Stories indexed under: School of Medicine and Public Health

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• Children's hospital offers specialized treatment for childhood cancer Dec. 14, 2009
• Study focuses on "balanced parenting" as weight control strategy Nov. 20, 2009
• African-American men at higher risk of false positives in prostate testing Nov. 13, 2009
• FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice Nov. 9, 2009 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.
• UW-Madison launches H1N1 study with asthma sufferers Oct. 26, 2009 The School of Medicine and Public Health is one of just seven research centers conducting the first clinical trial in the nation to determine the dose of H1N1 vaccine necessary to give immunity to people with asthma.
• UW to begin research into disparities in heart and lung disease Oct. 22, 2009 With the help of a $5.2 million federal stimulus grant, the School of Medicine and Public Health is developing a program to focus on disparities in heart and lung disease in Wisconsin, two of the most significant causes of death and disability both in the state and nationally.
• UW's Fiore earns national honor for advocacy work Oct. 21, 2009 Michael Fiore, MPH, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of two physicians in the nation to receive the 2009 Physician Advocacy Merit Award from the Institute of Medicine as a Profession.
• High-speed genetic analysis looks deep inside primate immune system Oct. 11, 2009 Viruses such as HIV and influenza take safe harbor in cells, where they cannot be recognized directly by the immune system. The immune response relies on infected cells announcing the presence of the virus by studding their exterior with fragments of the virus lurking within.
• Wisconsin team grows retina cells from skin-derived stem cells Aug. 24, 2009 A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem cells - suggesting a future in which damaged retinas could be repaired by cells grown from the patient's own skin.
• A new 'bent' on fusion Aug. 20, 2009 Success in cellular fusion - as occurs at the moment of conception and when nerve cells exchange neurotransmitters - requires that a membrane be bent before the merging process can begin, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have shown.
• Future angst? Brain scans show uncertainty fuels anxiety Aug. 17, 2009 Anyone who has spent a sleepless night anguishing over a possible job loss has experienced the central finding of a new brain scan study: Uncertainty makes a bad event feel even worse.
• Early Alzheimer's screenings could cut health care costs Aug. 4, 2009 As the nation debates how to control costs as part of health care reform, an Alzheimer's disease researcher says early diagnosis and treatment of the disease could save the nation billions of dollars in costs down the road.
• Team discovers gene for age-related cataracts July 31, 2009 Participants in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's long-running Beaver Dam Eye Study have contributed to the discovery of a gene involved in cataracts in both aging humans and in mice.
• Sick children affect parents' mental health July 16, 2009 Caring for a child with health problems profoundly affects the physical health, mental health and work attendance of parents, according to a new study by researchers at the School of Medicine and Public Health.
• Grant helps physician assistant program reach underserved areas July 15, 2009
• Reduced diet thwarts aging, disease in monkeys July 9, 2009 The bottom-line message from a decades-long study of monkeys on a restricted diet is simple: Consuming fewer calories leads to a longer, healthier life.
• Doctor's compassion may help cure colds faster July 8, 2009 Some cold medicines will shave a day off your suffering from the common cold, but they often produce unpleasant side effects. A new study shows, for the first time, that the doctor's empathy may be an even better way to speed recovery.
• Five big ideas to fill out Wisconsin Institute for Discovery portfolio June 30, 2009 Capping an intensely competitive process, five proposals from University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been selected to form the intellectual heart of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID).
• From the waiting room to the birthing room June 17, 2009 Years ago, dads-to-be nervously paced the floor of hospital waiting rooms as they waited to hear that their child had been born. But during those countless hours of waiting, many wrote down their feelings in journals known as "father's books" or "stork room jottings." Frequently left in waiting rooms in the 1940s and '50s, the journals provided an outlet for the apprehensive, often exasperated men.
• Martin names DeLuca as UW-Madison provost June 11, 2009 Paul M. DeLuca Jr., vice dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), was named the university's provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs today (June 11) by Chancellor Biddy Martin.