Health

Mental illnesses and mood disorders are more prevalent in urban areas partly due to reduced access to nature, according to a new UW study.

The University of Washington reported that the key to healthy urban living is finding connections to nature. 

If you’re in a relationship and things have cooled down between the sheets, don't panic.

Statisticians at the University of Washington developed the first model for projecting population that factors in the vagaries of migration.

Many readers of The New York Times article about rapamycin claimed they would just say no to such a drug. Rapamycin was tested during a study of dogs at the UW to see if it could slow aging.

54 percent of humanity now lives in cities, and two-thirds will by 2050—we may grow increasingly disconnected from the natural world around us.

An ongoing study out of the University of Washington hopes to yield new understanding of how and why the signs of aging happen, and potentially help to extend the lives of dogs.

The big news this week is that dogs are being used to test a drug that might help humans live longer.

A drug that slows aging might instead serve to delay the onset of several major diseases at once. Research by the UW's Matt Kaeberlein and Daniel Promislow is featured.

New work from UW researchers, including Pradipsinh Rathod from Chemistry, can help predict severe malaria disease in adults.

Working with Somali community leaders, a UW psychology professor has developed a trauma intervention program for the Somali community.  

Puget Sound Business Journal visits with UW Psychology affiliate professor on his latest work.

There is evidence that suggests non-monogamous relationships can be just as beneficial. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted. 

"People are wired for love, that's why they keep coming back, despite heartbreaks and losses," says Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW. 

UW Psychology's Kristina Olson speak about her research on children and families.