Scientist developing vaccine
UW-Madison researchers are developing a vaccine against Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that is the third-leading cause of foodborne deaths in the United States.
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Recent Sightings
A high note MadHatters member and undergraduate Joe Lee steps up to the spotlight to sing lead vocal during Wiscappella, a concert of a cappella music March 7 at Music Hall. Several student groups performed, including MadHatters, Tangled Up in Blue, Redefined and Museko. Sponsored by fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the concert was a …
UW study: Baby’s face lights up emotional center of new mom’s brain
When a new mom gazes at her baby, it’s not just her mood that lights up – it’s also a brain region associated with emotion processing, according to a new UW-Madison study.
Wisconsin Idea tour showcases state for faculty, staff
Faculty and staff interested in learning more about educational, industrial, social and political realities of Wisconsin should consider applying for the Wisconsin Idea Seminar, a five-day study tour of the state.
Despite confinement, crop genes can spread fast to wild
With the slim chance that farmers will stop planting crops containing genes from other organisms, researchers have started to develop strategies that trap these foreign genes, reducing the risk that they’ll spread to wild relatives. But an investigation by scientists from UW-Madison and the University of Minnesota-St. Paul shows that these containment strategies can quickly fail.
$10.7 million grant to help unlock what regulates emotion
Even though we all experience similar emotions, we respond to them in different ways. While it might take years for one person to overcome the loss of a family member, it could take another person only a few months.
Temporary desert ponds yield a new family of water fleas
Three ephemeral ponds near Medford, Ore., have yielded a once-in-a-century taxonomic surprise: a new species of water flea that represents an entirely new family – a missing link of sorts – of water fleas.
DHEA boosts growth rate of human neural stem cells
Human neural stem cells, exposed in a lab dish to the steroid DHEA, exhibit a remarkable uptick in growth rates, suggesting that the hormone may play a role in helping the brain produce new cells, according to a new study published this week in the online editions of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Lake restrictions make lakeshore property more valuable
People are willing to pay more to live on a lake that’s protected from degradation, often related to lakeshore development.
Intelligent design: The new ‘big tent’ for evolution’s critics
Since the advent of Darwinism in the mid-19th century, a variety of movements have jousted for the intellectual high ground in the epic evolution versus creationism debate.
Studies offer new insight into HIV vaccine development
Discovery may help researchers design vaccines that exploit the notorious mutability of HIV by training the immune system to attack the virus where it’s most vulnerable.
Critter cams capture clean up crews at work and may track CWD
Not much goes to waste in the woods, and fallen deer — including those that die of chronic wasting disease — mean fine dining for a variety of animals. Who comes to the dinner table, and can some of these species get CWD by scavenging infected deer carcasses?
Satellite data clear fog from forecasts
Researchers from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies are investigating the possibility of using water vapor and cloud observations from the GOES-12 weather satellite to improve the prediction of fog above Wisconsin roadways.
Capitol Capsules
Weapons veto override fails The Assembly failed to override Gov. Jim Doyle’s veto of Senate Bill 214, which would have authorized permits to carry concealed weapons. The bill would have exempted higher education buildings but not all university property. The Senate had voted 23-10 to override the governor’s veto, but the Assembly fell one vote …
‘Bat saliva’ drug offers hope for acute stroke treatment
The use of a synthetic drug derived from the saliva of vampire bats appears to extend the time window for treatment of acute ischemic strokes from the current three to nine hours after symptoms first appear, according to the results of a new international study.
UW-Madison research helps elderly continue living at home
Convenient necessities, such as nearby grocers, clinics and pharmacists – perhaps even within walking distance – make it easier for older people to get what they need, when they need it.
Sex in the brain: How do male monkeys evaluate mates?
A pint-sized, tree-dwelling Brazilian monkey has proven to be strikingly similar to humans when it comes to sexual responses, a national research team has discovered.
Animal model answers questions about environment
Birds were dying on an island off the coast of Florida, and people didn’t know why. A group of conservationists wondered if the culprit might be a pesticide sprayed into the air to wipe out mosquitoes. The explanation quickly came from an unlikely source in Wisconsin.
New tracks in the snow
The neutrino telescope IceCube is making its first tracks in the South Pole’s snow, reports Jeff Cherwinka, an engineer with the Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute at UW-Madison.
Milk prices will rise in 2004, say ag economists
The milk-price roller coaster will flatten out a bit for Wisconsin dairy farmers in 2004, according to UW-Madison market analysts.