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Good sports: Hamstring findings may help injured athletes stay healthy
Athletes who strain a hamstring could avoid re-injuring the muscle by participating in targeted physical therapies and improving their running mechanics, according to University of Wisconsin–Madison research.
New maps emphasize the human factor in wildfire management
To help fire managers identify the best locations for site treatments in one particularly fire-prone region in Southern California, a University of Wisconsin–Madison team developed a map that incorporates both environmental and human factors to pinpoint where the most devastating wildfires are likely to start in the Santa Monica Mountains, located just north of Los Angeles.
Getting down to e-Business in Wisconsin
Raj Veeramani, an industrial and systems engineering professor, directs the University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium (UWEBC), a university-industry initiative that offers its 70 member companies opportunities to share, explore and learn best practices in e-business.
Dieting meets DNA: Nutrition gets personal in new studies
Ushering nutritional science into the biotech age, UW–Madison researchers are exploring the complex interactions between food and genes to uncover new modes of disease prevention, drug development and, eventually, personalized diet advice tailored to one’s DNA.
New maps emphasize the human factor in wildfire management
As wildfires put more human lives and property at risk, people are looking to fire managers for protection.
Engineers develop more than tenfold improvement in measuring virus infectivity
A University of Wisconsin–Madison biological engineering team tweaked the standard system for measuring virus infectivity, digitized it, quantified it, analyzed it and discovered a method more than 10 times as sensitive.
Researcher: Red wine may not be so healthy
Most red wine may not be as good for the heart as media reports have suggested and may even be harmful, according to a review presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions.
On track to prevent Johne’s disease with drug or vaccine
To date, the only response to Johne’s disease, a debilitating wasting disease in dairy cattle, has been to eliminate affected cows from the herd. But School of Veterinary Medicine researchers are homing in on a way to save the cow by controlling the disease-causing bacteria instead.
Immune system, stem cells pique researcher’s interest
An established cardiovascular biomechanics researcher whose interests include studying stem cell differentiation for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, Brenda Ogle joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering in August.
Icelandic swarms may provide hints on ecosystems
Wisconsin ecologists have ventured into remote parts of Iceland to explore a startling phenomenon in which trillions of gnat-like bugs periodically rise up to form hovering swarms so thick they resemble waves of morning fog.
Researcher finds gene associated with sharp drop in dairy cow pregnancy rates
The new discovery of a lethal gene may explain why pregnancy rates in dairy cattle have dropped sharply in recent years, a UW–Madison researcher says.
Icelandic swarms of midges may provide hints on ecosystems
Wisconsin ecologists have ventured into remote parts of Iceland to explore a startling phenomenon in which trillions of gnat-like bugs periodically rise up to form hovering swarms so thick they resemble waves of morning fog.