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A sample of Wisconsin Idea resources and publications
A search of UW–Madison Web sites and library catalogs will reveal dozens of sources where one can discover more about the Wisconsin Idea.
UW researchers find second anthrax toxin receptor
Building on their 2001 discovery of a cellular doorway used by anthrax toxin to enter cells, University of Wisconsin Medical School researchers have found a second anthrax toxin doorway, or receptor. The finding could offer new clues to preventing the toxin's entrance into cells.
Adult breathing problems may have childhood cause
According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 18 million Americans stop breathing for 10 seconds or more during the night. Sensors in the blood, known as carotid body chemoreceptors, react to the lack of oxygen by rousing the body to breathe. But what happens if the sensors stop working?
Psychological needs of kids during tragedy
In a booklet that could have been written in direct response to the current world situation, a UW–Madison professor advises parents and caregivers about the psychological needs of their children during times of tragedy.
Growth factor shows promise in Parkinson’s patients
By pumping a potent growth factor directly into the human brain, an international team of scientists and surgeons has demonstrated significant remediation of the debilitating symptoms of patients with Parkinson's disease.
Book: Bush as a manager, wartime president
Don Kettl, a UW–Madison professor of political science with the Robert M. LaFollette School of Public Affairs, is the author a new book that focuses on the management style of President George W. Bush.
Surgery for herniated disks
For those who suffer from herniated disks, relief may be near. Surgeons at the UW Hospital and Clinics Spine Center recently performed a revolutionary procedure during which they implanted an artificial cervical disk into a 22-year-old's spine to alleviate a herniated disk. The procedure is believed to be the first of its kind in Wisconsin.
Study shows promise for smokers trying to quit
The use of the antidepressant, sustained release (SR) bupropion, triples quit rates among women and smokers with a history of depression as compared to placebo, according to a new study just published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research by researchers at the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. Historically, women and formerly depressed smokers are at particularly high risk of relapse.
Schultz: Dog vaccines may not be necessary
Once a year, Ronald Schultz checks the antibody levels in his dogs' blood. Why? He says for proof that most annual vaccines are unnecessary.
Clouds mitigate effects of warming on Arctic
Cloudy weather may dampen the human spirit, but it also may dampen the effects of global warming on the Arctic, according to new study published in the March 14 issue of the journal Science.
Advances
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Doyle commits to biotech, stem cell science
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle pledged his support March 5 to helping Wisconsin's biotechnology industry and to blunting legislative attacks on stem cell science.
More research impact a goal
Federal funding agencies increasingly are requiring science, engineering and math researchers to get a bigger bang for their buck by integrating enhanced education, connection of research to the national community, and workforce development into their research.
Safety first, science second when the lab shakes, rattles and rolls
For Chuck DeMets, a professor of geology and geophysics, his most recent brush with divine opportunity came on Jan. 22 in a Colima, Mexico, hotel room when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake sent a barefoot DeMets and his Mexican field assistant Patti Zamora scrambling for the safety of the open street.
Unger’s career blessed with a shakey start
Beneath Bill Unger's pedestrian title of "research program manager in the UW–Madison Department of Geology and Geophysics" is a career that spans four decades and all the world's continents.
Why Wisconsin e-businesses should prepare to collect taxes
Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) and Diane Hardt, tax administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and co-chair of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project, will discuss Internet taxation and more at a half-day workshop on e-business legal issues sponsored by the UW Consortium for Global eCommerce.
Afro-American studies evolves into global player
Even as it busily prepares for a landmark symposium on African-American activist W.E.B. Du Bois, the Department of Afro-American Studies is reinventing itself.
Prof to investigate Cuba’s sustainable farming
A UW–Madison professor will be part of a 10-day fact-finding trip during May to investigate Cuba's transformation from chemical-intensive, industrial agriculture to sustainable and organic agriculture.
Book explores psychological effects of pollution on children
Wherever we live, pollution lives with us. Whether it's chemical runoff from farms or loud music booming down the street, pollution touches us not just physically, but also mentally and emotionally, according to a new book by Colleen Moore, a psychology professor at UW–Madison.
Diamond film may yield sensors for bioterror
With the help of a novel scheme developed by chemists at UW–Madison for chemically modifying diamond, the age of the inexpensive, compact sensor that can continuously scan airports, subways and battlefields for the slightest trace of biological weapons may be at hand. Coupled with modern electronics, the new sensors would not only be able to detect nearby biological agents, but also sound alarms and even call for help.