Stories indexed under: Waisman Center

Total: 6

  • NBA's Devin Harris to play in Waisman golf benefit July 17, 2008 New Jersey Nets basketball player Devin Harris will participate in the Friends of the Waisman Center's Golf Benefit on Monday, July 21, at Bishops Bay Country Club, 3500 Bishops Drive, Middleton.
  • Waisman Center presents documentary ‘Indestructible’ Jan. 7, 2008 The award-winning documentary "Indestructible" will screen at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Thursday, Jan. 24.
  • Waisman Center Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood Sept. 25, 2007 Hallmarks of autism are characteristic behaviors - repetitive motions, problems interacting with others, impaired communication abilities - that occur in widely different combinations and degrees of severity among those who have the condition.
  • Embryonic stem cells Stem cell therapy rescues motor neurons in ALS model Aug. 1, 2007 In a study that demonstrates the promise of cell-based therapies for diseases that have proved intractable to modern medicine, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown it is possible to rescue the dying neurons characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
  • Woman practicing yoga Meditation may fine-tune control over attention May 8, 2007 Everyday experience and psychology research both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else.
  • Study looks at benefits of two cochlear implants in deaf children Feb. 13, 2007 Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whether this is also true for the growing numbers of deaf children who've received not one, but two, cochlear implants to help them hear.