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A poverty-stricken city on the murky shore of Lake Victoria, Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya. It also sits in the heart of a region with an alarmingly high HIV-infection rate: More than 18 percent of Kisumu County residents have the life-threatening virus, many of them unaware.
University of Washington | A genomic screening approach of more than 50,000 people shows that more than 80 percent of those who carry an identifiable genetic risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancer don’t know it despite frequent interaction with the healthcare system.
University Research | Yale UniversityChildren who suffer abuse are more likely to age faster, while those who endure food insecurity or neglect may develop more slowly, according to new research led by the University of Washington.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | University of WashingtonA drug therapy used for patients with chronic heart failure also improves markers of poor prognosis in individuals who are hospitalized with acute heart failure, new Yale-led research shows.
University Research | Yale UniversityStricter state sentencing laws in Washington have swelled the ranks of inmates serving life sentences to nearly one in five. And some lifers who opted to go to trial are serving much longer sentences than others who committed the same crimes and plea-bargained — raising questions about equitable…
University of Washington | Organisms discovered by Yale undergraduates growing within fungi in the Amazon Rainforest can degrade polyurethane, a findings that may lead to innovative ways to reduce waste in the world's landfills.
Yale University | The gene editing technology CRISPR has prompted both breathless predictions of medical breakthroughs and warnings of the apocalypse. Dr. Greg Licholai, a biotech entrepreneur and a lecturer at Yale explains CRISPR’s potential and dangers.
University Research | Yale UniversityA team of UW biologists has identified a key mechanism plants use to decide when to release their floral scents to attract pollinators.Their findings connect the production and release of these fragrant chemicals to the innate circadian rhythms that pulse through all life on Earth.
University of Washington | Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new method that gives drones a backup system in case GPS fails: An antenna on the ground that can tell a drone where it is.
University Research | University of WashingtonA long-term study that tracked how hundreds of species in The Carrizo Plain National Monument fared during the historic drought that struck California from 2012 to 2015 shows surprising winners and losers.
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