Health & Wellness
Clinical prospects for stem cells begin to emerge
Responsible science is almost always a slow, grueling process, but 20 years after James Thomson derived the first human embryonic stem cell lines, experts in the field of stem cell and regenerative medicine feel more optimistic than ever.
Fletcher’s research sheds light on lowering drinking age
Research by University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Jason Fletcher provides new information about the effects of legal alcohol access at age 21 on previously unexplored or underexplored risky behaviors.
A starring role for nonhuman primates in the stem cell story
“If UW–Madison is the birthplace of human embryonic stem cells, then the Primate Research Center is the cradle,” says Marina Emborg, director of the center's Preclinical Parkinson's Research Program.
Health & Wellness Events
September
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6:00 pm, Neighborhood House Community Center, 29 S Mills St., Madison, WI 53715
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6:00 pm, WAA, One Alumni Place, 650 N. Lake Street, enter through Alumni Park
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7:30 pm, UW Natatorium
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"Cognitive Impairment and Dementia are Preventable Conditions: Development of a Practical, Inexpensive Solution”
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With Aaron Bird Bear and Omar Poler
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