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UW Carbone Cancer Center researcher wins $1 million award

August 7, 2011

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have been awarded $1 million over two years to lead research on tracking prostate cancer progression by using novel imaging methods. Read More

High school rank linked to survival throughout adulthood

July 21, 2011

A person's high school class rank is good for more than just getting into a prestigious college. Read More

Study details how heat waves drive hospital admissions

June 22, 2011

A new study appearing this week (June 22, 2011) in the journal Climatic Change, documents the medical conditions aggravated by hot weather, the age groups most affected, and forecasts an increase in hospital admissions in urban areas due to predicted climate change and accompanying weather extremes. Read More

Patz to lead campuswide global-health effort

June 2, 2011

How did pesticide spraying for malaria in Borneo lead to a Typhus fever epidemic? Why did drilling wells for cleaner water lead to widespread arsenic-related skin cancer in Bangladesh? Read More

New approach simplifies Parkinson’s surgery

May 24, 2011

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has become the second academic medical center in the country where neurosurgeons can perform deep-brain stimulation in an intra-operative MRI suite. Read More

Smithies Symposium brings neuroscience all-stars to UW–Madison

May 18, 2011

Three highly regarded neuroscientists - two Nobel Prize winners and a National Medal of Science winner - will be on campus Thursday, May 19, to discuss their research on brain function and dysfunction at the UW–Madison genetics department's fourth annual Oliver Smithies Symposium. Read More

Students organize summer fundraiser to benefit cancer research

May 11, 2011

Kick It to Cancer, a University of Wisconsin–Madison student organization, will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, July 23 in Oshkosh to benefit research at… Read More

Heart cells derived from stem cells used to study heart diseases

May 6, 2011

A research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is the first to use heart cells derived from stem cells to specifically study certain genetic mechanisms of heart diseases. Read More

Population Health Institute releases 2011 county health rankings

March 30, 2011

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today released the 2011 County Health Rankings. The County Health Rankings are the most comprehensive report of its kind to rank the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states by using a standard way to measure how healthy people are and how long they live. Read More

UW-Madison researcher’s Collaboration Award boosts cystic fibrosis research

March 10, 2011

The quality of life for children with cystic fibrosis has been improving over the years, in part through earlier diagnosis and clinical intervention. Read More