Stories indexed under: School of Medicine and Public Health

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• UW Carbone Cancer Center researcher wins $1 million award Aug. 7, 2011 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have been awarded $1 million over two years to lead research on tracking prostate cancer progression by using novel imaging methods.
• UW Health offers free physicals for uninsured high school athletes July 26, 2011
• Timberlake to lead UW Population Health Institute July 25, 2011
• UW doctor trades lab coat for wedding dress July 18, 2011
• Early detection of cardiovascular disease risk does little to patient behavior July 15, 2011
• Conference takes next step in genetic analysis July 15, 2011 Now that the human genome has been deciphered, many scientists are turning to study the myriad proteins that are encoded in tens of thousands of genes - a field called proteomics.
• Study shows fewer injuries among athletes with ankle braces July 12, 2011
• Innovation marks UW-Madison contribution to vitamins, drugs, medical supplies July 6, 2011 With a long tradition of exploration of medicine and biology, and a research budget that has passed $1 billion, University of Wisconsin-Madison builds on a rich history of discoveries related to drugs and nutrition: Vitamin A and B were discovered here in 1914.
• Natural estrogen may improve cognition for Alzheimer's Disease patients July 1, 2011
• Study details how heat waves drive hospital admissions June 22, 2011 A new study appearing this week (June 22, 2011) in the journal Climatic Change, documents the medical conditions aggravated by hot weather, the age groups most affected, and forecasts an increase in hospital admissions in urban areas due to predicted climate change and accompanying weather extremes.
• Morgridge Institute researchers release first educational game June 16, 2011 Researchers at the new Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have released the biomedical research organization's first digital learning game created through collaborations among scientists and education researchers.
• Stem cells from patients make 'early retina in a dish' June 15, 2011 Soon, some treatments for blinding eye diseases might be developed and tested using retina-like tissues produced from the patient's own skin, thanks to a series of discoveries reported by a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell researchers.
• Research establishment spawns research-supply spinoffs June 9, 2011 For a century, Wisconsin's traditional metal-working industries spawned a broad and profitable series of tool-and-diemaking firms that marketed nationwide.
• Researchers solve membrane protein mystery June 8, 2011 A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has solved a 25-year mystery that may lead to better treatments for people with learning deficits and mental retardation.
• Award will help children with brain injuries June 3, 2011 On rotation at 2 a.m. at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, Joshua Medow was a junior resident when he saw yet another child come into the emergency room after the shunt designed to remove excess fluid from his brain malfunctioned.
• Bresnick earns MERIT Award from National Institutes of Health June 2, 2011
• High-risk minority groups not being screened for diabetes May 26, 2011
• New approach simplifies Parkinson's surgery May 24, 2011 University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has become the second academic medical center in the country where neurosurgeons can perform deep-brain stimulation in an intra-operative MRI suite.
• Human brain’s most ubiquitous cell cultivated in lab dish May 22, 2011 Pity the lowly astrocyte, the most common cell in the human nervous system.
• Graduating couples happy to enter residency together May 9, 2011