Stories indexed under: Biosciences

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• Cheap, simple bacteria test could spare newborns deadly infections Nov. 1, 2012 For babies, the trip from the womb to the outside world is a transition from a blank, sterile slate to host for what will eventually be trillions of microscopic organisms.
• New biorenewables technology moves closer to marketplace Oct. 23, 2012 A licensing agreement for a novel renewable chemical and biofuel production method between Hyrax Energy and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation promises to accelerate commercial development of the technology and lead to high-quality U.S. jobs.
• UW study proposes “swimways” to help save migratory fish Oct. 10, 2012 A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher says states should be looking to the skies in order to save fish.
• Energy from Wisconsin cow manure could replace a coal plant Oct. 9, 2012 According to a recent Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative (WBI) study, Wisconsin can be a national leader in bioenergy production using waste from the state's prosperous agriculture and food processing sectors.
• Smaller estrogen doses improve mood without memory loss Oct. 4, 2012 New research by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health suggests that estrogen given in smaller doses to younger women just entering menopause does not worsen memory and improves mood and symptoms of depression.
• New approach will analyze important, poorly studied areas of human genome Oct. 2, 2012 Each year, more and more pieces of the human genome puzzle fall into place, but large holes still remain. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hope to fill in many more pieces with a new $1.1 million grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute.
• Surprising demographic shifts in endangered monkey population challenge conservation expectations Sept. 18, 2012 At first glance, the northern muriqui monkey is a prime conservation success story.
• Stress breaks loops that hold short-term memory together Sept. 13, 2012 Stress has long been pegged as the enemy of attention, disrupting focus and doing substantial damage to working memory - the short-term juggling of information that allows us to do all the little things that make us productive.
• Collide and conquer: How blood cells sort themselves out Sept. 10, 2012 In human blood, red blood cells barrel through the center of the blood vessels, while in a phenomenon known as margination, platelets and white blood cells hug the vessel walls, ready to emerge into the body to fight an injury or infection.
• Research on hive microbes may lead to better understanding of honeybee disease Sept. 4, 2012 If you spot a honeybee in the UW-Madison's Allen Centennial Gardens and are wondering where it came from, look up.
• Research shows how computation can predict group conflict Aug. 13, 2012 When conflict breaks out in social groups, individuals make strategic decisions about how to behave based on their understanding of alliances and feuds in the group.
• AhR Pharma and WARF sign exclusive license for cancer-fighting hormone Aug. 13, 2012 AhR Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have signed an exclusive license agreement for ITE, a natural hormone discovered by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers with properties helpful in treating cancer, obesity and immune system disorders.
• Million-dollar Keck Foundation grant funds UW-Madison genome research Aug. 8, 2012 An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund research into creating synthetic genome "foundries."
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• Mathematical ecologist wins prestigious award July 30, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison ecologist Anthony Ives is being recognized with the prestigious Robert H. MacArthur Award from the Ecological Society of America (ESA).
• Northern Wisconsin high schoolers learn with stem cells, UW researchers July 17, 2012 Eighteen top science students from northern Wisconsin high schools have earned the opportunity to hone their laboratory skills and work alongside leading researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at a summer science camp focused on stem cells.
• Designing microbes that make energy-dense biofuels without sugar June 27, 2012 With metabolically engineered microorganisms hungry for levulinic acid, rather than sugar, a University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineer aims to create more sustainable, cost-effective processes for converting biomass into high-energy-density hydrocarbon fuels.
• Blood-brain barrier building blocks forged from human stem cells June 25, 2012 The blood-brain barrier -- the filter that governs what can and cannot come into contact with the mammalian brain -- is a marvel of nature. It effectively separates circulating blood from the fluid that bathes the brain, and it keeps out bacteria, viruses and other agents that could damage it.
• Fragile X gene’s prevalence suggests broader health risk June 14, 2012 The first U.S. population prevalence study of mutations in the gene that causes fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, suggests the mutation in the gene - and its associated health risks - may be more common than previously believed.
• Stress may delay brain development in early years June 6, 2012 Stress may affect brain development in children - altering growth of a specific piece of the brain and abilities associated with it - according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.