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For your Health
Sun and cloudsSun exposure: 7 tips to protect your skin
With summer approaching, here are several easy ways to protect yourself from the enticing, but potentially cancer-causing rays of the sun.


Weight loss can mean vitamin D gain
Vitamin D—a nutrient that plays many important roles in the body—rises significantly in overweight women who drop more than 15 percent of their body weight.


Omega-3s: Good for heart, maybe not for prostate
Eating foods rich in omega-3 fats lowers the risk of heart disease, but may increase some men’s odds of developing aggressive prostate cancer.


Science Matters
Bacteria Bacteria: Friends and Foes
As researchers seek to stop bacteria from causing certain cancers and other diseases, they’re also finding that some play important roles in our health.


Brain cell movement: Clue to cancer spread?
A new understanding of how cells migrate in the developing brain may help researchers unravel how cancer spreads within the body.


Mental fog of 'chemo-brain' temporary for most survivors
Many transplant patients experience decline in mental and fine motor skills after treatment. A comprehensive study has found that most people who have "chemo-brain" can expect to return to normal within five years.


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Dr. Julie McElrathIn pursuit of an AIDS vaccine
As one of the world's leading HIV vaccine researchers, Dr. Julie McElrath is dedicated to stopping the AIDS epidemic.

Hutchinson Center in the News
Study illuminates link between cancer, bankruptcy
The Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2011


Seattle's Julie McElrath leading in the search for an effective AIDS vaccine
Humanosphere, June 6, 2011


Fred Hutch's student lab a breeding ground for future leaders
KOMO News, June 3, 2011



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