Stories indexed under: School of Medicine and Public Health

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• Sleep apnea associated with higher mortality from cancer May 9, 2012 Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), commonly known as sleep apnea, is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study.
• Symposium honors legacy of the late biomolecular chemist Paul Bertics May 7, 2012 A May 11 symposium honors the life and legacy of Paul Bertics, a biomolecular chemist who died last December.
• UW-Madison to offer dual law and public health degree April 26, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will offer a dual degree, a combined juris doctor and master of public health, starting this fall.
• One compound detects and treats malignant tumors, certain cancer stem cells April 3, 2012
• County Health Rankings released: St. Croix is Wisconsin’s healthiest county April 3, 2012 St. Croix County residents are the healthiest in Wisconsin, according to the 2012 County Health Rankings released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
• Bioethics symposium set for April 12 March 29, 2012 "Doctors, Politics and Conscience" will be held April 12 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1306, at 750 Highland Ave. Four featured talks will be followed by a panel featuring practicing physicians.
• Match Day 2012 includes largest class of rural medicine students March 22, 2012 About 160 graduates of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - including the school's largest-to-date group of rural-medicine students - learned where they will begin their careers as doctors during Match Day, which was held March 16 at the Health Sciences Learning Center.
• Scientists produce eye structures from human blood-derived stem cells March 13, 2012 For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from human blood.
• UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report March 13, 2012 Several University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation's best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools."
• UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report March 12, 2012 Several UW-Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
• Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; finds higher doses may harm learning March 8, 2012 New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
• Public reports on diabetes care helped drive clinic improvements in Wisconsin March 7, 2012 In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team has found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients with the chronic disease.
• Laboratory research shows promising approach to preventing Alzheimer's March 1, 2012 As scientists struggle to find an effective way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public health may have found a new approach to interrupting the process that leads to the devastating disease.
• Study shows calories drive earlier puberty Feb. 8, 2012 Environmental pollutants, eating habits, lack of exercise and genetic traits have all been raised as possible causes of earlier puberty onset in girls in recent years. Now we may now know why: It's the calories, as reported by Ei Terasawa, Joe Kurian, Ricki Colman and colleagues at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
• Cycle for Sight raises funds for vision research Feb. 7, 2012 The second annual "Cycle for Sight" event will be held from 10am to 2pm Feb. 11 at two UW-Madison recreational facilities, the Natatorium and the South East Recreational Facility.
• Department of Surgery among nation's best in research funding Jan. 29, 2012 By just about any measure, the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison is excelling in research.
• Advance directives don't work for high-risk surgery Jan. 26, 2012 Advance directives that limit the use of life-supporting treatments necessary for patient survival are a poor tool for helping patients express their wishes about surgery, according to a new study led by a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health vascular surgeon.
• Studies show insomnia is a major health problem Jan. 23, 2012 Insomnia is a serious medical condition that should be treated with evidence-based medicine because it is linked to depression, diabetes, hypertension, drug abuse and even death, according to a review of recent research co-authored by a leading University of Wisconsin-Madison sleep researcher.
• Researcher find gene critical to sense of smell in fruit fly Jan. 20, 2012 UW-Madison researchers have discovered that a gene called distal-less is critical to the fly's ability to receive, process and respond to smells.
• Biomolecular chemist Paul J. Bertics dies at 55 Dec. 26, 2011 Biomolecular chemist Paul J. Bertics, a member of the School of Medicine and Public Health faculty, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, Dec. 22 at age 55.