Solutions
December 1, 1990
Sick & tired
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, unfairly labeled "yuppie disease," is no joke. The mysterious malady can attack anyone from 5 to 75, UW researchers warn.
September 1, 1990
State of the art
Engineers have invented an image-processing system that may be the world's sharpest, fastest and least expensive.
Extinction on their minds
A sudden change in the environment killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Could it happen again, this time to the human race?
June 1, 1990
Why me, doc?
The University of Washington is home to the nation’s first concentrated research effort in the budding field of ecogenetics.
Self-help or hoax?
Self-help books should be subject to the same rigorous testing as a new drug, a UW expert says.
March 1, 1990
Boys stave off divorce
Couples with sons are 9 percent more likely to stay together than are couples with daughters, according to a sociology professor.
Our aching backs
A UW team received a $5 million grant to study the diagnosis and treatment of back problems.
September 1, 1989
Birth control breakthrough?
UW professors are testing an injectable contraceptive that gives men the same kind of contraceptive freedom—and responsibility—now generally available only to women.