Tag Research
The key to easy asthma diagnosis is in the blood
Using just a single drop of blood, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has developed a faster, cheaper and more accurate tool for diagnosing even mild cases of asthma. Read More
Hair from infants gives clues about their life in the womb
Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. Read More
Two more town hall meetings set on research and graduate education
The University Committee invites faculty and staff to present their views on proposed changes to the UW–Madison research and graduate education structure at two additional town hall meetings. Read More
Research team to search for new antibiotics from untapped microbes
Facing an imminent global public health crisis, a University of Wisconsin–Madison research team has been awarded up to $16 million from the National Institutes of Health to find new sources of antibiotics to combat the rising number of deadly antibiotic-resistant infections. Read More
Wisconsin research shows green space keeps you from feeling blue
If you start feeling better as spring begins pushing up its tender shoots, you might be living proof of a trend discovered in data from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin: The more green space in the neighborhood, the happier people reported feeling. Read More
Scientists firm up origin of cold-adapted yeasts that make cold beer
As one of the most widely consumed and commercially important beverages on the planet, one would expect the experts to know everything there is to know about lager beer. Read More
Wide range of student work on display at Undergraduate Symposium
Undergraduate achievements will be on full display as students from across the University of Wisconsin–Madison present their work at the 16th Annual Undergraduate Symposium Thursday, April 10, at Union South. Read More
“Your Inner Fish,” with strong UW connections, premieres on PBS
A University of Wisconsin–Madison professor wants to help more people get to know their ancestors. Read More
Poplars designed for deconstruction: A major boon to biofuels
What began 20 years ago as an innovation to improve paper industry processes and dairy forage digestibility may now open the door to a much more energy- and cost-efficient way to convert biomass into fuel. Read More
Study helps unravel the tangled origin of ALS
By studying nerve cells that originated in patients with a severe neurological disease, a University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher has pinpointed an error in protein formation that could be the root of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Read More
How plants adapt: Calcium waves help the roots tell the shoots
For Simon Gilroy, sometimes seeing is believing. In this case, it was seeing the wave of calcium sweep root-to-shoot in the plants the University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of botany is studying that made him a believer. Read More
Blank honored by Belgian university for poverty research
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Antwerp in ceremonies held in Belgium, today, Wednesday, April 2. Read More
Monkey caloric restriction study shows big benefit; contradicts earlier study
The latest results from a 25-year study of diet and aging in monkeys shows a significant reduction in mortality and in age-associated diseases among those with calorie-restricted diets. The study, begun at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1989, is one of two ongoing, long-term U.S. efforts to examine the effects of a reduced-calorie diet on nonhuman primates. Read More
Winning images reveal the aesthetic side of UW science
From the frumpish mug of an oyster toadfish to delicate crystalline “flowers” of cobalt pyrite, 12 winners of the 2014 University of Wisconsin–Madison Cool Science Image contest were announced today, Tuesday, March 24. Read More
‘Stem cell tourism’ takes advantage of patients, says law professor
Desperate patients are easy prey for unscrupulous clinics offering untested and risky stem cell treatments, says law and bioethics Professor Alta Charo of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who is studying "stem cell tourism." Read More
Research finds soda tax does little to decrease obesity
Extra sales taxes on soda may not do anything to improve people's health, according to new research from health economist Jason Fletcher of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Researchers discover new way to make muscle cells from human stem cells
As stem cells continue their gradual transition from the lab to the clinic, a research group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has discovered a new way to make large concentrations of skeletal muscle cells and muscle progenitors from human stem cells. Read More
New Milky Way portrait to be on Town Center media wall
The dramatic new infrared picture of the plane of our galaxy will be viewable for the next week on the large media wall in the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on the UW–Madison campus. Read More