Stories indexed under: Medicine

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  • Photo of student working with patient Grant helps physician assistant program reach underserved areas July 15, 2009
  • Doctor and patient Doctor's compassion may help cure colds faster July 8, 2009 Some cold medicines will shave a day off your suffering from the common cold, but they often produce unpleasant side effects. A new study shows, for the first time, that the doctor's empathy may be an even better way to speed recovery.
  • Major study links malaria mosquitoes to Amazon deforestation June 25, 2009 In one of the most field-intensive efforts to explore the connection between malaria and tropical deforestation, a team led by Jonathan Patz, a specialist in the link between environment and health at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, has established a strong correlation between the extent of forest destruction and the incidence of the Amazon's most dangerous malaria vector, the mosquito Anopheles darlingi.
  • Curiosities: Why do the blue eyes of babies often turn brown? June 1, 2009
  • UW-Madison to create national Alzheimer’s research center May 5, 2009 Gov. Jim Doyle announced today (May 4) that the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has been awarded a multimillion dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
  • Photo of an asthma inhaler outfitted with GPS. Researcher uses GPS to find asthma causes April 2, 2009 David Van Sickle is looking for a few pioneering asthmatics. He wants to attach a GPS device to their inhalers before they boldly go out into a spring world filled with allergens.
  • UW expert speaks out on food-borne illness outbreaks Feb. 12, 2009 Dennis Maki, UW School of Medicine and Public Health professor of medicine (infectious disease) is available for interviews Thursday afternoon regarding his opinion piece published Feb. 12, 2009, in the online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
  • Cell images Genetic change prevents cell death in mouse model of Parkinson’s disease Feb. 2, 2009 By shifting a normal protective mechanism into overdrive, a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist has completely shielded mice from a toxic chemical that would otherwise cause Parkinson's disease.
  • Medicine icon Clinical trial uses bat saliva enzyme for stroke treatment Dec. 30, 2008 Vampires aren't usually cast in the role of saviors, but stroke experts are hoping a blood thinner that mimics a chemical in vampire saliva will help save brain cells in stroke patients. The School of Medicine and Public Health is one of several centers worldwide currently enrolling patients in a large new clinical trial of desmoteplase, a drug based on an enzyme in vampire bat saliva.
  • Genetic change extends mouse life, points to possible treatment for ALS Dec. 9, 2008 There are many ways to die, but amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, must be one of the worst. By the time a patient notices muscle weakness, the neurons that control the muscles have already begun dying, in an untreatable process that brings death within two to five years.
  • Bottle of milk Can milk help prevent transplant rejections? Dec. 5, 2008 Could Wisconsin's signature product – milk – hold the key to one of the biggest problems in organ transplantation? Hans Sollinger, the surgeon who heads the transplant program at UW Hospital and Clinics, is betting on it.
  • Stealth drug idea snags Gates Foundation support Nov. 12, 2008 A proposal to create a stealth drug, one that remains cloaked inside a cell until activated by a pathogen, has snared a high-profile $100,000 award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • Initiative positions Wisconsin to become leader in personalized medicine Oct. 13, 2008 Wisconsin may soon become an international leader in personalized medicine, a simple concept that has the potential to revolutionize healthcare.
  • Family medicine increases visibility through YouTube channel Sept. 24, 2008 The Department of Family Medicine (DFM) has further broadened its online presence by launching an expanded channel, http://www.youtube.com/WIFamilyMedicine.
  • Photo of a surgery Study: Surgical instrument size not suited to smaller hands July 25, 2008 The concept of one size fits all works with many things—smocks, baseball caps and inner tubes. But not disposable laparoscopic surgical instruments. So say the results of a survey of general surgery residents conducted by a group that included two surgeons at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
  • New study shows persistence of anxiety July 2, 2008 We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood.
  • Nobel laureate establishes symposium to inspire young scientists May 21, 2008 As an undergraduate student at Oxford University in the 1940s, Oliver Smithies attended a series of lectures by Linus Pauling, one of the most influential chemists of the 20th century. It was a powerful experience, one that sparked the young scientist's ambitions and helped launch his own eminent career.
  • Professor wins inaugural Schuster Prize May 8, 2008 Timothy Kamp, a professor of medicine and physiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been awarded the inaugural Schuster Prize for excellence in advancing cardiovascular medicine at the school.
  • Portion of Tong biomedical prize logo Wisconsin biomedical engineering students design meaningful medical solutions April 30, 2008 When University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Claire Flanagan graduates in May 2009 with bachelor's degrees in biomedical engineering (BME) and biochemistry, she might display her diploma next to an equally prestigious document: a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Pomegranate UW study shows pomegranate juice may help fight lung cancer April 4, 2008 Researchers are adding to the list of cancer types for which pomegranates seem to halt growth. A recent study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison using a mouse model shows that consuming pomegranates could potentially help reduce the growth and spread of lung cancer cells or even prevent lung cancer from developing.