As part of the effort to find a solution to the impending osteoporosis crisis, the Osteoporosis Clinical Research Center has been chosen as one of only a dozen sites worldwide to conduct a clinical trial involving 2MD.
The loss of seemingly inconsequential animal species in the marine benthos – the top 6 inches or so of mud and sediment on the floors of the world’s oceans – is giving scientists a new look ahead at the consequences of the steady decline of the world’s biological diversity.
In a tiny Pacific Ocean squid, a toxic molecule that causes whooping cough and gonorrhea in humans has been found to be a critical catalyst for organ development.
Capitalizing on the incomparable optical capabilities of the Keck Telescope, scientists have gained an unprecedented look at the atmosphere of Uranus, providing new insight into some of the most enigmatic weather in the solar system.
Probing the plane of the Milky Way with a powerful orbiting telescope, scientists have found an elderly cluster of stars lurking surprisingly close to the plane of our galaxy, where such old star clusters are extremely rare.
Dusting off scraps of hadrosaur bones from a museum collection, a UW undergraduate has found evidence for a previously unrecognized feeding behavior for Tyrannosaurus rex.
Construction of a $133.9 million Interdisciplinary Research Complex, which will replace outdated research facilities and unify the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School on the west campus, won approval Friday (Nov. 5) from the UW System Board of Regents.
The Internet Scout Project, a 10-year-old UW research unit, has received a $2.6 million grant to improve access to the National Science Foundation’s National Science Digital Library (NSDL).
Forty-two years ago, Dan Quigley injected his first insulin shot to treat his Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, a routine repeated three times a day, every day until recently. On Oct. 29, the 55-year-old Door County man stood with Medical School physicians Luis Fernandez and Jon Odorico to announce that he is finally insulin-free after receiving the first islet cell transplant performed in the state. Quigley had the transplant in 2002.
The eighth annual Arlington Dairy Day will be held at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station Dec. 8 to provide an opportunity for dairy farmers and others interested in dairy to learn how University of Wisconsin-Madiosn research can help them increase profitability and improve cow health.
Boyhood on a dairy farm in Freeport, Ill., was an ideal beginning for Fred Buttel and his career as a rural sociologist. He came to UW-Madison because, quite simply, it was “where my dad told me to go.”
“I’ll Fly Away” may be the theme song of some insect species exposed to elevated levels of ozone, according to groundbreaking research by Edward Mondor in the entomology department. Mondor is researching the effects of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and ozone on insect behavior and physiology.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded UW-Madison a $14 million grant to expand the nation’s capacity to conduct clinical research by teams of investigators that bridge the health sciences disciplines.
The future looks rosy for the pungent bulb, says Michael Havey of the Department of Horticulture.
A veterinary neurologist at the School of Veterinary Medicine believes he’s on track to offer a more comfortable and effective treatment for dogs with a fatal neurological condition called granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis, or GME, which causes lesions in the brain.
A botany professor who conducted pioneering research on the plant growth hormone ethylene has been honored with the 2004 Distinguished Researcher Award from the International Plant Growth Substances Association.
Through the end of October, the UW community will examine the issues of relationship violence as part of Domestic Abuse Awareness Month.
The National Institutes of Health has announced that the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, a program of the Medical School, has been awarded a five-year grant for $8.5 million for research on tobacco dependence and its treatment. The research, to be conducted in Madison and Milwaukee, will study the long-term consequences of smoking.
Scientists suspect that an important regulatory mechanism that controls normal growth during embryonic development of the prostate gland can become the culprit in prostate cancer later in life.
Chong Cha Thao, a Hmong elder from La Crosse, is glad he quit smoking.