One-letter switches in the DNA code occur much more frequently in human genomes than anticipated, but are often only found in one or a few individuals.

Changes in the speed that ice travels in more than 200 outlet glaciers indicates that Greenland's contribution to rising sea level in the 21 st century might be significantly less than the upper limits some scientists thought possible, a new study shows.

Autism is difficult to diagnose because of a lack of specific biological markers and a variability of symptoms, ranging from mild in some individuals to severely disabling in others.

After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others' sexual orientation.

Online technology has vastly increased citizens' access to public records such as political campaign contributions and real estate transactions.

As medical researchers and engineers try to shrink diagnostics to fit in a person's pocket, one question is how to easily move and mix small samples of liquid.

By Clare LaFond and Lorin Smith - UW Health Sciences/UW Medicine and Puget Sound VA Health Care System - A research team led by Suzanne Craft, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington based at the V

A brain-development gene found exclusively in humans has an unusual evolutionary history and could contribute to what makes us distinctly human.

Clogging of pipes leading to the heart is the planet's number one killer. Surgeons can act as medical plumbers to repair some blockages, but we don't fully understand how this living organ deteriorates or repairs itself over time.

The largest Undergraduate Research Symposium in University of Washington history runs from noon to 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, primarily in Mary Gates Hall.

A safe haven could be out of reach for 9 percent of the Western Hemisphere's mammals, and as much as 40 percent in certain regions, because the animals just won't move swiftly enough to outpace climate change.

An $8.1 million biodefense grant will fund the development of new drugs to treat some of the world's most dangerous diseases, including Ebola, plague, Japanese encephalitis, and other lethal pathogens.