University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: health & medicine

UW-Madison scientists to use high-density EEGs to benefit epilepsy patients

University of Wisconsin researchers pioneered the use of high-density electro-encephalograph (HD-EEG) technology to study sleep patterns and the effects of meditation. With support from a local grassroots organization, Lily’s Fund for Epilepsy Research, UW-Madison researchers will now evaluate how this advanced technology might benefit people with epilepsy.

Making a better flip-flop to overcome illiteracy and disease

In many parts of the world, a good share of the population wears flip-flops. In America, the candy-colored sandals are a ubiquitous herald of summer. In rural Uganda, kids wear them, adult men and moms wear them whether they’re bopping around the compound, working in the fields or getting water.