

Posted under: News Releases , Politics and Government , Research , Social Science - Members of tea party claim the movement springs from and promotes basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility.

Bullying because of perceived sexual orientation is widely prevalent among school-aged youths, according to a study led by Dr.

Joe Janes reached back two centuries to a self-published pamphlet in pre-revolutionary France for the latest installment of his podcast series, “ Documents that Changed the World.” - In the podcasts, Janes, professor in the UW Information School , explores the origin and evolving meaning of historical documents both famous and less known.

Posted under: Environment , Health and Medicine , Research , UW and the Community - A new report released today, May 13, examines the potential health impacts of the Duwamish River cleanup on Native American tribes and other people who use the river or live or work nearby.