Eight University of Washington researchers are among the 396 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, announced this week.


Eight University of Washington researchers are among the 396 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, announced this week.

Rapamycin, an anti-rejection drug for organ transplant patients, has now been shown to increases survival in and delayed symptoms of Leigh’s syndrome. The drug appears to cause a metabolic switch that bypasses the mitochondrial deficiency.