Research

A History of Notable Research

First peritoneal dialysis machine

From making kidney dialysis possible to winning the Nobel Prize for bone-marrow transplantation, we have a long tradition of leading-edge research that has yielded some of the most important innovations in the history of modern medicine.

Bruce Treadmill Test
Thomas Nobel Prize
Wearable Kidney
Research matters
Advancing novel treatment for cryptosporidiosis in children
Advancing novel treatment for cryptosporidiosis in children
Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis has received a grant to support advancement of a promising new therapeutic candidate for cryptosporidiosis, a devastating diarrheal disease that disproportionately affects young children in low-income and middle-income countries.
Evidence, excitement: In the moment with a GLP-1 expert
Evidence, excitement: In the moment with a GLP-1 expert
In a Q&A with UW Medicine Newsroom, endocrinologist David Cummings discusses GLP-1 drugs' evidence, side effects and unknowns.
Does solar jet lag contribute to liver cancer?
Does solar jet lag contribute to liver cancer?
Just as traveling from time zone to time zone can cause sleep disturbances, fuzzy thinking and overall discombobulation, solar jet lag can also result in negative health effects including, potentially, an increased risk for liver cancer.