Stories indexed under: School of Medicine and Public Health

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• Hold that thought? Scientists find sensor that may explain working memory Dec. 20, 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers believe they now understand on the cellular level how working memory holds a piece of information — or thoughts linger.
• UW study: Mothers of tiny babies suffer, too Dec. 14, 2011 Babies born at very low birth weights struggle in their early years and a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers suggests that their mothers do, too.
• Byars-Winston to receive White House award Dec. 8, 2011 A researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will be honored Friday at the White House for her efforts to enhance job opportunities for young girls, women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
• MEDiC student-run clinics receive national recognition Nov. 25, 2011 The MEDiC program, which provides seven free health clinics in Madison, has received the President's Volunteer Service Award for its work in the community.
• Psychopaths' brains show difference in structure, function Nov. 22, 2011 Images of prisoners' brains show important differences between those who are diagnosed as psychopaths and those who aren't, according to a new study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
• New evidence links virus to brain cancer Nov. 22, 2011 Tilting the scales in an ongoing debate, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have found new evidence that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is associated with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the brain cancer that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy.
• Hydrogen peroxide provides clues to immunity, wound healing, tumor biology Nov. 22, 2011 Hydrogen peroxide isn't just that bottled colorless liquid in the back of the medicine cabinet that's used occasionally for cleaning scraped knees and cut fingers. It's also a natural chemical in the body that rallies at wound sites, jump-starting immune cells into a series of events.
• Researchers discover possible key to degenerative nerve diseases Nov. 16, 2011 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and collaborators have discovered a powerful new protein in the eye of the fruit fly that may shed light on blinding diseases and other sensory problems in humans.
• Researchers discover possible key to degenerative nerve diseases Nov. 16, 2011 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and collaborators have discovered a powerful new protein in the eye of the fruit fly that may shed light on blinding diseases and other sensory problems in humans.
• Cancer researchers study "scrambler therapy" for pain relief Oct. 20, 2011 University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center researchers are testing an innovative pain therapy system for patients with nerve pain following chemotherapy, a condition called painful chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.
• Midwest physicians-in-training gather for conference at UW-Madison Oct. 19, 2011 "Doctoberfest: Health and the Future," the Midwest's largest physician-in-training conference of the year, will be held Oct. 21-22 in the Health Sciences Learning Center at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH).
• Madison geneticist looks back on crowded, stellar career Sept. 20, 2011 Waclaw Szybalski, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor emeritus of oncology, has a string of scientific achievements that could easily have merited at least one Nobel Prize, and his work has laid foundations for several Nobels won by others.
• Mouse genome sequences reveal variability, complex evolutionary history Sept. 15, 2011 The genome of even a single organism is packed with information. A new paper, building on recent advances in sequencing capability, now reports the complete genomes of 17 different strains of mice, creating an unparalleled genetic resource that will aid studies ranging from human disease to evolution.
• Med student finds salvation in basketball Sept. 2, 2011
• Parents' stress leaves mark on the DNA of children Aug. 30, 2011 Parents who are stressed during their children's early years can leave an imprint on their sons' or daughters' genes - an imprint that lasts into adolescence and may affect how these genes are expressed later in life, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and the University of British Columbia.
• New study will explore impact of exercise on pulmonary hypertension Aug. 26, 2011 For sufferers of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), maintaining healthy heart function isn't as simple as going for a jog every morning. Patients need to do all they can to slow damage to their heart, and exercise can improve potentially improve their quality of life.
• UW-Madison expert: Cancer rates show it's time for a global asbestos ban Aug. 18, 2011 The use of asbestos building materials in developing countries results in millions of preventable cancer cases, a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health epidemiologist reports in the coming issue of Annals of Epidemiology.
• UW team part of IBM 'cognitive' computing chip project Aug. 18, 2011
• Bone marrow transplant pioneer dies at 77 Aug. 17, 2011 Dr. Fritz Bach, a former University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher and physician who pioneered the use of bone-marrow transplants, died Sunday at the age of 77.
• Nearly 300 UW Health physicians named to "top doctor" lists Aug. 9, 2011 Nearly 300 UW Health physicians have been named to various "top doctors" lists in the last 12 months, with 52 named to the most recent list: "U.S. News Top Doctors," a new, searchable directory that lists peer-nominated physicians around the country.