Tag Health & medicine
Milwaukee foundation supports early-career faculty’s innovative research
For their distinct and innovative molecular research, two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists have earned Shaw Scientist Awards from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Feyza Engin, assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry, and Srivatsan Raman, assistant professor of biochemistry, will each receive $200,000 in seed funding to advance their work. For more than 30 years, the Shaw Scientist Program has supported early career investigators pursuing promising ideas in biochemistry, biological sciences and cancer research. Read More
New strategy could yield more precise seasonal flu vaccine
The new approach would better forecast the naturally occurring mutations that help seasonal flu virus dodge vaccines. Read More
UW technology key to growth as firm stays in Madison long after sale
The explosion in next-generation sequencing has opened windows throughout medicine and biology. Read More
UW-Madison students win prestigious graduate scholarships for biomedical research
Ryan Prestil of Janesville will study at the University of Cambridge and Alex Waldman of Chicago will attend the University of Oxford. Read More
Gene regulatory mutation linked to rare childhood cancer
This basic knowledge of a specific cancer is essential to start drug testing, says researcher Peter Lewis. Read More
UW-Madison’s Brennan named to lead National Library of Medicine
The library, which traces its origins to 1836, has grown to become the largest repository of medical knowledge anywhere. Read More
Cell transplant treats Parkinson’s in mice under control of designer drug
Su-Chun Zhang and co-first authors Yuejun Chen and Man Xiong grew the specialized nerve cells from human embryonic stem cells. Read More
Experimental drug cancels effect from key intellectual disability gene in mice
"We are a long way from declaring a cure for fragile X, but these results are promising," says researcher Xinyu Zhao. Read More
Cultivate Health initiative helps the school garden movement grow
Educational garden programs improve not just the health and well-being of children, but the choices they make regarding fruits and vegetables. Read More
Scientists describe new model to enhance Zika virus research
The model will allow researchers to better understand how the virus causes disease and aid in the development of vaccines. Read More
Helping seniors stay active, independent through fitness
We all know that exercise is good for us. Yet becoming active late in life comes with a unique set of challenges. Read More
Q&A: Scholar-scientist Keven Stonewall is motivated by passion
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Keven Stonewall discovered a love for science at an early age. Read More
New Morgridge research team leader foresees era of ‘smart microscopes’
Jan Huisken, a scientist who develops tools to image biology in its unaltered natural state, will lead the medical engineering focus area at the Morgridge Institute for Research. Read More
Study: Highly specialized high school athletes more likely to have certain injuries
Until now, little research has been done on sports specialization in high school athletes — and what that might mean for their health. Read More
UW-Madison spinoff receives construction permit for medical isotope plant in Janesville
This is the first time since 1961 that the NRC has issued a permit for a facility to make the life-saving isotopes. Read More
Pagliarini earns presidential recognition for research on mitochondria
Dave Pagliarini has received the U.S. government’s highest honor for scientists in the early stages of their careers. Read More
Wisconsin researchers transform common cell to master heart cell
If replicated in human cells, the feat could one day fuel drug discovery, powerful new models for heart disease and the raw material for treating diseased hearts. Read More
UW–Madison researchers begin work on Zika virus
Very little is known about the virus even though more than 50 years have passed since it was discovered in the Zika Forest in Uganda. Read More
Law School bioethicist selected for innovative research chair
R. Alta Charo will use the opportunity to focus on her research and write a book offering unconventional takes on several areas of bioethics. Read More
Researchers to examine best ways to alter concussion attitudes, behaviors
The study will address why education and awareness efforts have largely not succeeded when it comes to reporting concussions. Read More