Stories indexed under: School of Medicine and Public Health

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• Book details provocative, sometimes gruesome history of organ, blood donations May 29, 2008 Today, a "blood drive" is a cheerful community event, featuring cookies and chats with the neighbors in the high school gym. But a century ago, the first successful blood donations occurred when two people were sewn together by their blood vessels as blood flowed from the donor to the recipient.
• Med Flight crashes near La Crosse airport May 11, 2008 Three crew members of UW Health Med Flight lost their lives late Saturday when the helicopter crashed a few miles outside of La Crosse.
• Professor wins inaugural Schuster Prize May 8, 2008 Timothy Kamp, a professor of medicine and physiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been awarded the inaugural Schuster Prize for excellence in advancing cardiovascular medicine at the school.
• UW study shows pomegranate juice may help fight lung cancer April 4, 2008 Researchers are adding to the list of cancer types for which pomegranates seem to halt growth. A recent study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison using a mouse model shows that consuming pomegranates could potentially help reduce the growth and spread of lung cancer cells or even prevent lung cancer from developing.
• UW-Madison graduate programs fare well in annual U.S. News rankings April 2, 2008 A number of graduate programs and specialties at UW-Madison scored high marks in the 2009 "Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News and World Report.
• Wisconsin researchers describe how digits grow March 11, 2008 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) are wagging a finger at currently held notions about the way digits are formed.
• Gilson event highlights conflicts of interest in clinical trials Feb. 28, 2008 Paul DeLuca, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, will speak on conflicts of interest in clinical trials at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6.
• Genetic pathway critical to disease, aging found Feb. 20, 2008 The same chemical reaction that causes iron to rust plays a similarly corrosive role in our bodies. Oxidative stress chips away at healthy cells and is a process, scientists know, that contributes to a host of diseases and conditions in humans ranging from Alzheimer's, heart disease and stroke to cancer and the inexorable process of aging.
• Study: Brain connections strengthen during waking hours, weaken during sleep Jan. 20, 2008 Most people know it from experience: After so many hours of being awake, your brain feels unable to absorb any more-and several hours of sleep will refresh it.
• Exhibit chronicles 100 years of medical education at UW-Madison Nov. 14, 2007 For a school that began in an attic, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has done rather well during the last 100 years.
• Homecoming to launch School of Medicine and Public Health centennial Oct. 17, 2007 The formal campus celebration of the School of Medicine and Public Health’s centennial will begin during the Homecoming football game between Wisconsin and Indiana. A special on-field ceremony will introduce the centennial to those in the stadium.
• Hormone-driven effects on eating, stress mediated by same brain region Sept. 25, 2007 A hormone system linked to reducing food consumption appears to do so by increasing stress-related behaviors, according to a new study.
• Program stresses early intervention to break problem-drinking cycle Sept. 19, 2007 A man in inner-city Milwaukee confronted his binge beer habit after developing early signs of liver disease. A father in rural Polk County wanted to cut down on his drinking to set a good example for his children. A woman in Wisconsin's North Woods decided to quit after driving her car off the road while intoxicated.
• Major grant advances UW’s clinical and translational research enterprise Sept. 18, 2007 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison's new Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) one of the largest grants in the history of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, making UW-Madison a key player in an ambitious NIH plan to transform the country's clinical and translational research enterprise.
• Video library broadens School of Medicine’s reach Sept. 12, 2007 A new Web site with free video content is bringing the resources of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to a global audience of health information consumers.
• Study finds Viagra increases release of key reproductive hormone Aug. 23, 2007 The little blue pill may do more than get the blood pumping. Sildenafil — the generic name for Viagra — also increases release of a reproductive hormone in rats, according to a new study.
• Study finds variable drug sensitivity among hepatitis C viruses July 11, 2007 A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health offers promise for a double-duty treatment that may provide both immune suppression and anti-HCV activity in a single drug.
• ‘Operation Quit Tobacco’ helps 300 Wisconsin soldiers, veterans July 9, 2007 Smoking rates among military personnel are up, but an innovative Wisconsin program is helping them quit smoking or chewing tobacco.
• Brain scans show meditation changes minds, increases attention June 25, 2007 For hundreds of years, Tibetan monks and other religious people have used meditation to calm the mind and improve concentration. This week, a new study shows exactly how one common type of meditation affects the brain.
• Statewide symposium June 27-29 will train nearly 700 emergency responders June 20, 2007 One of the country's oldest training programs for emergency care specialists and first responders will be offered free for the first time this year to 675 professionals around the state.