Stories indexed under: Health

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• UW-Madison hosts national conference on spinal care July 7, 2010
• Living with HIV/AIDS: Perspectives through the lens July 6, 2010
• UW eye researchers key to major study of diabetic eye disease June 29, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison ophthalmologists analyzed thousands of eye photographs as part of a large study that says reducing blood lipid levels slows the progression of diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye problem and a major cause of blindness worldwide.
• School of Medicine and Public Health recognized for 'social mission' June 18, 2010 In a first-of-its kind study, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison has been ranked in the nation's top 20 medical schools for fulfilling its social mission.
• UW Health surgeon: Noninvasive surgery OK for aortic aneurysm patients May 19, 2010
• Mild cognitive impairment study offers insight on Alzheimer's April 20, 2010
• UW-Madison researchers use light to coax cells to move March 30, 2010 Suppose you could get immune cells to move just where you wanted them to in the body - to fight infection or kill a tumor? It may sound like science fiction or magic, but it's not.
• Smoking cessation helps blood vessels March 15, 2010
• UW-Madison study to track 'silent strokes' March 15, 2010 A $1.57 million federal grant will allow University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscientists to determine if they can use non-invasive scans to determine which patients are at highest risk for "silent strokes" that can lead to mental decline.
• UW researchers develop new model for macular degeneration March 12, 2010 Exposing albino rats to moderately intense light has produced a new animal model for the most common cause of severe vision loss in humans.
• County health rankings expanded from Wisconsin to all 50 states Feb. 17, 2010 Where we live matters to our health. A first-of-its-kind report by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights this fact. The County Health Rankings, a collection of 50 reports - one per state - ranks all counties within each state on their overall health.
• Will calorie listings curb our fast-food habits? Feb. 10, 2010 Would you turn your back on deep-fried cheese curds if you knew that a single serving packs in 569 calories?
• Researchers receive $9.7 million grant for program on sudden cardiac arrest Feb. 5, 2010 A multidisciplinary team of University of Wisconsin-Madison physiologists and cardiac specialists have launched a new program to study the mysteries of sudden cardiac arrest, thanks to a grant from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute.
• Brain responses during anesthesia mimic those during natural deep sleep Jan. 27, 2010 The brains of people under anesthesia respond to stimuli as they do in the deepest part of sleep - lending credence to a developing theory of consciousness and suggesting a new method to assess loss of consciousness in conditions such as coma.
• Drugs may shut down several Epstein-Barr virus-induced diseases Jan. 25, 2010 Using a class of drugs being clinically tested to treat other kinds of cancer, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found that the drugs were the first to stop the latent form of EBV infection from causing disease.
• UW-Madison heart stem cell study among top research advances Jan. 22, 2010
• Wisconsin Partnership to fund study on causes of obesity in Latino youth Jan. 21, 2010 From insulin resistance to urban planning policy, a new project funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program will apply the widest possible lens to barriers to health and physical activity among Latino youth in Milwaukee.
• Baby boomers survived rock and roll with hearing intact, study finds Jan. 14, 2010 Despite dire predictions about listening to loud music, members of the rock 'n' roll generation are aging with much better hearing than their parents had at the same age.
• UW Health transplant surgeon joins national transplant advisory group Jan. 14, 2010 Dr. Yolanda Becker has spent her medical career transplanting organs. Now she’ll be a key part of the governmental body that helps to keep organ transplantation safe and effective.
• Nitrous oxide eases pain, stress of children's treatment Jan. 13, 2010 The pleasing aroma of bubble gum, orange or vanilla is changing the way many young patients are sedated for certain medical procedures.