UW Medicine newsroom | November 8, 2023
A study led by psychology doctoral candidate Frank Song found that among study participants who used caffeine during the day and alcohol at night, the negative effects on sleep seemed to offset — for a while.
Research & Innovation
What a decades-long study teaches us about brain health and aging
UW Medicine | November 13, 2023
The Seattle Longitudinal Study (SLS) led by K. Warner Schaie, PhD, and Sherry Willis, PhD, followed participants from 1956 to 2012 to track cognitive changes over the adult lifespan. Jeff Iliff, PhD, uses data from the SLS to investigate the relationship between sleep and cognitive impairment or dementia.
Improving interactions between people who use drugs and the law
Department news | October 31, 2023
The CLEARS Project (Community-Law Enforcement Aligning in Response to Substance Use) is developing regional solutions to improve interactions between law enforcement professionals and people who use drugs.
The hunt quickens for vaccines and antibody therapies against opioids
The Washington Post | November 5, 2023
A vaccine could prove especially helpful for users of drugs such as cocaine who fear it might be tainted with fentanyl, says Marco Pravetoni, PhD.
No meaningful increase seen in new opioid use disorder diagnoses with routine screening
Drugs.com | October 16, 2023
Research led by John Fortney, PhD, indicates implementation of opioid use disorder (OUD) screening in primary care does not increase the percentage of patients with a new OUD diagnosis in a clinically meaningful way.
UW doctor shares latest on Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatments in Spokane talk
The Spokesman-Review | October 10, 2023
Tom Grabowski, MD, holder of the Tim B. Engle Endowed Professorship for Brain Health Innovations funded by the Garvey Institute, provided insights into Alzheimer's research.
Clinician Scientist Training Program awards research funding to trainees
Department news | September 28, 2023
We are pleased to announce the first round of funding of our new Trainee Research Awards! These awards are part of our new Clinician Scientist Training Program (CSTP) that supports the development of clinician scientists in our department and provides funding and faculty support for trainees to participate in mentored research.
Study shows widespread benefits of collaborative care model
UW Medicine newsroom | September 21, 2023
A new study by Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, and colleagues shows that people with spinal cord injuries can benefit from collaborative care, a model that is gaining ground in areas where patients have multiple chronic medical conditions.
UW Medicine researcher explains new vaccine in the works to prevent opioid overdoses
KIRO 7 Live Studio | September 20, 2023
What if there was a vaccination to prevent fentanyl and heroin overdoses? Marco Pravetoni, PhD, is interviewed about his research and upcoming human clinical trials.
UW researchers develop AI tool for therapy: HealthLink
KING 5 | August 4, 2023
Garvey Institute-funded researcher Tim Althoff, PhD, and David Atkins, PhD, have been developing AI programs as a form of behavioral health therapy.
