Tag: health & medicine
High school rank linked to survival throughout adulthood
A person’s high school class rank is good for more than just getting into a prestigious college.
Early detection of cardiovascular disease risk does little to patient behavior
Natural estrogen may improve cognition for Alzheimer’s Disease patients
Study details how heat waves drive hospital admissions
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.
Andy North helps raise more than $900,000 for cancer center
UW-Madison starts new dual-degree program in neuroscience and law
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has established an integrated dual-degree program in neuroscience and law that offers students the opportunity to earn a Ph.D. in neuroscience and a J.D. in law.
Patz to lead campuswide global-health effort
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?
High-risk minority groups not being screened for diabetes
New approach simplifies Parkinson’s surgery
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.
Smithies Symposium brings neuroscience all-stars to UW-Madison
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.
Students organize summer fundraiser to benefit cancer research
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 the Carbone Cancer Center on campus. The event will be held at Oshkosh’s Winnebago County Park and various sports clinics, raffles, games, Wisconsin athletes and live music will entertain participants throughout …
Heart cells derived from stem cells used to study heart diseases
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.
Avastin works well against age-related macular degeneration
Teachers’ role in health care reform headlines Healthy Classrooms Symposium
Recycle your car seat with Safe Kids Coalition on May 7
Population Health Institute releases 2011 county health rankings
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.
UW-Madison researcher’s Collaboration Award boosts cystic fibrosis research
The quality of life for children with cystic fibrosis has been improving over the years, in part through earlier diagnosis and clinical intervention.
Public health conference to focus on environmental health
Drug courts test smart phone app to help addicted offenders
Smart phones make phone calls, play music, take pictures and keep track of your appointments. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are investigating ways in which smart phone applications can help people deal with a chronic illness such as addiction.