Stories indexed under: School of Medicine and Public Health

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  • Stem cell transplant restores memory, learning in mice April 21, 2013 For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember.
  • Expanded Science Expeditions opens doors to UW-Madison research March 21, 2013 Ana Garic spends her days in a University of Wisconsin–Madison lab studying a public health problem with real impact in Wisconsin communities — which is why it feels so good to invite the public onto her turf for the campus’ annual Science Expeditions open house to be held April 5-7.
  • Counties' healthiness ranked by UW institute March 20, 2013 Ozaukee County residents are among the healthiest in Wisconsin, according to the 2013 County Health Rankings released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
  • Image: Stem cells Transplanted brain cells in monkeys light up personalized therapy March 14, 2013 For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to the authors of a new study in Cell Reports. After six months, the cells looked entirely normal, and were only detectable because they initially were tagged with a fluorescent protein.
  • School of Medicine and Public Health responds to MSC fire Feb. 28, 2013 The following message was sent to School of Medicine and Public Health students, faculty and staff in the wake of a fire on Feb. 28, 2012. No one was injured, but the building was damaged.
  • Technique moves practical Alzheimer diagnosis one step closer to reality Feb. 11, 2013 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health are moving closer to a significant milepost in the battle against Alzheimer's disease: identifying the first signs of decline in the brain.
  • Chance finding reveals new control on blood vessels in developing brain Jan. 24, 2013 Zhen Huang freely admits he was not interested in blood vessels four years ago when he was studying brain development in a fetal mouse.
  • Combination pill could be cost effective in preventing heart disease Jan. 15, 2013 A single combination pill could reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke in Latin Americans by up to 21 percent at a cost of about $35 per quality adjusted life year gained, according to a study led by a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health research team.
  • Registration open for Cycle for Sight fundraiser Jan. 3, 2013 Fight blinding diseases and get some exercise in the middle of Wisconsin winter! You can do both by registering an indoor cycling team for the annual Cycle for Sight Fundraiser.
  • Increased medical and social support needed to reduce black infant mortality Dec. 27, 2012 The mortality rate for black and white infants in Dane County was just about equal from 2004 until 2007. However, black infant deaths rose from 2008 to 2010 while the mortality rate for white babies remained steady.
  • New form of cell division found Dec. 17, 2012 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have discovered a new form of cell division in human cells.
  • Shared medical appointments: multiple benefits for patients, doctors Dec. 10, 2012 Micah Chan, clinical chief of nephrology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, began conducting shared medical appointments for people with kidney disease two years ago. All groups have at least five patients and remain together from the first meeting.
  • Telephone talks with nurse can reduce hospital re-admissions Dec. 6, 2012 Weekly telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients, according to results of a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health study.
  • Researchers trying to get computers to see as humans do Nov. 30, 2012 How could a few pictures of a dog in the grass illustrate key concepts underlying computer vision, a sophisticated science aimed at teaching machines to perform visual tasks for humans - such as recognizing faces, objects and patterns?
  • Class explores worldwide picture for AIDS, HIV Nov. 29, 2012 "This is an important time in HIV research," Matt Reynolds, an HIV researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison, tells an undergraduate class on the Monday morning after Thanksgiving.
  • Study sees reduced C-section births in Amish Community Nov. 16, 2012 A birthing center set up specifically for women in a Wisconsin Amish community may point the way to reducing the high rate of cesarean-section births in the United States, according to a new study.
  • Early stress may sensitize girls’ brains for later anxiety Nov. 11, 2012 High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls, according to new results of a long-running population study by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists.
  • Blood chromosome differences are linked to pancreatic cancer Oct. 23, 2012 A new study shows that a blood marker is linked to pancreatic cancer, according to a study published today by scientists at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic.
  • Healing the healers: Taking care of the heart of the doctor Oct. 16, 2012 Lucille Marchand, a professor of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, has asked the medical students in her Healer's Art class how they take care of themselves - what they do to unwind from the incessant stresses of studying medicine.
  • Tobacco research pioneer elected to Institute of Medicine Oct. 15, 2012 Dr. Michael Fiore, founder of the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the nation’s most prestigious scientific organizations.